On February 19, the Valdai Discussion Club hosted an expert discussion titled “Neocolonialism in African Countries: Modern Context”. Nikolay Dobronravin, Leading Researcher, Head of the African Ethnography Department, Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography, Russian Academy of Sciences; Konstantin Pantserev, Professor, Department of Theory and History of International Relations, Faculty of International Relations, St. Petersburg State University; Adu Yao Nicaise, PhD in Law, Associate Professor, RUDN University; Aliou Tounkara, President of the Russian House in Mali; Macharia Munene, Professor of History and International Relations at the United States International University, Nairobi, Kenya. participated. The event was moderated by Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.