On May 15, 2024, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) jointly held a roundtable discussion “Information and Cultural Sovereignty of Sahel Countries Amid Global Transformation Processes. Threats and Opportunities for the System of Russia-Africa Relations.”
The speakers offered a comprehensive analysis of the challenges to attaining cultural and information sovereignty by the countries in the Alliance of Sahel States and other nations in the region and identified challenges and limitations to achieving this goal. Russia’s role as a “sovereignty provider” for the Sahel countries was also discussed, with emphasis on opportunities for information cooperation and Russia’s scientific and educational diplomacy toward the Sahel nations.
On May 15, 2024, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) jointly held a roundtable discussion “Information and Cultural Sovereignty of Sahel Countries Amid Global Transformation Processes. Threats and Opportunities for the System of Russia-Africa Relations.”
The speakers offered a comprehensive analysis of the challenges to attaining cultural and information sovereignty by the countries in the Alliance of Sahel States and other nations in the region and identified challenges and limitations to achieving this goal. Russia’s role as a “sovereignty provider” for the Sahel countries was also discussed, with emphasis on opportunities for information cooperation and Russia’s scientific and educational diplomacy toward the Sahel nations.
The roundtable discussion brought together experts from academia, scientific and educational centers, non-governmental organizations and the media.
The participants received an address from Russian lower house lawmaker and coordinator of interparliamentary group on interaction with the parliaments of Mali and Burkina Faso D.I. Saveliev.
RIAC
will continue examining the situation in the region at future roundtable
discussions.
