MOSCOW, October 29. /TASS/. Russia and African countries intend to boost the capacity of terrorism fighting structures, the Action Plan of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum for 2027-2029 published after the third Russia-Africa summit said.

"[Russia and Africa intend to] support measures to build the capacity of relevant Russian and African structures in the field of combating terrorism, illegal maritime activities, violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism," the document says. The parties also plan to expand cooperation between the relevant agencies, including with the African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (Afripol), to strengthen the capacity of police and counter-terrorism structures. In addition, regular consultations on countering terrorism are planned with the participation of the African Union Counter Terrorism Center.