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Complementarity Gains. Russia and China can provide Africa what it needs

Changes not seen in a hundred years are taking place - and the global South stands to benefit. Africa is the world’s youngest continent and its many nations are developing rapidly. Investment that reinforces local agency and solidifies development gains is the missing piece of the puzzle. Russia and China have been delivering this independently ...

12.09.2023

How Can BRICS Take Africa Aboard?

... languages. Furthermore, these two states are well positioned and can be effectively included in the logistical network as sea gates to the west and north of Africa, respectively. Another possible factor for a BRICS expansion could be the size of the economy and the associated “demographic dividend.” [ 3 ] Many African nations are already showing high growth rates. This trend will be heading up as their population grows and, consequently, as the number of consumers and the capacity of the domestic market build up. From these perspectives, Nigeria and Egypt, ...

13.07.2023

Challenges of Shaping the Image of Russia in Africa Discussed at RIAC Round Table

On May 16, 2023, RIAC held an expert round table on information and image support for Russian-African relations, its challenges and prospects On May 16, 2023, RIAC held an expert round table on information and image support for Russian-African relations, its challenges and prospects. Two sessions of the round table were devoted to the issues ...

18.05.2023

When Africa Is Just Around the Corner

Russia’s Foreign Policy Aspirations on the Eve of the Summit On January 23, 2022, Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, announced Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was embarking on a new tour of Africa. During the week, the high-ranking Russian delegation paid a visit to several countries on the continent: South Africa being the traditional “mainstay” of Russia’s foreign policy in Africa, the continent’s smallest kingdom of Eswatini, ...

02.02.2023

Towards a Free Trade Area for the Global South

... ambitious steps directed at strengthening South-South economic cooperation. At the same time, rising protectionism across the global economy, looming risks of stagflation and the division lines emerging along the Global North-South axis raise the expediency of ... ... Such an approach may allow for an integration among all of the main three pan-continental platforms of the developing world: Africa + Latin America + Asia/Eurasia. Accordingly, one possible abbreviation for the Global South FTA could be “Triple AAA ...

30.08.2022

China – Russia Bilateral Cooperation in Africa

RIAC and IISS of Peking University Report #66 / 2021 RIAC and IISS of Peking University Report #66 / 2021 The report attempts to compare Russia and China’s views on the current state of affairs in African and their prospects moving forward. Experts have tried to juxtapose the strategies pursued by the two countries and assess the opportunities for expanding Russia–China cooperation on the continent. The positions presented in this report reflect ...

29.03.2021

Africa — Russia — EU: Opportunities for Interpersonal Interaction and Civil Society Development

... outcomes of conferences and summits on African development and cooperation with Africa. This is one of the most pressing issues, as it is the command of the time. Without the introduction of innovative technologies, without the digitalization of the economy, neither movement forward nor full-fledged interaction is possible. However, taking into account the differences in the level of socio-economic development of African countries, the diversity of the national and ethnic composition of the population, the low literacy and stratification of society, as well as the insufficient prevalence of the Internet, it requires very careful and detailed study, as well as ...

08.07.2020

Trade, Investment and the AfCFTA

A Russia-EU-Africa Strategy for Economic Development and Prosperity. Policy Brief #25/2020 Policy Brief #25/2020 A Russia-EU-Africa Strategy for Economic Development and Prosperity Russia and the European Union are in the ambitious pursuit of Africa’s heart....

21.04.2020

Made in China: Why Would China Export its Governance Model?

... the governments of developing countries (many of which are highly corrupt and tend to be authoritarian, for example, on the African continent) without provoking a backlash, is only possible by refusing to directly impose the socialist ideology in favor ... ... promotion of its own political model as an analogue to generally accepted democracy. Without underestimating the role of the economy as the main driver of enhancing the influence of the PRC in the developing countries of the world, it can be noted that ...

30.03.2020
 

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