National Sovereignty and Personnel Training – Pillar of Russian-African Raw Materials Cooperation

The paper presents a brief overview of the first Russian-African Raw Materials Dialogue, which was held in St. Petersburg from October 29 to November 1, 2025. The main goal of this event was to develop specific mechanisms and recommendations for intensifying Russian-African cooperation in the mineral resources sector, including improving government regulation, implementing advanced technologies, and training highly qualified personnel. The event included two panel discussions and five roundtables, featuring over 50 presentations. The first panel discussion was moderated by I.Abramova, Director of the Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences. The Institute organized a roundtable discussion "Science, Technology, and Education for Building Economic Capacity of Russia and Africa", during which leading Russian and African scientists shared their proposals for the development of cooperation between Russia and Africa. The paper collects, structures and develops key ideas and proposals for further expansion of cooperation in the raw materials sector.

Africa, Russia-Africa relations, raw material dialogue, mineral resources, personnel training, national sovereignty, subsoils