Initially, the Russia-Africa summit was scheduled to take place in the Russian city of St. Petersburg from July 26-29. Now, the dates have been shifted to July 27-28.
"This is related to the program, it's just some nuances of the summit program," Peskov told reporters.
On Monday, Russian Ambassador-at-Large Oleg Ozerov said that a joint political declaration of Russia and Africa, which is planned to be released at the summit, was 80-90% ready.
The first Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum took place on October 23–24, 2019, in the Russian resort city of Sochi, co-hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Held under the motto was "For Peace, Security and Development," the summit was attended by representatives of all African states, including 47 heads of state or government.