The Center for African Studies discussed prospects for cooperation between Russian regions and African countries in the Federation Council
On March 10, 2025, the Federation Council hold a round table on “Current issues of foreign economic relations between the Russian regions and African States,” which was attended by federal officials, representatives of the Russian subjects, and the expert community. On behalf of the Center for African Studies, Deputy Director Vsevolod Sviridov participated in the event.
Andrey Maslov discussed the prospects of Russian-African educational cooperation at the RIAC seminar
On February 27, 2025, an expert seminar "Russian-African cooperation in education today: Challenges and Prospects" took place at the Russian Council on International Affairs (RIAC). Andrey Maslov, Director of the Center for African Studies, took part in the discussion of Russian education policy in Africa.
Director of the Center for African Studies visited Ethiopia as part of the Russian delegation
Andrey Maslov, Director of the Center for African Studies, took part in the discussion of Russian-Ethiopian cooperation during the meeting of the Co-Chairmen of the Intergovernmental Russian-Ethiopian Commission in Addis Ababa
Joint Intergovernmental Russian-Algerian Commission to spread a word on e-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program
On January 30, 2025, the 12th Joint Intergovernmental Russian-Algerian Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation took place in Algiers.
HSE Center for African Studies held negotiations with ENSIA
On January 26, 2025, HSE Center for African Studies met with the National School of Artificial Intelligence (ENSIA, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Intelligence Artificielle) in Algiers.
Director of the Center for African Studies participated in the discussion on the situation in Chad
Andrey Maslov, Director of the Center for African Studies, took part at the round table “Chad after the elections: political situation, threats to stability and development prospects” organized by the Russian news agency “African Initiative”.
Center’s Delegation visited the Republic of the Congo
From December 22 to 25, 2024, the director of the Center for African Studies, Andrey Maslov, Deputy Coordinator of the E-Governance Knowledge-Sharing Program, Phillip Grinin, and UNECA’s research consultant, Ophelia Amo, visited the city of Brazzaville at the invitation of Leon Juste Ibombo, Honorable Minister of Posts, Telecommunications, and the Digital Economy of the Republic of Congo.
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.
Russian diplomat Alexander Polyakov took part in the dialogue of the Center for African Studies
On June 25, the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the HSE University hosted a dialogue on diplomatic service in Africa with the participation of Russian diplomat, Alexander Polyakov. The event was devoted to diplomatic work in African countries. The session was moderated by Andrey Maslov, Director of the Center for African Studies.
Handbook E-Governance in Africa 2024: Opportunities and Challenges presented at the E-Governance Knowledge Sharing Week
The experts of the HSE Center for African Studies have prepared and published a handbook on digitalization of public administration in Africa - “E-Governance in Africa 2024: Opportunities and Challenges”. The publication was reviewed by Moctar Seck, Head of the Innovation and Technology Sector of the UN Economic Commission for Africa.