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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…

15th BRICS summit and Africa

Russian Startup for South African Schools

Nowadays most South African schools use accounting systems integrated with an application also installed by parents. These apps facilitate school-parent communication by displaying school news, upcoming events, status of school fee payments and more. They also automate the bursar’s working routine. Five years ago, Russian…