Tag "discussions"

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.

On June 17, 2025, an expert seminar “Africa's Energy Market: Development Trends and Challenges” was organized by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC). Vsevolod Sviridov, Deputy Director of the HSE Center for African Studies, took part in the event.

On April 3, 2025, the regional delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus hosted an expert discussion “Food Security in Africa: Humanitarian Challenges and Possible Solutions”. Among the participants of the English-language event were officials and business representatives, international and academic organizations working in Africa. Andrey Maslov, Director of the Center for African Studies, made a report on food sovereignty issues.

On April 2, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted the seminar “The Policy of the Leading Non-Western States on the African Continent”. Among the participants were international specialists, Africanists, political scientists and historians studying African development issues.

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.

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.

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