school of economics andrey maslov and member of the federation council alexei sinitsyn answered questions of an economic nature . senator vladimir chizhov and professor of the faculty of world politics economics of the hse andrey baklanov helped us to sort out political nuances. so these days, on july 27 and 28, in the northern capital itself is held where moscow and the countries of the african continent are discussing the most pressing issues of interaction, let me remind you. the first such the format took place in sochi in 1919. this time, representatives of 49 countries flew to russia, more than half, namely 27 states, are represented at the level of first and second persons. why this can be called a success and how western countries wanted to prevent this, we will tell you about the excitement a little later, but for now , some statistics africa is the richest continent, according to experts. it accounts for more than 30% of all world natural resources. for example, 7% of the world's natural gas reserves are eight oil more than 9.5 iron ore. moreover, many deposits have not yet been explored and have not been developed with colossal economic potential. it is home to 17% of the

school of economics, and alexei sinitsyn, member of the federation council , helped us with political nuances. deal senator, vladimir chizhov and andrey baklanov, professor at the hse faculty of worldlitics and economics. so these days, on july 27 and 28, in the northern capital itself, where moscow and the countries of the african continent are discussing the most pressing issue of interaction, let me remind you. the first such format took place in sochi in 1919. this time , representatives of 49 countries arrived in russia, and more than half, namely 27 states, are represented at the level of first and second persons. why this can be called a success and how western countries wanted to prevent this, we will tell you about the hype a little later, but for now, some statistics africa is the richest continent, according to experts. it accounts for more than 30% of all world natural resources. for example, 7% of the world's natural gas 8 oil reserves are greater than 9.5 iron ore. moreover , many deposits have not yet been explored and developed. africa has enormous economic potential. it is home to 17% of the population in our planet and according to an expert. this share will incre