GEOPOLITICAL SECURITY CONCERNS: A CATALYST FOR RUSSIA’S REENGAGEMENT OF AFRICA IN RELATIONS
Journal: International Journal of Social Sciences and Management Review
Year: 2025

Russia, also in the garb of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, had a record of a longstanding relations with Africa, the relationship that incidentally took a cold turn at the instance of the disintegration of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, as Russia prioritized stabilizing its domestic issues as the successor of the Soviet’s legacy. The emergence of the 21st century came with the post-Cold War security threat to Russian geopolitical space especially from its cold war rivals and hostile bo