July 27, 2023, Participation of Irina Abramova, Director of the Institute of African Arts of the Russian Academy of Sciences, in the program “Big Game. Special Issue with Dmitry Simes”

The two-day Second Summit Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum began in St. Petersburg. 49 countries confirmed their participation, and 17 of them were represented by heads of state.

Russia supplied 11.5 million tons of grain crops to African countries in 2022, and almost 10 million tons in the first six months of this year, despite sanctions imposed against Russian exports, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The West is deliberately ignoring the scale and impact of the geopolitical consequences of the Russia-Africa summit, which is taking place these days in St. Petersburg.