Posted on 10.12.201910.12.2019 by KaterinaIssue № 4 (49), 2019 The 60th Anniversary of the Institute for African StudiesGreetings of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on the 60th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute for African Studies (IAS) Abramova I.O. The Main African Studies Think Tank in Russia Actual TopicGusarov V.I. Sudan’s Political Spiral Economic ProblemsSharova A.Yu. The Impact of Economic Sanctions on the Least Developed Countries (Comparative Case Studies of the DRС and Somalia) Zanoskina E.N. Nigeria and South Africa in Rivalry for Economic Leadership: Investment Flows as an Instrument of Influence Barinov A.K. Competition of World Powers on Egyptian Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels and Associated Transport Equipment Markets International PoliticsDmitriev R.V., Gorokhov S.A. Geostrategic Competition of Non-State Actors in Africa: The Roman Catholic Church in the Fight for the «Continent of Hope») Zakharov I.А. The Role of Christian Churches in Geo-Economical and Geopolitical Rivalry of European Nations in Africa: 20th – 21st Centuries Challenges of our TimeNtege E. Characteristics, Analysis and Tackling of Terrorism in Uganda Political ProblemsSadovskaya L.M. The Development of Youth Parliamentarism in Africa Russia – AfricaSugakov G.K. Comparative Assessment of Investment Attractiveness of African Countries for Russian Capital Krylova N.L. Soviet African Wife (Portrait of the «Cold War Era»)