Posted on 14.07.202614.07.2026 by KaterinaIssue Vol. 12, № 2 (75), 2026 Выпуск Т. 12, № 2 (75), 2026BRICS AFRICAN STRATEGIES Ufimtsev A.A. Beyond Summits: BRICS and International Financial Institutions in African Academic Discourse 5-25 Pantserev К.А. African Agenda in the BRICS Strategic Communication 26-41 Andreeva T.A., Sukhova D.M. Between the Global South and the North: Nigeria’s “Soft Balancing” through BRICS 42-58 Barinov A.A., Mugabi B. BRICS as a Tool to Strengthen Uganda’s Regional Agency 59-75 Grishenkin M.S. Namibia on the Path to Partnership with BRICS: Opportunities and Constraints of a Small African State 76-93 Kharina O.A., Strelnikova I.A., Shatalin K.S. Scientific and Technological Potential of African and Middle Eastern Countries within the BRICS Framework: Opportunities and Interests of Russia 94-109 ECONOMY Omaji P.O. Mineral Beneficiation: Towards True Sovereignty, Development and Security in Nigeria 110-131 Aboul Dahab K.M. Digital Identification as an Element of Digital Public Infrastructure: Towards Localization of Production in Africa 132-153 Ustyuzhantseva O.V. Data Centers in South Africa’s Industrial Development Strategy: Investments, Energy Constraints, and Positioning in Global Value Chains 154-169 FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME Malkina M.Yu., Mulaw S.G. The Impact of Internal War on Tourism and Hospitality Industry: The case of Lalibela Town of Ethiopia 170-187 REVIEWS Andreev A.V. Problems of Re-Sovereignization as Viewed by Russian and African Researchers 188-191 Ryabinin A.L. The Global South in the Kremlin’s Foreign Policy after 24/2: A New Monograph on Russia’s Pivot to the South 192-196 ACADEMIC HERITAGE Adu Y.N. The Non-Aligned Movement Yesterday, BRICS+ – Today 197-200