El Mansouri at the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow

This dossier follows Moroccan Head of Government Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri’s participation in the third Russia-Africa summit, her activities and announced outcomes for Morocco.

Last updated : 29 October 20263 key moments

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, 2026 campaign portrait permitted for editorial use; it does not show the summit. — Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri — campagne 2026. Portrait mis à disposition pour usage éditorial avec mention du nom, selon la page Presse du site personnel ; crédit de campagne précisé dans les mentions légales.

Where things stand

Head of Government Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri called on the Russia–Africa summit in Moscow on 29 October 2026 to align cooperation plans with African priorities: food security, energy, industrialisation and technology transfer.

29 October 2026Reported information

El Mansouri attends Russia–Africa summit plenary in Moscow

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri attended the third Russia–Africa summit’s plenary session in Moscow on 29 October 2026, representing King Mohammed VI, according to Hespress and Achkayen.

Portrait of Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri. — Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, 2026 campaign portrait permitted for editorial use; it does not depict the summit. — Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri — campagne 2026. Portrait mis à disposition pour usage éditorial avec mention du nom, selon la page Presse du site personnel ; crédit de campagne précisé dans les mentions légales.

The reports name Morocco’s ambassador to Russia, Lotfi Bouchaara, and Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation director-general Mohammed Methqal among the delegation.

This follows the head of government’s arrival in Moscow, already documented in this dossier on 28 October. She also attended a Kremlin reception hosted by Vladimir Putin. The consulted reports establish these activities but do not detail a new agreement signed by Morocco or quantified economic results from the summit.

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29 October 2026Reported information

In Moscow, El Mansouri urges focus on food, energy and industry cooperation

Speaking on behalf of King Mohammed VI, she cited Morocco’s Atlantic initiatives and the Nigeria–Morocco gas pipeline project to illustrate Africa’s place in the kingdom’s diplomacy.

El Mansouri also advocated further exploration of bilateral cooperation in energy, science and technology. She referred to a working committee between the two foreign ministries.

The speech sets out the areas Rabat is advocating at the summit. Reports of this intervention do not establish that new agreements were signed in these fields or that the cited projects entered operation.

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28 October 2026Reported information

El Mansouri arrives in Moscow to represent the King at Russia-Africa summit

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri arrived in Moscow on October 28, 2026, to represent King Mohammed VI at the third Russia-Africa summit, according to Hespress, TelQuel and the African Press Agency.

Morocco’s delegation includes Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and ambassador to Russia Lotfi Bouchaara. The reports say the summit and economic forum opened that day under a theme of peace, security and development.

Trade, investment, energy, agriculture and technology are among the stated cooperation areas. TelQuel credits MAP; similarities between some accounts mean they cannot all be treated as independent testimony. The reviewed sources do not yet present agreements or completed outcomes from El Mansouri’s participation.

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