Center for African Studies visited the University of Gondar
On December 20, 2024, the HSE center for African Studies visited the University of Gondar in Ethiopia to discuss potential areas for collaboration in the digital field.
Center for African Studies hold a series of workshops on e-governance in Ethiopia
Last week, December 10, the team of experts of theE-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program held a series of workshops in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Center for African Studies organized session during the Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF)
On November 22, 2024, experts of the Center for African Studies and participants to thee-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program took part in the 13th session of theAfrica Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF). The event was held at the headquarters of the UN Economic Commission for Africa from November 20 to 22, 2024 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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HSE Presents an Analytical Handbook on Africa for African Leaders
The HSE University Centre for African Studies has presented an English-language expert-analytical handbook titled ‘Africa 2025: Prospects and Challenges.’ For the first time, Russian experts have prepared a comprehensive work aimed at an African audience rather than Russian readers. The handbook incorporates a significant amount of new data and introduces new approaches for assessing development prospects. The presentation took place in Sochi on November 9, 2024, during the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum.
Center for African Studies participated in the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum
On November 9-10, the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum was held at Sirius University in Sochi.
HSE University and UNECA signed an agreement on strategic cooperation
The main focus of the Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) is on strengthening cooperation in the field of e-Governance in Africa.
Expert of the Centre met with the Rector and Professor of the Harare Institute of Technology in Zimbabwe
On 1 August 2024, expert of the Centre for African Studies, Vsevolod Sviridov, met with Professor Quinton C. Kanhukamwe, who is the Rector of the Harare Institute of Technology.
Center’s Delegation met with Tafara Matekaire, Secretary of the Office of the President and Cabinet e-Government Technology Unit of the Administration of the Zimbabwean President
On 30 July 2024, Andrey Maslov, Director of the Centre for African Studies, and Deputy Director, Vsevolod Sviridov, discussed the prospects of Russia-Zimbabwe cooperation in the field of e-Governance with Tafara Matekaire. Mr. Matekaire highly appreciated the results of theWinter E-Governance Knowledge Sharing Week, held in December 2023 at the HSE in Moscow. The project was launched within thee-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program.
Andrey Maslov met with the Executive Director of the Tanzania Investment Center
On July 25, 2024 Andrey Maslov, Director of the Center for African Studies, and Anna Bondarenko, Executive Director of Intexpertise LLC, met with Gilead Teri, Executive Director of the Tanzania Investment Center (TIC), and Binilith S. Mahenge, Chairman of its Board of Directors, and discussed prospects for Russian investors in Tanzania.
The Center’s delegation visited Makerere University in Uganda
On July 18, 2024, Andrey Maslov, Director of the Center, and Deputy Director Vsevolod Sviridov, met with Professor Barnabas Nawangwe, who is the Rector of Makerere University. Evgeny Kalashnikov, Russian Charge d’affaires in Uganda, also took part in a meeting.