African Continent (inlight of) Security and economic competition between United States of America and Russian Federation

Abstract

    The African continent has acquired a special status and importance, particularly with the beginning of the third millennium AD, which placed it at the heart of the international and regional competitive strategies of the major powers. The most important areas witnessing fierce competition between the United States and the Russian Federation on the African continent are the economic and military-security fields. In the economic field, competition is concentrated in commercial and investment activities and primarily in the energy sector, while the military-security aspect is witnessing parallel competition, particularly in the field of establishing military bases and intelligence and security offices, in addition to competition in the field of establishing military and security partnerships with the countries of the continent and coordination in the field of combating terrorism, organized crime, illegal immigration, piracy, and others. Despite the clear power differential in favor of the United States, both powers have special relations with some allies from certain political systems and governments, and they have a system of special interests in the African continent that they work to achieve according to their available capabilities and based on the extent of their awareness of the importance of these interests and their special desire to achieve them and through various mechanisms.