Join the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) for an online talk on Russian policy in Africa. 

From its multi-billion nuclear energy deal with Egypt to its military intervention in the Central African Republic, Russia is back as a great power in Africa. Join FPRI’s Ambassador Charles A. Ray, as he moderates a conversation between the Director of FPRI’s Eurasia Program Chris Miller and author Samuel Ramani about the history, success and current drivers of Russia’s growing influence in Africa. They will also assess its implications for the incoming Joe Biden administration. The panel will consider if Russia ever really left Africa following the fall of the Soviet Union, how successful Russia has been at reasserting its influence in Africa, and answer questions about the growth of Russian Influence in Africa.

To register for this event, click here.

Speakers:

Samuel Ramani, DPhil candidate, University of Oxford’s Department of Politics and International Relations

Chris Miller, director, Eurasia Program, FPRI

Charles A. Ray (moderator), former U.S. ambassador