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This issue explores Russia’s renewed interest in Africa and the implications for Africa and the wider international system.
Blessing Simura, George Mudimu, and Fadzai ChipatoAugust 24, 2020
Russia’s rekindled interest in Africa is driven not by ideology as it was in the decolonization era but by pragmatism and Russia’s geo-economic interests.
Aaliyah VayezSeptember 14, 2020
Africa serves as a viable means for Russia to obtain economic revenue while demonstrating its effectiveness as a global power.
Habiba DaggashJune 3, 2020
Author and climate change scholar, Habiba Ahut Daggash, is producing African scholarship in a field otherwise dominated by Western scientists. ‘A Eurocentric perspective of what is possible and acceptable,’ she explains, ‘has dominated the discourse and this has led to many books proclaiming “global solutions” to climate change.’
Taigh AdebajoAugust 7, 2020
Russia’s interest in Africa has been re-ignited by the clear opportunity to establish influence in a region that is increasingly becoming vulnerable to a renewed global scramble for its resources.
Chukwudi UkonneAugust 17, 2020
Russia is on a charm offensive in Africa and seeks to position itself as a strategic alternative to America’s global hegemony, China’s opaque economic diplomacy, and the dark legacies of Africa’s former colonizers.
