On October 26, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion dedicated to the protest movement in Africa. Elena Kharitonova, Senior Researcher at the Institute of African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Member of the Board of the Strategic Agency for the Development of Relations with African Countries (SAROSA); Konstantin Pantserev, Professor of the Department of Theory and History of International Relations, Faculty of International Relations, St. Petersburg State University; Aliou Tounkara, Member of the Mali Parliament, former Head of the African Unity Club of the African Diaspora in St. Petersburg; Marius Okoli, Head of the Organisation “Community of Nigerian Citizens” for the Support and Social Adaptation of Nigerian Citizens Living Outside its Borders; Israel Nyaburi Nyadera, Lecturer at Edgerton University (Kenya); Lassina Zerbo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2021–2022), former Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), participated. The event was moderated by Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.