Menfi has received an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the event scheduled to take place later in July, the spokeswoman said.
"The summit will provide an opportunity to hold important meetings and discuss numerous political and economic issues at the bilateral and regional levels," Wahiba noted.
The official added that the Presidential Council of Libya hopes for the development of relations with Moscow after the restoration of a full-fledged diplomatic presence of Russia in the country.
"Russia is a permanent member of the [UN] Security Council, has close cooperation relations with Libya in such important areas as energy, food, infrastructure and other areas. We look forward to their development," Wahiba remarked.
Last week, Russian Ambassador in Tripoli Aydar Aganin presented his credentials to the head of Libyan presidential council, Mohamed Menfi, marking the restoration of Russia's diplomatic presence in the country after a nine-year break.
The Russian embassy in Libya was evacuated in 2014 to neighboring Tunisia for security reasons. Later, a number of Libyan leaders expressed hope that the Russian embassy in the country would reopen.
The second Russia-Africa summit, scheduled for July 27-28, will be hosted by Russia's St. Petersburg. The aim of the summit is to encourage initiatives directed at the development of comprehensive and equal cooperation between Russia and African countries.