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HSE Center for African Studies signed cooperation agreements with African entities
During the participation in the Global Digital Forum in Nizhny Novgorod on June 5-6, 2025, representatives of the HSE Center for African Studies have signed two agreements on international cooperation. One of them established cooperation with the Universal Digital Services Fund (FDSUT) of the Republic of Senegal, whereas the other – with the University of […]
Global Digital Forum in Nizhny Novgorod has become a new platform for knowledge-sharing in the field of e-governance
From June 5 to 6, 2025, experts and partners of the HSE Center for African Studies participated in the Global Digital Forum in Nizhny Novgorod. Andrey Maslov, Director of the Center, moderated the session “Russia-Africa: Cooperation for Digital Sovereignty”. Among the speakers were participants and partners of the e-Governance Knowledge Sharing Programme, including officials from […]
Working visit of the Deputy Director of the Center for African Studies to the Republic of Congo
From May 26 to 30, 2025, Vsevolod Sviridov, Deputy Director of the HSE Center for African Studies, paid a working trip to Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, as part of a joint delegation from Sberbank and School 21 (Sberbank’s educational project for training IT specialists). During the visit, Sviridov held a series of working meetings with […]
Andrey Maslov took part in the International Security Conference on Africa (ISCA)
On May, 20, 2025, Director of the HSE Center for African Studies participated in the International Security Conference on Africa (ISCA) in Kigali, Rwanda. The participants of the event including security experts, policymakers and researchers from more than 70 countries discussed security challenges facing Africa nowadays. Andrey Maslov participated in the “Critical Raw Materials and […]
Director of the Center participated in the World Summit on the Information Society in Africa (WSIS+20)
From May 14 to 16, 2025, the World Summit on the Information Society in Africa (WSIS+20) was held in Cotonou, Benin. The high-level hybrid event was organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the Government and the National Assembly of the Republic of Benin. During the three days of […]
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IT solutions to be used in providing food security in AfricaOn October 21, 2024, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia hosted a closed-door expert round table named “Dimensions of Food Security in Africa and Russia.” It was organized jointly by Rossotrudnichestvo with the support of the HSE’ Center for African Studies. The meeting aimed to address the pressing challenges of food sovereignty that affect both Russia and African […]
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HSE-UNECA signed an agreementAndrey Maslov, Director of the HSE’s Centre for African Studies and Seck Moctar, Head of Innovation and Technology Sector, UN Economic Commission for Africa, exchanged signed copies of the cooperation agreement. They met during the Africa World Summit on the Information Society that was held from October 9 to 11, 2024, at Dar es Salaam, […]
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Prospects for Russian-Zimbabwean digital cooperationOn 1 August 2024, Deputy Director of the Centre for African Studies Vsevolod Sviridov met with Professor Quinton C. Kanhukamwe, who is the Rector of the Harare Institute of Technology. Among the other participants were heads of faculties, research centers, and other units. The parties discussed promising areas of cooperation, including joint research in the […]
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The Center to enhance cooperation between Russia and Zimbabwe in the field of e-GovernanceOn 30 July 2024, Andrey Maslov, Director of the Centre for African Studies at the HSE University, and Deputy Director Vsevolod Sviridov, held a meeting with Tafara Matekaire, who is the Secretary of the Office of the President and Cabinet e-Government Technology Unit of the Administration of the Zimbabwean President. Tafara Matekaire highly appreciated the […]
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The Center’s delegation visit to Makerere University in UgandaOn July 18, 2024, Andrey Maslov, Director of the Center, and Deputy Director Vsevolod Sviridov, met with Professor Barnabas Nawangwe, who is the Rector of Makerere University. Evgeny Kalashnikov, Russian Charge d’affaires in Uganda, also took part in a meeting. Mr. Nawangwe and Mr. Maslov discussed the Center’s expert and analytical work, as well as […]
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The Centre for African Studies continues to share knowledge with UgandaOn 18 July 2024, Andrey Maslov, Director of the Center, and Deputy Director Vsevolod Sviridov met with Chris Baryomunsi, Minister of Information and Communications Technology and National Guidance of Uganda. Among the areas of their joint interest is cybersecurity. On 19 July, the Center’s delegation met with Arnold Mangeni, Director of Information Security at NITA-U, […]
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The Centre for African Studies visited the Tanzania ICT CommissionOn 16 July 2024, Andrey Maslov, Director of the Center, and the Deputy Director Vsevolod Sviridov met with the Commission’s Director General, Nkundwe Moses Mwasaga, at its office in Dar es Salaam. Russian guests presented expert analytical handbooks, including a description of IT solutions to ensure food sovereignty, which is a challenge for African countries. […]
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Experts’ meeting with the President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of CongoOn 29 June, Denis Sassou Nguesso, the President of the Republic of Congo, was awarded with the diploma of Honorary Doctor of the National Research University Higher School of Economics. The President, who paid a state visit to Russia, spoke at the Academic Council of the HSE University in St. Petersburg. The diploma recognized his […]
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Delegation of the Program at GITEX Africa 2024A delegation of the E-Gov Knowledge Sharing Program attended GITEX Africa 2024 where it held fruitful discussions with African partners regarding opportunities for collaboration in digitalization and participation in the Program.
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E-Governance Knowledge Sharing Week Connects African Digitalization LeadersOn December 18-22, 2023, the Winter E-Governance Knowledge Sharing Week for African officials was held in Moscow at the HSE University. The week-long event welcomed 44 representatives from 23 African countries.