Experts of the CIA took part in the Rossotrudnichestvo round table on food security
On October 31, 2023, the round table “Russian contribution to food security in Africa” was organized by the Rossotrudnichestvo. The HSE Center’s experts, Vsevolod Sviridov and Andrey Shelkovnikov, participated in it.
Delegation of the Centre for African Studies Visited Tanzania
The delegation of the Centre for African Studies was on a working visit to Tanzania from October 19 to 28. With the assistance of the Russian Embassy in Tanzania, the Centre’s staff met with the leadership of the Tanzanian departments responsible for digitalization in order to inform them about the E-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program. The Center’s staff also met with representatives of Russian authorities and businesses and attended the Tanzania Annual ICT Conference (TAIC) and Tanzania Mining & Investment Forum.
Andrey Maslov spoke at the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy’s Lecture “Where is Africa Going? And with whom?”
On September 11, 2023, the first Council for Foreign and Defense Policy’s Lecture took place at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the HSE University. The experts discussed Russian-African relations in the context of increasing the “agency” of Africa. The event was attended by Denis Degterev, Professor of the School of International Affairs at the HSE University, Maya Nikolskaya, researcher at the Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at the MGIMO University, and Andrey Maslov, Director of the HSE’s Center for African Studies. The discussion was moderated by Fyodor Lukyanov, Chairman of the Council’s Presidium and editor-in-chief of the “Russia in Global Affairs” Journal.
Experts of the CIA comment on the coup in Niger
On July 26, 2023, a military coup took place in Niger, overthrowing President Mohamed Bazoum and forming the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, headed by Abdourahamane Tchiani. A month later, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the withdrawal of the French military from Niger. In their media comments, experts of the Center for African Studies of the HSE University analyze the events in Niger.
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HSE Center for African Studies and Innopraktika presented the E-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program at the Russia–Africa Summit
On 28 July, at the Second Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, a round table "Knowledge Sharing: Exchange of Experience in the Field of Digitalization of Public Administration" was held. The discussion was moderated by Anastasia Pavlenko, Deputy Executive Director and Director for Strategic Partnerships of the non-state development institute Innopraktika. The event was attended by Andrey Maslov, Director of the HSE University Center for African Studies and Coordinator of the Knowledge Sharing Program; Igor Lyapunov, Senior Vice President for Information Security at Rostelecom and General Director of Rostelecom-Solar; Souef Kamalidini, Minister of Post, Telecommunications and Digital Economy of the Comoros; Peya Mushelenga, Minister of Information and Communication Technology of Namibia; Orlando Mazuze, General Manager of MaCh Digital (Mozambique); and Adamu Garba, President of IPI (Nigeria).
Andrey Maslov made a presentation on BRICS at the RIAC round table
On August 25, 2023, the RIAC round table on the results of the BRICS summit, which took place in South Africa on August 22-24, 2023, was held at the Izvestia Media Center. Andrey Maslov, Director of the Center for African Studies, spoke about the results of the XV BRICS Summit and the prospects for the organization's development through the creation of new institutions and admission of new members.
Results of the E-Governance Knowledge Hub’s and Innopraktika’s joint work at the Russia-Africa Forum
On July 28, 2023, the second Russia-Africa summit and the Economic and Humanitarian Forum ended in St. Petersburg.
HSE Centre for African Studies Launches E-Governance Knowledge Sharing Hub
Under the Russia-Africa e-Governance Knowledge Sharing Programme HSE Centre for African Studies has launched E-Governance Knowledge Sharing Hub publishing analytics and reports on e-Government development in Africa, as well as on relevant Russian projects that have already been successfully introduced on the continent. The Hub is to ensure the format of knowledge sharing and the exchange of experiences of deploying e-Government solutions between African countries and Russia.
Director of HSE Center for African Studies Andrey Maslov presented the e-Governance Knowledge Sharing Hub and Programme for Africa at the round table «Russia-Africa: Digital Transformation of Public Administration»
On December 15 2022, HSE Center for African Studies in partnership with the company Innopraktika held the round table « Russia-Africa: Digital Transformation of Public Administration » and presented there the concept of the e-Governance Knowledge Sharing Hub for Africa. The experts discussed suggestions regarding the contents of the e-Governance Knowledge Sharing Programme and presented reports on the prospects of cooperation with African countries in the digital markets.
Russia and Africa: Time to Expand Cooperation
There is major potential for economic and humanitarian cooperation between Russia and African countries. Particularly, Russian organisations and universities can help transfer competencies and knowledge in the fields of agriculture, energy, industrial production, environmental management, climate change, and public administration. Experts and representatives of African embassies in Russia discussed these issues at the round table ‘Russia-Africa Sharing Knowledge’ hosted by HSE University.