Mozambican President Daniel Chapo received Alexey Miller, CEO of Russian energy giant Gazprom, in Moscow, Russia, earlier this Tuesday.
Photo: Presidência da República de Moçambique
Photo: Presidência da República de Moçambique
Gazprom is one of the world’s largest energy companies and the largest producer of natural gas. It is a Russian state-owned company controlled by the government and plays a central role in Russia’s economy and energy policy.
Photo: Presidência da República de Moçambique
Photo: Presidência da República de Moçambique
Later in the day, Chapo will attend the 8th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). Mozambique, an observer country in the GECF, is represented by a high-level delegation led by President Daniel Chapo.
The summit’s host, Russian President Vladimir Putin, is taking part in the plenary session.
🌍 Africa Has Its Say at the 8th Gas Exporting Countries Forum Summit in Moscow
Here are the leaders representing the continent:
🇩🇿 Algerian PM Sifi Ghrieb;
🇬🇶 President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo;
🇱🇾 President of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya Mohammed el-Menfi;
🇲🇿 President of Mozambique Daniel Francisco Chapo.— Sputnik Africa (@sputnik_africa) October 27, 2026
Leaders of GECF member countries attending the summit include Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Nigerian Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb on behalf of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Chairman of Libya’s Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi. Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez is participating by video link.
Other African leaders and representatives attending include Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Kenyan President William Ruto, Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Ugandan Vice-President Jessica Alupo, Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré, alongside other senior representatives from across the continent.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will not attend. During talks with Putin in September, he cited local election campaigning, saying he would be “in the middle of a very vigorous campaign.” A delegation led by Zane Dangor, Director-General of South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation, is attending.
Other participating countries have sent relevant ministers or senior delegations.
According to a press release issued by the Kremlin, during the GECF Summit plenary session on Tuesday, “the heads of attending delegations will discuss the role of natural gas in ensuring global energy security as well as ways to further strengthen cooperation with a view to guaranteeing reliable supplies of this fuel to global markets”. The Kremlin communiqué states that a final declaration will be adopted following the summit.
After the GECF plenary meeting, President Chapo is scheduled to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin communiqué also states that Putin is scheduled to hold a series of meetings with foreign leaders attending the summit.