HSE Centre for African Studies held a roundtable discussion on digital solutions for food sovereignty as part of the Conference in Addis Ababa
On November 20, 2025, the HSE Centre for African Studies organized a roundtable discussion on «The Potential of Digital Solutions for Ensuring Food Sovereignty» as part of the International Conference on African Countries Food Sovereignty Ensuring in Addis Ababa, organized by Rossotrudnichestvo with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Andrey Maslov discussed the results of the Russian Observation Mission of the Public Chamber at the elections in Tanzania
On November 10, 2025, «Rossiya Segodnya» international media group discussed the results of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation's election observation mission in Tanzania. The Tanzanian elections took place on October 29, 2025. Andrey Maslov, Director of the HSE Center for African Studies, took part in the event alongside with the observation mission's participants.
Andrey Maslov moderated a roundtable discussion on Russian-African cooperation in the filed of mineral resources
On October 31, 2025, a roundtable discussion entitled «Africa-Russia. Joint Projects and Prospects: Geological, Economic and Social Factors» was held in St. Petersburg as part of the «Russian-African Raw Materials Dialogue» conference. The event, which focused on Russian-African cooperation in the field of using mineral resources and geological exploration, was organized by the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use (Rosnedra). Andrey Maslov, Director of the HSE Center for African Studies, moderated the roundtable.On October 31, 2025, a roundtable discussion entitled "Africa–Russia. Joint Projects and Prospects: Geological, Economic, and Social Factors" was held in St. Petersburg as part of the "Russian-African Resources Dialogue" conference. The event, which focused on Russian-African cooperation in subsoil use and geological exploration, was organized by the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use (Rosnedra). Andrey Maslov, Director of the HSE Center for African Studies, moderated the roundtable.
Deputy Director of the Center for African Studies participated in the Russian Energy Week 2025 forum
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."
Andrey Maslov took part in the Russia-Africa Energy Summit
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.
Director of the HSE Centre for African Studies visited the National School of Government of South Africa
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.
Expert Philip Grinin presented the e-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program at the International Technology Congress
On September 18, 2025, the International Technology Congress, a platform for the development of ICT exports, hosted the session “From Cairo to Cape Town: Prospects for the digital market in Africa”, organized by the Center for Global IT Cooperation in partnership with the RUSSOFT Association. An expert of the Center and Deputy Coordinator of the e-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program Philip Grinin participated in the event.
Vsevolod Sviridov took part in the working trip of the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Sergei Tsivilev to Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
On July 28-30, 2025, Vsevolod Sviridov, Deputy Director of the HSE Center for African Studies, as part of a delegation led by Sergei Tsivilev, Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, to the countries of the Sahara-Sahel region — Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso.
Third edition of the expert and analytical handbook Africa 2025: Prospects and Challenges was presented at the SPIEF
The third edition of the expert and analytical handbook Africa 2025: Prospects and Challenges of the HSE Center for African Studies was presented at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2025).
Andrey Maslov spoke about franchises at the round table at SPIEF 2025
On June 18, 2025, Andrey Maslov, Director of the HSE Center for African Studies, took part in the round table “Franchising in new realities: domestic and international formats. Prospects and opportunities for SMEs". The expert event, organized by the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was held as part of the business program of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), June 18-21, 2025