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From December 22 to 25, 2024, the director of the Center for African Studies, Andrey Maslov, Deputy Coordinator of the E-Governance Knowledge-Sharing Program, Phillip Grinin, and UNECA’s research consultant, Ophelia Amo, visited the city of Brazzaville at the invitation of Leon Juste Ibombo, Honorable Minister of Posts, Telecommunications, and the Digital Economy of the Republic […]

On December 20, 2024, the HSE center for African Studies visited the University of Gondar in Ethiopia to discuss potential areas for collaboration in the digital field.  On behalf of the Center, Philipp Grinin, Deputy Coordinator of the E-Governance Knowledge-Sharing Program, met with Dr. Kassahun Tegegne, Academic Vice President of the University of Gondar. They […]

Last week, December 10, the team of experts of the E-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program held a series of workshops in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Several sessions on African economies’ digitalization turned out to be a great step towards improving e-governance services in the African states.  Despite the number of challenges like financial barriers and digital divide, […]

On November 28, 2024, Moscow hosted the Business Forum “Russia-Tunisia: Expanding Horizons.” It was co-organized by the Russian-Tunisian Business Council and held in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.  The Forum was moderated by Vladimir Padalko, Vice President of the Chamber. President of the Chamber, Sergey Katyrin, addressed the Forum participants […]

On November 25, 2024, the Deputy Coordinator of the E-Governance Knowledge-Sharing Program, Philipp Grinin, met with the Ambassador of Algeria, Mr. Boumediene Guennad.  The meeting was held at the Carlton Moscow Hotel, and was dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962). A fierce war began on November […]