On June 18, 2020, RIAC held a virtual expert meeting as part of the Russian Strategy in Africa project.
Peking University is the project partner in the area of Russia-China interaction in Africa.
On June 18, 2020, RIAC held a virtual expert meeting as part of the Russian Strategy in Africa project.
Peking University is the project partner ...
... well implanted in the Horn of Africa and provides much cheaper products. In order to remain competitive, Germany could emphasise the quality of its products, employ and train local labour and provide interesting loans to help finance the projects.
A Russia-EU-Africa Energy Strategy. Nuclear and Renewable Energy Security
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The conference participants commended RIAC and Africa Business Initiative Joint Report Africa-Russia: problems, achivments, prospects, that they had previewed in advance
On May 15, 2020, within the framework of the “Russian Strategy in Africa” Project, RIAC in partnership with Africa Business Initiative (ABI), held an online conference with ...
... Pandemic". Igor Ivanov, RIAC President, made an opening speech. He pointed out that Russia's task in Africa following the pandemic is to present a strategy and define priorities with the countries of the continent, built on the decisions of the 1st Russia-Africa Summit, held in Sochi in October 2019.
The speakers of the conference were: Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General; Tatyana Mitrova, Director of Energy Centre at Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO, Board Member at Schlumberger; Oksana Antonenko,...
... more generous consultative assistance to the involved African parties. Apart from that, just recently the European Union published its updated strategy with Africa ahead of the 6th EU-Africa Summit this October, while Russia rounded up its very first Russia-Africa Summit in October 2019.
Yet, as the old African proverb says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” A well-coordinated and thought-through trilateral Russia-EU-Africa strategy could fulfil the political and ...
... round of the UK–Russia Track 1.5 (non-governmental) bilateral security dialogue, which RUSI held in collaboration with the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).
Previous iterations of the dialogue have covered a range of geopolitical issues ... ... terrorism, and the Middle East. This year, the workshops focused on the challenging issues of the economic opportunities in Africa; maritime security in the Arctic; private military companies; and the rules of the information space.
This iteration ...
... non-interference in the internal affairs of African states.
The report used the method of SWOT-analysis to study potential and current problems facing the continent, determine Russia’s policy towards Africa and formulate relevant recommendations.
Africa-Russia+: Achievements, Problems, Prospects
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... Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Nataliya Zaiser, RIAC Expert, Chair of the Board, Africa Business Initiative, had a meeting with Mikhail Bogdanov, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, and Oleg Ozerov, Deputy Director of the Africa Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
On November 14, 2019, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Nataliya Zaiser, RIAC Expert, Chair of the Board, Africa Business Initiative, had a meeting with Mikhail Bogdanov, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, and Oleg Ozerov,...
... — both in terms of global challenges that the continent is likely to generate and in terms of global opportunities that it is going to offer. If everybody’s attention seems to be focused on the Middle East today, tomorrow it might well shift to Africa. Russian and UK stakes on the continent are likely to grow, while the price of an uncontrolled confrontation is expected to increase.
Moscow and London have to start working on how to contain risks and cut costs of this confrontation. Ideally — on how ...
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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 ...