Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Int Trade

This morning, His Excellency President Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa officially departed Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow for Harare, concluding a highly successful, results-driven tour of duty at the Third Russia-Africa Summit. Under the flagship "Zimbabwe is Open for Business" doctrine, the President's mission successfully converted long-standing political goodwill into active commercial pipelines across the region.

Today in Moscow, His Excellency President Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa addressed the Plenary Session of the Third Russia-Africa Summit. The meeting co-chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin and African Union Chairperson, Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye, where he reaffirmed Zimbabwe’s unshakeable commitment to a balanced, multipolar world order grounded in mutual respect, fairness, and sovereign equality. Shifting the focus from ceremonial diplomacy to results-driven execution, the President asserted that the time has arrived to turn historical political bonds forged during the liberation struggle into concrete economic deliverables that directly improve the daily lives of ordinary citizens. In full alignment with the summit's core focus on localized manufacturing over raw commodity extraction, he declared that Zimbabwe is moving decisively to generate internal wealth through mandatory mineral beneficiation and domestic value addition under the NDS2 framework.

"𝐀 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲!" — 𝐇.𝐄. 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐳𝐨 𝐌𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐰𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐕𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐰. This Wednesday, a watershed moment for continental economic sovereignty unfolded as the Chairman of the COMESA economic bloc, His Excellency President Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, joined other African Heads of State during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Convened at the highest level of statecraft, the audience brought together the foundational pillars of Africa's economic architecture, including COMESA, SADC, IGAD, ECOWAS, the AfCFTA, the African Development Bank, and Afreximbank. For these regional economic groupings, this strategic alignment with the Russian Federation signifies a definitive shift away from historical, economic dependencies toward a modern model of shared prosperity and sovereign equality. Through engaging directly with Africa’s primary trading blocs and developmental banks, Russia is formalizing alternative financial and commercial architectures that completely bypass restrictive barriers. For regional blocs like COMESA and SADC, this means unlocking a multi-billion-dollar private-sector capital and advanced technology transfers to fast-track localized industrialisation, deep mineral beneficiation, and cross-border transport logistics under the AfCFTA. This collaboration establishes secure digital payment systems and direct interbank clearing networks through Afreximbank, ensuring that intra-African trade can move freely and competitively. Projecting a powerful voice on the global stage, President Mnangagwa’s presence as the head of a US$1.23 trillion common market proves that a united Africa is no longer just an observer, but a leading architect of a fair, self-reliant, and multipolar global economy where no one and no place is left behind.

Today, H.E. President Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa attended the Third Russia–Africa Summit which convened in Moscow, bringing together Heads of State, Government, and regional integration leaders to advance comprehensive political, economic, and socio-humanitarian cooperation. Participating delegations underscored their shared commitment to fostering a just, equitable, and multipolar international order that guarantees sovereign equality and inclusive participation for all nations in global governance. For Zimbabwe and the wider African continent, this strategic partnership yields significant economic, technological, and diplomatic dividends. Economically, the collaboration accelerates industrialization and infrastructure development through joint ventures in mining, agriculture, energy, and transportation, while simultaneously opening new markets for diversified trade. Cooperation between Africa and Russia is expected to advance technical cooperation and critical knowledge transfers in science, technology, and higher education. Aligned with the principles of regional sovereignty, the partnership strengthens Africa's voice in global forums like BRICS and the United Nations, reinforcing a shared commitment to "African solutions to African problems" and fostering resilient, independent and shared prosperity.

🇿🇼𝐙𝐈𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐖𝐄’𝐒 𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄. 𝐀𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀’𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐄. 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐁𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏. 𝐃𝐑. 𝐂𝐎𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐋𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐘𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐙𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐕𝐀 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐓𝐔 𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐏𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐔 (𝐁𝐃𝐓) 𝐃𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕–𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟎! Zimbabwe is proud to champion the re-election of Dr. Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava as Director of the International Telecommunication Union’s Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) for the 2027–2030 term at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-26) in Doha, Qatar. With extensive experience in international telecommunications development and a strong commitment to connecting the unconnected, Dr. Zavazava represents the kind of leadership the world needs to bridge the digital divide, expand meaningful connectivity and ensure that no country is left behind in the digital revolution. His candidacy is about more than an election. It is about equitable digital development, stronger international cooperation and a future where every nation can benefit from the opportunities of technology. 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe stands ready to contribute to a more connected, inclusive and digitally empowered world. 🗳️ Vote Dr. Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava for BDT Director, 2027–2030! Zimbabwe delivers. Africa leads. The world connects.

🎥 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇: "𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐫𝐚!" — 𝐇.𝐄. 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐳𝐨 𝐌𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐰𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

This evening in Moscow, an inspiring milestone for human capital development unfolded as His Excellency President Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa hosted an interactive engagement with over 60 Zimbabwean students studying in the Russian Federation. Invoking Section 35 of the Constitution to protect the interests and welfare of citizens living abroad, the Chief Diplomat met with the students on the sidelines of the Third Russia-Africa Summit to realign their global academic pursuits with Zimbabwe's transformative macroeconomic agenda.

H.E. President Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa witnessed the signing of a landmark cooperation agreement with the Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation for the Development of International Cooperation in Moscow. The President’s aggressive global economic diplomatic offensive achieved a massive structural breakthrough today on the sidelines of the Third Russia-Africa Summit.

This Tuesday afternoon on the outskirts of Moscow, His Excellency President Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa and his delegation held multi-sectorial caucuses with senior executives and state experts from t the Russian Federation’s most prominent financial services, development clearing institutions, and social service organizations on the margins of the Third Russia-Africa Summit. This strategic meeting signify a critical transition into operational, non-adversarial economic integration and President Mnangagwa's aggressive deployment successfully converts international relations into results-driven diplomacy, path-clearing a balanced, multipolar global order that safeguards international law, builds economic self-reliance, and directly elevates the everyday dignity and livelihoods of ordinary citizens.

𝐀𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬!" — 𝐇𝐨𝐧. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐝𝐫. 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩.

🎥 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇: "𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟔𝟒𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬!" — 𝐇𝐨𝐧. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐝𝐫. 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐇.𝐄. 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐰𝐚’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐰. This Sunday in Moscow, a landmark diplomatic offensive officially commenced as the COMESA Chairman, His Excellency President Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, safely landed to attend the Third Russia-Africa Summit. Following the President's arrival, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Hon. Prof. dr. Amon Murwira, issued a comprehensive operational briefing detailing the Head of State's upcoming high-level engagements. Outlining the intensive itinerary for the week, Prof. Murwira emphasized that the Chief Diplomat is aggressively driving the aspirations of the COMESA region alongside Zimbabwe's flagship "Zimbabwe is Open for Business" doctrine. This strategic mission aims to cultivate a fair, multipolar international trading architecture rooted in sovereign interdependency and mutual respect.

🎥 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇: "𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!" — 𝐇.𝐄. 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐳𝐨 𝐌𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐰𝐚 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚-𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 & 𝐈𝐧𝐭. 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞, 𝐇𝐨𝐧. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐝𝐫. 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚-𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭.

His Excellency President Dr. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has arrived in Moscow, Russian Federation. He was received at Vnukovo International Airport by Russia’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Georgy Evgenievich Borisenko, Zimbabwe's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Hon. Prof. dr. Amon Murwira, and Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Russia, Mr. Mark Grey Marongwe, and Embassy staff. In Russia, the President is scheduled to attend the 3rd Russia-Africa Summit in his capacity as the Chairman of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). His Excellency the President will hold a highly anticipated bilateral meeting with Russia’s President, H.E. Vladimir Putin, then participate in the core summit deliberations, and engage with the Zimbabwean diaspora community residing in the Russian Federation.

🎥 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇: "𝐖𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤." — 𝐇𝐨𝐧. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐝𝐫. 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲'𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩.