KAZAN, May 15. /TASS/. Ghanaian President John Mahama will visit Russia in October to attend the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Ghana's Ambassador to Russia Koma-Stim Jehu-Appiah told TASS.

"He will fly to Russia in October for the summit; this has been confirmed," the diplomat said on the sidelines of the Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum event. According to a decree issued by the Russian president on March 25, the third Russia-Africa Summit and other events of this kind will be held in Moscow in 2026. The Russian leader ordered the creation of an organizing committee to prepare and host the summit, which will be headed by his aide Yury Ushakov.

The 17th international economic event Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum is running from May 12 to 17. TASS is the forum’s main media partner.