On 8th May, The Mashariki Team led by Brig (Rtd) Dr. Robert Kabage, PhD, EBS, CEO, MRPC held a virtual consultative meeting with Ms. Mayya Nikolskaya, Lecturer at MGIMO-University, Russia. The meeting deliberated on potential collaboration areas between the Center for African Studies-Institute for International Studies and MRPC centering on applied research projects. Dr. John Mwangi, MRPC Head of Research also shared his experience as an InteRussia visiting fellow at MGIMO (October- December 2023).