The first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum took place on November 9-10.
The event sought to enhance broad-based collaboration between Russia and African countries across various domains such as politics, security, economics, science and technology, as well as cultural and humanitarian sectors.
Russia will allocate 4816 state-funded places for students from Africa in 2025, Kirill Bogomolov, Deputy Head of Russian humanitarian cooperation agency Rossotrudnichestvo, said on the sidelines of the first Russia-Africa ministerial conference in Russia's Sirius Federal Territory.
"Number of quotas for African students is increasing. In the 2024-2025 academic year, a total of 4,746 state-funded places were allocated for students from this continent, and in 2025-2026, 4,816 places were allocated," Bogomolov noted.
He said that the largest beneficiary countries of the quota in the region in the 2024-2025 academic year were Egypt, Algeria, Angola, Chad, Mali, Congo, Nigeria, Zambia, Benin, Guinea, and Zimbabwe.
Bogomolov stressed that many Africans show good results studying in Russia, but they must develop the "internal institutions" of Africa.
Earlier, South African Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Kgwaridi Buti Manamela told Sputnik that his country prioritizes student exchanges with Russia.
He added that the African nation's education sector is also
focusing on postgraduate student training.