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Ways to develop the African space industry to accelerate economic development and improve people’s living standards to be discussed at the Russia–Africa Forum

On 27 July, a panel discussion entitled Russia–Africa: Space Technologies to Accelerate Economic Development and Improve the Living Standards of the Population, will be held as part of the business programme of the Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, in the Cooperation in Science and Technology block. It will be moderated by Yury Razumny, Director of the Engineering Academy of RUDN University. The event will be attended by Yury Borisov, Director General of the Roscosmos State Space Corporation; Denis Kravchenko, Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Economic Policy; Evgeny Nesterov, General Director, Academician M.F. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems; Sergey Chernyshev, Vice President, Academician, the Russian Academy of Sciences, Scientific Supervisor, Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute; Yeshurun Alemayehu, Deputy Director General of the Ethiopian Space Science and Geospatial Institute; Pianos Gweme, Acting Director General of the Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency; Misilu Mia Nsokimien Eric, Director General of the Geographical Institute of the Democratic Republic of Congo; and others.

 

How African countries see the future of space research at the level of the continent, regions, and national space agencies, what the prospects are for cooperation between Russia and African countries in the field of space: these and other issues pertaining to cooperation in space will be considered by experts during the discussion.

 

“We are actively looking for opportunities for cooperation with countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America,” said Yuri Borisov, Director General of the Roscosmos State Space Corporation. “I proposed taking part in the Russian orbital station. Not just the training of cosmonauts, but right up to the construction of national modules. I will say that interest in our proposals is very high.”

 

An example of Russian–African cooperation in space technology is the Russian Optical and Electronic Complex for Detection and Measurement of the Movement Parameters of Space Debris in South Africa. It is located in Hartebeesthoek on the territory of the country’s South African National Space Agency (SANSA).

 

The panel discussion will start at 09:00 in pavilion G, conference hall G1.

 

The Second Russia–Africa Summit and Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum has been organized by the Roscongress Foundation.

 

Event website: summitafrica.ru/en

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“We highly value the results of our joint work at the summit. I am sure the achieved results are creating a good foundation for further deepening the Russia-Africa partnership in the interests of our nations’ prosperity and wellbeing.”

President of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin

The Russia–Africa Summit, which is taking place in Sochi on 23–24 October 2019, encapsulates the historically friendly relations between the African continent and the Russian Federation. This Summit carries great significance as it is the first of its kind to emerge during a period of major global and international transformations. In response to the aspirations of the people it is representing, the Summit intends to build a comprehensive framework for expanding Russian–African relations into broader horizons of joint cooperation across different fields.

The African nations and Russia share a common understanding of international relations, based on the principles of respect for the rule of international law, equality, non-interference in the internal affairs of states, and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Both sides affirm their commitment to support multilateral actions to oppose new international threats, be they terrorism and extremism in all their forms, or declining growth rates. The two sides share a firm conviction regarding the importance of developing trade flows and supporting mutual investment in such a way as to ensure security, peace and development for the African and Russian people.

African countries have huge potential and opportunities that will allow them, once efforts to streamline their economies have been achieved, to emerge as real global players. In recent years, the nations of this continent have achieved major successes spanning the political, economic, social and administrative spheres. Africa has flourished in terms of growth over the past decade, reaching a continent-wide growth rate of 3.55% in 2018.

The African Union Summit, which was held in Niger in July 2019, continued the efforts of the African countries and saw the African Continental Free Trade Agreement come into force, along with its operational instruments. The agreement is one of the key objectives of Agenda 2063, an African development strategy that has been created to address the African people’s desire for prosperity and decent living standards.

These successes are opening up wide-ranging prospects for cooperation between African countries and the Russian Federation, and confirm the determination of African governments and their people to cooperate with multiple partners in order to establish mutually beneficial relations.

With this in mind, we express our hopes that the Russia–Africa Summit will help in the establishment of constructive strategic relations, based on partnership between two sides across various fields, and in the service of fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the African people and their friends in Russia.

President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Abdelfattah ALSISI