Panel Session
Africa in Today's World: A New Era of Cooperation and Partnership
At the center of the panel discussion is the role of public diplomacy in solving urgent problems of the humanitarian and economic development of the African continent, taking into account the unique multinational nature of the peoples of Africa and the cultural diversity of this continent.
Africa is one of the rapidly developing poles of the emerging multipolar world, where the potential for trust between countries and peoples is becoming increasingly important. Moreover, Africa is preparing to become the youngest part of the planet in the next 10−15 years.
Integration processes on the continent and the desire to strengthen their statehood and sovereignty in all areas are aimed at creating sustainable foundations of national economies.
The Assembly of the Peoples of the World values the vector of its activities in Africa, including public organizations and government structures, regional integration associations, and, in order of priority, the African Union.
The participants in the discussion, based on the experience of cooperation in the humanitarian and economic spheres, will discuss the priority formats of public diplomacy and present the final recommendations of the panel session.
Africa is one of the rapidly developing poles of the emerging multipolar world, where the potential for trust between countries and peoples is becoming increasingly important. Moreover, Africa is preparing to become the youngest part of the planet in the next 10−15 years.
Integration processes on the continent and the desire to strengthen their statehood and sovereignty in all areas are aimed at creating sustainable foundations of national economies.
The Assembly of the Peoples of the World values the vector of its activities in Africa, including public organizations and government structures, regional integration associations, and, in order of priority, the African Union.
The participants in the discussion, based on the experience of cooperation in the humanitarian and economic spheres, will discuss the priority formats of public diplomacy and present the final recommendations of the panel session.
The main topics of discussion
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The geopolitical role of Africa in the modern world and the new foundations for the development of the continent, taking into account the growing potential of popular diplomacy as a mechanism for building confidence between countries and peoples
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Integration processes in Africa, the tasks of developing international network cooperation on the continent in order to intensify international mutually beneficial partnership in the humanitarian and business spheres
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Popular diplomacy as a catalyst for creating favorable conditions for the stable development of regions of the African continent and the formation of new creative potentials in education, culture and economy
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Suggestions for recommendations from the panel session "Africa in Today's World: A New Era of Cooperation and Partnership."
Questions
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What formats of work on the line of public diplomacy can become the most popular in Africa?
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How can the educational and sporting needs of Africa's youth be supported by the workings of popular diplomacy mechanisms?
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How is the protection of historical memory and the preservation of diverse traditional values formed on the African continent? What recommendations could the participants in the discussion give based on the experience of their countries?
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Features of the introduction of modern digital technologies in Africa thanks to popular diplomacy in the face of a limited number of national financial instruments?
Moderators
Igor Shpynov
Advisor to the Secretary General of the Assembly of the Peoples of the World
Serge Fokas Odunlami
Founding President of Africa House in Moscow (Benin)
Program and Speakers
Program and Speakers
09:30 – 10:00
Presentation of the art exhibition in the “Dvina” Hall
10:00 – 10:35
First part
- Novichkov Nikolai Vladimirovich, Deputy of the State Duma, Vice-Chairman of the Expert Council on Development and Support of Comprehensive Partnership with African Countries under Deputy Chairman of the State Duma A.M. Babakov
- Dovgalenko Tatyana Evgenievna, Director of the Department of Partnership with Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
- Ms. Nathalie-Aziza Munana, Minister of Social Affairs, Humanitarian Action and National Solidarity of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Mogilevsky Konstantin Ilyich, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Co-Chair of RIO (Russian Historical Society)
- Ms. Roheyatou Lowe, First Woman — Mayor of Banjul City (Capital), Gambia
- Morozov Igor Nikolaevich, Chairman of the Coordination Committee for Economic Cooperation with African Countries (AFROCOM) of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia
- Mr. Madi Boléro Hamada, former Prime Minister of the Union of Comoros
10:35 – 11:25
Second part
- Ms. Marlyse Ndjenga, Editor-in-Chief, Business Magazine, "Valeurs Ajoutée" (Added Values), Cameroon
- Volkov Konstantin Mikhailovich, Head of the Organizational and Analytical Department of Rossotrudnichestvo
- Mr. Dominic Saatenang, Kung Fu World Champion, President of FADAM International
- Mr. Daniel Nana Addo-Kenneth, Member of Parliament of Ghana
- Mr. Guy Geoffrey Munana Ramazani, Member of Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Oleg Yulievich Kobyakov, Director, FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation
- Mr. AW Seybatou, entrepreneur, former member of the Government and Parliament of Senegal
- Koshko Dmitri Borisovich, journalist, creator of the international "Union of Russophones of France"
- Mr. Marius Llwellyn Fransman, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Africa
- Mr. François Xavier Tulikunkiko, Chairman of the Board, Inganzo Gakondo African Diaspora Union, Director General, International Agency Rafiki, Rwanda
- Dubeikovskaya Yanina Stanislavovna, Ph.D., Founding President of the Foundation for Humanitarian Aid to Africa "Her Voice" and the gallery of African art "Ya-A," member of the Expert Council on Development and Support of Comprehensive Partnership with African Countries under Deputy Chairman of the State Duma A.M. Babakov
11:25 – 11:30
Adoption of the Recommendations of the Panel Session for inclusion in the outcome document of the World Public Assembly
11:30
General photography of the participants of the panel session against the background of the exhibition
