Language will open the path to self-improvement

Foreign languages have long gone beyond the boundaries of everyday communication. In the 21st century, the world is moving towards multipolarity. International and transnational companies, trade relations, and cooperation between countries — these are things we see every hour and even every second.

This motivates people from different continents to study languages. A language, whether it is English, Spanish, or Russian, is not only a way to communicate with people from other countries, but also an opportunity to build an international career, travel, and develop professionally. Knowing another language is a prestigious and very important skill.

Africa holds a special place for the Russian language. In recent years, cooperation between Russia and the African continent has been increasingly active. Economic, educational, and cultural projects are developing.

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This opens up prospects for young people who want to work in an international environment and build a career outside their home country. In the photo: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Ghana Sergey Berdnikov with John Dramani There are examples of well-known politicians who know Russian. For example, this is the President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama.

In 1986-1988, he studied for postgraduate studies at the Department of Social Psychology at the Institute for Social Sciences (ISS) in Moscow. In 2024, he presented the book “My First Coup D’etat and other true stories from the lost decades of Africa” in Russia. – In my book, the chapter about the era of perestroika in Russia under Mikhail Gorbachev is of great interest, then there was “restructuring” of Russian society and economy.

I am very grateful for the knowledge I gained from my philosophy teacher, Mr. Gudoshkin, – John Dramani Mahama noted. The former President of Namibia (2005-2015), Hifikepunye Pohamba, also knows Russian fluently, in 1981 he graduated from RUDN (the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia).

He often visited Russia on state visits. There is also a number of other areas of cooperation which is not limited to economic ties only. As I said to Mr.

President, we are ready to cooperate in tourism and education too. Our people were denied education, and the agreement that has been mentioned by the President covers the field of education. It covers the field of education, we want our people to come to this great country, to further receive education, – said Hifikepunye Pohamba in 2010 during a meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvede.

Meeting of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Hifikepunye Pohamba in Moscow, 2010. If a family cannot afford to pay for studies at a university in Russia, it is possible to learn Russian not only through an app like Duolingo, but also in real life. For example, in Russia, the employment programme Alabuga Start has been operating for several years.

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