Posted on 19.12.202521.12.2025 by KaterinaIssue Vol. 11, № 4 (73), 2025 Выпуск Т. 11, № 4 (73), 2025 IN MEMORY OF ANDREI YURYEVICH URNOV 5-8 AFRICAN IDENTITY AND SECURITY CHALLENGES Paulon M. Ethnogenesis and the War in Rwanda. The Policies of Otherness 9-28 Bulanakova M.A. The Sovereignty Factor in the Context of the African Union’s Policy on Integrative Border Governance 28-44 Panin N.A. International Organizations and Foreign Policies of Sub-Saharan African States: Conceptualizing Roles and Interdependencies 45-64 Erameh N.I., Ologe U.H., Ojakorotu V. Reassessing Nigeria’s Hegemonic Status in Africa: Factors, Discourse and Prospects 65-82 Tishkov S.A., Kharichkin I.K. UN and Regional Actors in Somalia: A Quest for New Modes of Interaction 83-98 Sadovskaya L.M. Penal Policy and Justice in African Countries: History and Modernity 99-112 SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT Interview with R.N. Ismagilova, Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences. African Studies and Ethnography in the 1960s–1990s: A Change of Milestones 113-125 FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME Filippov V.R. Far, far away on Lake Chad… The Decline of Military-Political Cooperation between France and the Republic of Chad 126-137 POLITICAL SCIENCE Nesterova E.S. The RSA’s Opposition Parties’ Approaches to Solving the Energy Crisis: a Viable Alternative to the ANC? 138-155 THEORY IN PRACTICE Fedorov A.V., Kirikova T.N. The Energy Sector of the Central African Republic: Status, Challenges, and Prospects 156-175 REVIEWS Kryuchkov Y.D. The Policy of Ethnic Federalism in Ethiopia: Achievements and Bottlenecks 193-196 Nadzharov A.M. Security Dynamics in the Sahel: Three RIAC Reports 180-183 Shipilov A.Yu. Peace and Security in Africa: Changing Nature of Conflicts and New Strategies to Address Them 184-188 Nikulin M.A. Drones in African Conflicts 189-192 Kulkova O.S. The Right to Development: Anticipating a New Reality 193-196 Lomova A.A., Karamaev S.G. Industrialization of Africa and Its Agency in Relations with China Through the Eyes of African Scholars 197-200