The Russian role in region of Africa south of Sahara after 2014

Karim, Mohammed Zuhair Abdul

doi:10.37651/aujlps.2025.164351.1572

	The Russian role in region of Africa south of Sahara after 2014
Journal of Anbar University for Law and Political Sciences
Article 26, Volume 15, Issue: 2 part 2, December 2025, Pages 668-703 PDF (1 M)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.37651/aujlps.2025.164351.1572
Author
Mohammed Zuhair Abdul Karim^*
Department of International Relations / Faculty of Political Science / University of Mosul
Abstract
Russia has played a significant role in sub-Saharan Africa since 2014, and has motives and goals it seeks to achieve, with motives and goals it seeks to achieve. This research aims to focus on the goals, tools, and areas of this role that Russia exercised in this region after 2014. With the outbreak of the Ukrainian crisis and the imposition of Western sanctions, Russia sought to expand its role in sub-Saharan Africa, seeking new global outlets and a space to exercise its role and break its isolation. Russia adopted a set of goals that it sought to achieve, using a variety of tools. Based on both the descriptive and analytical approaches, it became clear that there was a gradual expansion of the Russian role in the sub-Saharan Africa region after 2014, and in all fields. Russia has achieved an influential political and diplomatic role through its involvement in the region, its security and military penetration, and its significant economic gains. This has raised concerns in the West and weakened its influence in region due to the expansion of Russia's role there.
Keywords
Russian role; Sub-Saharan Africa; Ukrainian crisis 2014

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