Africa is waiting for money, not technology": what slows down joint projects with Russia The Russian Federation is actively increasing the turnover of trade with African countries. However, the business is affected by problems in logistics, payments, heterogeneity in markets and differences in mentality. Against the background of the third Russia-Africa summit, MK experts assessed how realistic it is to move from trade to joint projects and what obstacles will have to be overcome in order for the cooperation to reach a new level in terms of quality. Photo: Lilia Charlovskia.

Africa is waiting for money, not technology": what slows down joint projects with Russia The Russian Federation is actively increasing the turnover of trade with African countries. However, the business is affected by problems in logistics, payments, heterogeneity in markets and differences in mentality. Against the background of the third Russia-Africa summit, MK experts assessed how realistic it is to move from trade to joint projects and what obstacles will have to be overcome in order for the cooperation to reach a new level in terms of quality. Photo: Lilia Charlovskia.