The inaugural Africa Youth Day, organized by the Russian-African Club of Lomonosov Moscow State University, was successfully held on May 25, 2024, in Moscow. This milestone event attracted over 200 participants, primarily African and Russian students from Moscow universities. The event garnered significant attention from various media outlets, including Izvestia, RT France, BRICS TV, RIA Novosti, DRAFT TV, European Broadcasting Union (Eurovision TV), Sputnik Africa, Rossiya Segodnya media group, and media from Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Senegal, and Benin.
Oleg Ozerov, Ambassador at Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and Head of the Secretariat of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, delivered a welcoming address, emphasizing the importance of Russian-African relations. Honored guests included the Ambassador of Burkina Faso, and first secretaries, counselors, and attachés from the embassies of Zambia, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Burundi, as well as representatives from Egypt and Sudan. Leaders from the Union of African Diasporas and heads of African student councils from Russian universities also attended.
The celebration featured a plenary session where speakers highlighted the significance of strengthening cooperation between Russia and African countries. The Ambassador of Burkina Faso, Aristide Ludovic Tapsoba, noted the mutually beneficial nature of Russia-Africa relations, while Abina Mwinga, First Secretary of the Embas.