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The Republic of Congo: The Rumour of a Coup

On September 17, a series of reports on the alleged military coup in the Republic of Congo emerged in social media and media outlets. A couple of hours later, the government of the Republic made an official refutation. We attempted to figure out what was…

BRICS Invitations: how did the leaders react?

On August 24th, six BRICS countries were invited to join by the leaders of the group, out of twenty-two announced to apply for membership. Not all the governments have fully confirmed their participation in the group. The participation of Argentina is uncertain due to the…

15th BRICS summit and Africa

On August 24th, the president of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa announced the outcomes of the 15th BRICS summit. Six countries were invited to become full members of the group. “We have decided to invite the Argentine Republic, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Federal Democratic…

The HSE Center for African Studies Introduces e-Governance Knowledge Hub

In December 2022, the Center for African Studies of the HSE University in Moscow introduced e-Governance Knowledge-Sharing Hub with the declared aim of sharing experience of development and implementation of digital solutions and establishing links between Russian and African stakeholders. Source: HSE Center for African Studies…

The HSE Center for African Studies Launches e-Governance Knowledge Sharing Programme

On April 13, at the International Forum «Russia – Africa: digital technologies as a driver of state development and international cooperation» the Deputy Executive Director of Innopraktika Anastasia Pavlenko introduced the e-Governance Knowledge Sharing Programme, a project intending to enhance the digital sector and e-Governance…

The Wealthiest Universities in Africa

The development of higher education is an important aspect for the sustainable economic future of African countries. While most African governments declare the need to increase funding and develop the higher education system to create their own highly qualified workers, the real situation with university…

Andrey Maslov Comments on the Impact of the Grain Deal on Africa

The grain export deal, which expires on March 18, was extended for 60 days on March 14. Andrey Maslov, director of HSE Centre for African Studies, commented on the impact on African countries and highlighted its benefits for Russia in the interview for Mezhdunarodnoe obozrenie,…

Comoros Appointed as the New Chair of the AU

On 18 February 2023 at the 36th ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union, Azali Assoumani, the leader of the Union of Comoros, took over the AU chairmanship from Senegal’s president Macky Sall. Both Kenya and Comoros applied for AU chairmanship, but the…

Sergey Lavrov Goes on His Second African Tour in Six Months

On 23 January 2023, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov visited South Africa, starting his new African tour. Only 6 months ago Mr. Lavrov visited Egypt, Congo-Brazzaville, Uganda and Ethiopia. This time, after South Africa, he also travelled to Eswatini, Angola, Eritrea, and then,…

5 African countries took part in the BRICS+ summit

On June 24, a BRICS+ summit was held in video format, timed to coincide with the summit of the informal BRICS association (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa). Of the 18 countries that took part in the BRICS Plus summit, 5 represented Africa: in addition…

Africa’s role in the ongoing global energy transition

The strategic shifts in global energy markets are visible: on the one hand, net energy importers are forced to diversify sources of fossil fuels in order to maintain the stability of supplies; on the other hand, they are moving at an accelerated pace towards the…

A bill called “Countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa” is being considered in the US Congress

On March 31, 2022, 4 members of the US House of Representatives, led by Democrat Gregory Meeks, submitted for consideration a bill “Countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa”. On April 5, the bill was considered by the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of…