Search: Africa,Russia,China (13 materials)

 

Positions of BRICS Nations on UN Security Council Reform

... by the Russian Government’s Resolution No. 430-r, dated March 5, 2022. Following the 15 th summit of BRICS in Johannesburg, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov supported the candidacies of India, Brazil and South Africa “as states whose active role in this worldwide organization we appreciate and we want it to be bolstered in the Security ... ... deliberations as they are obedient to Washington’s orders, just like virtually any other Western state,” he emphasized . China’s position on reforming the UN Security Council is reduced to general statements that boil down to strengthening the representation ...

26.03.2024

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

.... The Russian and Chinese visions for cooperation with Africa do not compete, but complement each other. The two nations’ differing economic specialisations run in parallel as opposed to competing in the same sectors. Therefore, it makes sense for African states to work with both Russia and China simultaneously. In this way, Africa has much to gain from cooperation with Russia and China. Russian and Chinese presence will not be tied to imposing values or political structures, but rather to support local agency and problem-solving ability....

12.09.2023

BRICS expansion: A watershed moment for the global economy

The 15th BRICS summit in South Africa is set to bring major changes to the global economic landscape The 15th BRICS summit in South Africa is set to bring ... ... unleash an expansion that may result in a significant increase in its economic weight and influence on the international arena. China-proposed "BRICS Plus" cooperation approach launched in 2017 is bearing its fruits as dozens of developing economies ...

22.08.2023

African States Should Seize the Opportunity to Work with the Mutually-Reinforcing Global Visions of China and Russia

... cancelled 23 loans to 17 countries in Africa.[8] And in a major move, Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, proposed that more African countries join the UN Security Council.[9] Such actions are examples in a wider commitment to African sovereignty from both China and Russia. Secondly, African societies are deeply traditional. Governments follow their people in taking a principled stance on values, especially when it comes to family.[10] Ethiopia, for example, has a rich Orthodox tradition hailing from the fourth century.[11] African ...

04.07.2023

Voting Practices of Sub-Saharan States of Africa at the UN General Assembly: Latest Trends and Underlying Strategies

Working Paper No. 74 / 2023 Working Paper No. 74 / 2023 The working paper seeks to analyze constitutive voting patterns of Sub-Saharan states of Africa at the UN General Assembly. The methodology proposed in this paper offers an opportunity to explore this issue topic-wise as well as in a broader sense. The paper considers a number of indicators that help assess the involvement of the continent’s ...

29.05.2023

ChinaRussia Bilateral Cooperation in Africa

... forward. Experts have tried to juxtapose the strategies pursued by the two countries and assess the opportunities for expanding RussiaChina cooperation on the continent. The positions presented in this report reflect the different experiences of Russia and China in Africa, the unique features of their national political styles, and the asymmetry in the respective resource bases Moscow and Beijing and the set of tools they use in their foreign policies. ChinaRussia Bilateral Cooperation in Africa , 3.4 Mb

29.03.2021

RIAC and Peking University Discuss Russia-China Interaction in Africa

... African countries in a pandemic, the role and the impact of the global economic crisis on the countries of the continent. Chinese experts presented some China’s approaches and policies in Africa and a vision of the possibilities for interaction between Russia and China in Africa. One of the outcomes of the project will be a joint Russian-Chinese report analyzing the strategies of Russia and China in Africa and providing recommendations for the governments of both countries. The participants also discussed the upcoming ...

19.06.2020

The Future of the Middle East: Horizons of Challenges and Opportunities

... questions are addressed to Washington. What sounds alarming is that beyond the scope of the current security agenda, European experts generally don’t see Moscow making any significant contribution to the future of the MENA. They write a lot about China, about the European Union, about Africa, but not about Russia. Analyzing the long-term challenges of the development of the region, the authors mention Russia only twice — as one of the major food exporters to the region and as an important partner in the development of nuclear energy in the MENA. On other ...

23.10.2019

Africa – BRICS common ground

... they are more willing to hire local staff. The presence of large and deeply rooted Indian diaspora in Africa makes it easier for Indian companies and enterprises to find local partners. www.rb.ru/blog/africangold Aleksei Vasilyev, Evgeny Korendyasov: Russian-African relations in ten years: a new start Brazil cannot compete with China in terms of finance and investment, but its “fortes” are technical assistance, new technologies and agriculture. Since 2012, the country has conducted a national programme for the development of farming enterprises and is exporting this ...

07.07.2015

Sports Diplomacy. Can Sepp Blatter bring unity to a fractious FIFA?

... annually in 2015 and 2016 on its Champions League alone, sports magazines and websites say. Russia, which hosts the 2018 FIFA Russia World Cup, is also a member of UEFA. Although UEFA is headquartered in Switzerland like FIFA, the federal senator who ... ... conversations aren't likely to damage the vitual infallibility of Blatter's sports machine. Especially now that China, aided by FIFA programs, is on a trajectory to become a world football power and a candidate to host a future FIFA World Cup. In Africa, the African Football Confederation (CAF) and CECAF president Leodegar Tenga has announced that African football associations ...

04.04.2015
 

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