State award to the Director of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences I.O. Abramova

September 10, 2020 by the Decree № 552 of the Russian Federation President V.V. Putin "For a great contribution to the development of Science and many years fruitful activity" the Director of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Member of the Presidium of RAS, Corresponding Member of RAS, Doctor of Economics, Professor I.O. Abramova was awarded a medal “Order of Merit for the Fatherland”, II degree. This state award is a reflection of the important research results for the Fatherland, fruitful organizational and expert activities of I.O. Abramova in the African direction and high assessment of her significant contribution to the preparation and holding of the Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum in October 2019. We sincerely congratulate Irina Olegovna and wish new scientific and practical achievements in deepening Russian-African cooperation!
Institute for African Studies (RAS)