Vice President Nangolo Mbumba arrived in St. Petersburg, Russia, for the 2nd Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Summit scheduled to start on July 27–28, 2023.

Mbumba is leading the Namibian delegation, which includes the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah; the Minister of Trade and Industrialization, Lucia Iipumbu; the Information and Communication Technology Minister, Dr. Peya Mushelenga; and the Minister of Labour and Industrial Relations, Utoni Nujoma, as well as senior government officials.