Tag "discussions"

On 1–2 July 2026, a series of expert consultations under the name «Africa Regional Consultation on the Implementation of WSIS+20 Outcomes: Operationalizing WSIS+20 and GDC» took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Leading Expert of the HSE Center for African Studies Nikolay Golovko and Research Assistant Arkady Tsvetkov took part in two consultation sessions within the e-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program.

On June 5, 2026, a session titled «African Investment Hub: Presentation of Projects and Potential of Nations of the Continent at the Current Stage» was held at the Roscongress International Cooperation Area during SPIEF 2026 in St. Petersburg, with the support of the HSE Center for African Studies. The session formed part of the preparations for the Third Russia–Africa Summit, which, in accordance with a decision by the President of the Russian Federation, will take place in Moscow on October 28–29, 2026.

From April 7-9, 2026, Africa’s largest tech and startup exhibition, GITEX Africa, took place in Marrakech, Morocco. The delegation of the HSE Center for African Studies participated in the event, and presented the e-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program.

Vsevolod Sviridov, Deputy Director of the HSE Center for African Studies took part in the session «The Policy of Leading Extra-Regional Actors in the Sahel» of the expert roundtable of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC). The event on the topic «The Alliance of Sahel States: Security and Development» was held on February 12, 2026, and focused on the issue of regional security and the terrorist threat to the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) countries, as well as the policies of various foreign powers in the region.

On February 6, 2026, the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS) hosted a round table on the topic "Horn of Africa countries in the focus of interests of regional and global players." Andrey Maslov, Director of the Center, and expert Andrey Shelkovnikov took part in the event.

From January 19 to 23, 2026, the 9th Tanzania Annual ICT Conference (TAIC-2025) took place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The event was organized by the Program’s partner, the ICT Commission of Tanzania. Andrey Maslov, Director of the HSE Center for African Studies and coordinator of the e-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program, spoke on the 4th day of the Conference.

On October 31, 2025, a workshop titled «Techno-Colonialism: Decolonizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) for African Identity» was held at Makerere University in Uganda. Nikolai Golovko, expert at the HSE Center for African Studies, participated in the event online.

From October 15-17, 2025, the international forum Russian Energy Week 2025 took place in Moscow. It was organized by the Roscongress Foundation and the Russian Ministry of Energy, with the support of the Moscow Government. Vsevolod Sviridov, Deputy Director of the HSE Center for African Studies, participated as a speaker in the forum's session "Russia – Africa: Toward the Practical Implementation of Energy Projects."

From September 29 to October 3, 2025, Andrey Maslov, Director of the HSE Center for African Studies and Coordinator of the e-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program, participated in the Russia-Africa Energy Summit  in Cape Town, South Africa. The event took place within the African Energy Week 2025 organized by the Centre’s partner, African Energy Chamber.

On September 30, 2025, Director of the HSE Centre for African Studies Andrey Maslovvisited the National School of Government (NSG) of the Republic South Africa.