Episode 10. The Time of Africa
In this issue, we are talking about a region with great opportunities, that attracts the attention of the whole world. Why is Africa being called the "continent of the 21st century" more and more? What is the interest of the founders of the association in strengthening these ties? And why do many African countries see their future specifically in BRICS? We will discuss all this and more with our guests.
In our Moscow studio we have the following guests: Director of the Institute for African Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Irina Abramova; President of the Union of African Diasporas in Russia and the Association of Ethiopian Community in Russia and the CIS, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Scientific Information of Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences Zenebe Tafesse Kinfu.
Also, via a conference call we have been joined by: Senior Consultant of the Juventude Negra Viva Plan, Ministry of Racial Equality / UNFPA, Government of Brazil (Brazil, Lusiana); Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science at the Federal University at Otuoke Ernest Toochi Aniche (Nigeria, Otuoke).
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Economy02.10.26Russia and Iran enjoy golden age in their relations at forum between two countries -
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Economy02.10.26Manufacturing automation – universal international language of communication -
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Economy30.09.26BRICS countries contribute to achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goals -
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Economy30.09.26State of Parana – Brazil’s largest producer of silk -
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Economy29.09.26UAE’s non-oil trade with BRICS countries grows by almost third -
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Economy29.09.26Evgeny Solntsev, Governor of Orenburg Region: "Business needs clear conditions and long-term development programme"
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Evgeny SolntsevGovernor of Orenburg Region (Russia)"We see growth year after year. Last year, the figure increased by 11.6 per cent. The total share of our products on the sales market is around 24.7 per cent. BRICS countries account for a quarter of all our products. Good-neighbourly relations with Kazakhstan are very important for us. Then come China and India. We primarily focus on these countries because they are our closest neighbours" -
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Elias MonageChairman of the South African side of the Russia-South Africa Business Council"If we are then to do a huge project, for example, on rail infrastructure, we can then bring the rest of the continent to participate in the rail development and infrastructure for the continent together with the partners within the BRICS countries. Whether we then bring, for example, Russia rail, we then bring India, we then bring China" -
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Maksim ReshetnikovRussian Minister of Economic Development"Plan 2030 has created a strong foundation for the qualitative expansion of trade and economic ties. There are all grounds to believe that by the end of the decade, Russia–China trade will reach US$300 billion"
