Russian-African relations in ten years: a new start

... Countries of the continent’s southern cone demonstrate the greatest stability, as well as economic and political strength. The first African lions , joining the cohort of the Asian tigers and dragons will come out of their ranks. According to forecasts by European experts, 17 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Namibia, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and South Africa, are likely to come close to this by 2050. Against this background, it is selectivity that becomes the basic condition ...