Inside Story What can Russia offer Africa?
Vladimir Putin is hosting leaders from the continent, promising aid and lashing out at the West. Published on 28 July 2023. African leaders are in Russia for an economic forum hosted by President Vladimir Putin. Moscow says it wants to bring Africa closer, but in a polarised world after the war in Ukraine, that isn’t an easy task. The collapse of the Black Sea deal on Ukrainian grain exports is causing concern in Africa about rising food prices and shortages. So can Putin reassure Africans he is a reliable partner? And do African countries risk being caught in the middle of the crisis between Russia and the West? Presenter: Cyril Vanier Guests: Victor Olevich – Lead Expert at the think tank, Center for Actual Politics. Eric Acha – Executive Director of the Africa Policy Forum. Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad – Chairman of the Institute for the Horn of Africa Strategic Studies.
Beyond the headlines to the heart of the news of the day. Al Jazeera gets the Inside Story from some of the best minds in the Middle East and beyond.
Primary Title
- Inside Story
Episode Title
- What can Russia offer Africa?
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 29 July 2023
Start Time
- 05 : 30
Finish Time
- 06 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- Al Jazeera English
Broadcaster
- Al Jazeera Media Network
Programme Description
- Beyond the headlines to the heart of the news of the day. Al Jazeera gets the Inside Story from some of the best minds in the Middle East and beyond.
Episode Description
- Vladimir Putin is hosting leaders from the continent, promising aid and lashing out at the West. Published on 28 July 2023. African leaders are in Russia for an economic forum hosted by President Vladimir Putin. Moscow says it wants to bring Africa closer, but in a polarised world after the war in Ukraine, that isn’t an easy task. The collapse of the Black Sea deal on Ukrainian grain exports is causing concern in Africa about rising food prices and shortages. So can Putin reassure Africans he is a reliable partner? And do African countries risk being caught in the middle of the crisis between Russia and the West? Presenter: Cyril Vanier Guests: Victor Olevich – Lead Expert at the think tank, Center for Actual Politics. Eric Acha – Executive Director of the Africa Policy Forum. Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad – Chairman of the Institute for the Horn of Africa Strategic Studies.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Commentary
- News
Hosts
- Cyril Vanier (Presenter)
Contributors
- Victor Olevich (Guest)
- Eric Acha (Guest)
- Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad (Guest)