May 16, 2017 round table "The Evolution of African Countries’ Foreign Policies: New Trends in the Context of Growth of Africa's Influence in the World"

On May 16, 2017, the Center for Studies of Russian-African Relations and African Foreign Policy of African Countries of the Institute for African Studies RAS held a round table "The Evolution of African Countries’ Foreign Policies: New Trends in the Context of Growth of Africa's Influence in the World". Employees of various centers of the Institute, postgraduate students from various educational institutions, representatives of Russian and foreign media, as well as various organizations took part in this academic event. Participants discussed a wide range of topics alongside five main directions:

- Africa: the new role in the modern world;
- Africa and Russia: the state and prospects of cooperation;
- Africa and its Western partners;
- Africa: "look to the East";
- Foreign policies of different African countries.

After the round table it is planned to publish a collection of works based on the presentations of the participants.