What does Russia really want from Africa? Interrogating Russia's re-awakened interest in Africa

<p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>In What Does Russia Want from Africa? Interrogating Russia's Re-awakened Interest in Africa Jideofor Adibe a Professor of Political Science and newspaper columnist x-rays the historical relations between Russia and Africa. The book which was the Inaugural Lecture he presented to Nasarawa State University Keffi on October 30 2024 discusses the emergence of Vladmir Putin as Russia's President the country's quest to resurge power onto the global scene under his leadership and the reasons Russia wants a closer relationship with Africa. He also examines the two Russo-Africa Summits the Russo-Ukraine War and the latter's implications for Africa as well as the Russian private military company WAGNER including its likely fate in Africa after the death of its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. In a postscript he discusses the likely impact of the election of Donald Trump as America's 47th President on the trajectory of the Russo-Ukraine War and on Africa.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>_______________________________</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Jideofor Adibe is a Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Nasarawa State University Keffi Nigeria. He holds degrees in political science (B.Sc M.Sc. from the University of Nigeria Nsukka) and a doctorate in International Development Studies from Roskilde University Denmark. He also holds an LLM degree in Media Law from City University London and equally took courses on the New Economic Powers from Oxford University United Kingdom. </span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>He has held Research Fellowships at several institutions across the world including the Centre for Development Research Copenhagen Denmark; the Nordic Institute for African Studies Uppsala Sweden and the Centre for Developing Area Studies McGill University Montreal Canada. He has also consulted for many organizations including the Brookings Institution the National Peace Committee (Nigeria) and the Centre for Democracy and Development (Nigeria).</span></p><p></p>