Webinar on ‘Russia – Africa: through the pages of history and culture’ starts 10am on September 12

12 September 2023

Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Tunisia's Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar were among some of the delegates at the 2nd Russia-Africa Summit held from July 26-27 in St. Petersburg, Russia (Pic. TASS)

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The Pan Afrikan Watchman

A webinar “Russia – Africa: through the pages of history and culture” within the International education project “Russian Language in Africa: the way of friendship and cooperation” will be held at 10.00 a.m. on September 12, 2023.

During the webinar you can find out about the works of Russian literature and painting dedicated to Africa as well as the contribution of Russian travellers and scientists to the exploration of the African continent.

Join live broadcast of the webinar on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/izHaFB35kuk?si=HoObDvhA93SQQgEu

Registration for educational courses and other events of the Alfa Dialog Center is available via the link: https://forms.gle/NUwj6y55S3dUhueT9

Follow the project:

 Website: http://alfadialog.tilda.ws/russkiyvafrike

 WhatsApp chat: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FZRdo6tZtwq8B1dCza9orh

Centre of additional professional education – “ALPHA-DIALOGUE” (Saint Petersburg, Russia) invites you to take part in an international project “Russian language in Africa: the Way of Friendship and Cooperation”.  

To register for the course – fill out the form. The face-to-face part of the project will take place in the Republic of Madagascar and Republic of Botswana.

The project is implemented with the support of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation 

Privacy Policy: alfa-dialog.ru/sites/default/files/bue/files/politika_konfidencialnosti_0.pdf

The webinar must be considered in light of President Vladimir Putin’s speech at this year’s plenary of the 2nd Russia-Africa Summit on the 27th of July at St. Petersburg, when he declared:

“We will continue to help our African friends develop not only the system of higher education but also general and vocational schools, train teachers, mentors and technical personnel for schools and colleges, as well as establish joint schools for which adapted teaching aids based on a combination of Russian and African national education programmes are being prepared.

“We propose considering the possibility of opening schools in Africa with a series of subjects taught in Russian. I am confident that the implementation of projects such as the study of Russian and the introduction of Russia’s high educational standards will create the best foundation for our continued mutually beneficial and equal cooperation.

“Next year, an international Russian language organisation should begin operating, which will be open for all countries to join if they like the Russian language and want to use it, as well as like and are interested in Russian culture. We invite our African partners to join in this endeavor”.

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