Region: Africa

On March 16, 2026, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a conference “Conflicts in Middle East and North Africa: Escalation Factors and Transformation Tracks”

Strategic communication one of the most important tools of global governance, can both significantly enhance human development and dangerously exacerbate existential risks

On February 18, 2026, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held the Urban Breakfast titled “The Middle East in the Mirror of Myths” at the Dostoevsky Library

The African Sahel as a Laboratory for Global Transformation

RIAC and IIS MGIMO Working Paper #88 / 2025

Feigned loyalty to the United States and its leadership can prove more dangerous than open resistance

Article by Sergey Lavrov for African media dedicated to the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum, December 18, 2025

On November 25, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), together with the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), held a roundtable, “Integration of Global South Countries into BRICS: The Case of Africa.”

Moving beyond a Eurocentric perspective opens new avenues for interpreting the most devastating conflict in human history, allowing for a broader range of narratives and approaches to the study of its legacy

On October 21, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted an expert seminar on “The Modern Architecture of International Development Assistance to Africa: Current Trends and Outlook.”

There Are Neither Eternal Allies, Nor Perpetual Enemies, But Only Nuclear Arms Are Eternal and Perpetual

The Annual Report of the Valdai Discussion Club