Director of the Institute for African Studies I.O. Abramova was awarded a Medal "For Significant Contribution to the Organization of the Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum"

To mark the successful holding of the first historic Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum, which took place in Sochi on October 23-24, 2019 and opened a new page in relations between Russia and the states of the African continent, the director of the Institute for African Studies (RAS) Irina Abramova was acknowledged for her contribution by the Organizing Committee and the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, she was also awarded a medal and a commemorative coin "For Significant Contribution to the Organization of the Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum".