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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…

Progress on Second Russia-Africa Summit

Current progress in preparations for the Second Russia-Africa Summit (2022) was presented at the third meeting of the Coordination Council for the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum by Vsevolod Tkachenko, the Director of the Department of Africa at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Oleg Ozerov, the Ambassador-at-Large and…

URAL & AFROCOM Sign Cooperation Agreement

The URAL automotive plant and AFROCOM have signed a cooperation agreement. The document was signed on May 25th at the…

Marina Hamada:”In Africa, one has to get behind one’s product”

On Africa Day we remember how during the time of the USSR thousands of Soviet citizens lived and worked on the continent. By the beginning of the nineties, the majority had returned. How do those who remained live there now? In 2019, we interviewed a…

Image of Russia in African Media Spotlight

The conference “Russia-Africa: In the Media Spotlight” was held yesterday. Participants discussed the current state of the representation of Russia in African media, identified the key issues and identified solutions. Having basic Russian language skills already provides Africans an opportunity to be educated in Russia,…

Russian Exports to Sub-Saharan Africa Set Historical Record of $3.2 bln in 2020

Russian exports to Sub-Saharan Africa set a historical record of $3.2 billion in 2020 ($2.9 billion in 2019). In 2019, they represented 22% of Russia’s total export to Africa, in 2020 it achieved a 5 percentage point increase. All parts of Sub-Saharan Africa except for…

Russian Exports to Africa Decrease by 17%

Russian exports to Africa have decreased for the second year running: in 2020 they amounted to $11.8 billion, reaching the 2016 level. In 2019, they were $13.8 billion, representing a sharp decline since $17.5 billion in 2018 and stopping the overall growth trend since 2015.…