On 12 September 2026, Alexander A. Barinov, Junior Research Fellow at the Centre for African Strategy in BRICS, participated online in the 7th session of the Research Seminar of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) at Victoria University, Uganda.
During the seminar, Alexander Barinov, together with his Ugandan colleague Brian Mugabi, a member of the Uganda Council on Foreign Relations and Trade Attaché at the Embassy of Uganda in Moscow, presented to Victoria University researchers and students their article"BRICS As a Tool to Strengthen Uganda’s Regional Agency"previously published in the Journal of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Dr Oscar Nuwagaba served as the seminar discussant, sharing his professional assessment of the article and providing recommendations regarding its potential further development.
At the end of the seminar, participants asked a number of questions concerning Uganda and BRICS, to which Alexander Barinov and Brian Mugabi provided detailed responses.
All participants in the discussion demonstrated a genuine interest in the topic, highlighting the relevance and importance of BRICS-related issues for Ugandan society.
