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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">centero</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Контуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Outlines of global transformations: politics, economics, law</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2542-0240</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2587-9324</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Center for Crisis Society Studies</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.31249/kgt/2024.03.11</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">centero-1536</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Панорама Африки и Ближнего Востока</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Africa and the Middle East: the Сhanging Landscape</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Развитие железнодорожных магистралей на Африканском континенте: фактор международного сотрудничества или соперничества?</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>The Development of Railways on the African Continent: A Factor of International Cooperation or Competition?</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4149-9907</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Володина</surname><given-names>М. А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Volodina</surname><given-names>M. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Мария Андреевна ВОЛОДИНА, кандидат исторических наук, ведущий научный сотрудник </p><p>ул. Спиридоновка, д. 30/1, г. Москва, 123001</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Maria А. VOLODINA, PhD in History, Leading Researcher</p><p>Spiridonovka Street, 30/1, Moscow, 123001</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">volodinamarie@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Институт Африки РАН</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2024</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>31</day><month>01</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>17</volume><issue>3</issue><elocation-id>201–224</elocation-id><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Володина М.А., 2025</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Володина М.А.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Volodina M.A.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.ogt-journal.com/jour/article/view/1536">https://www.ogt-journal.com/jour/article/view/1536</self-uri><abstract><p>Поступательное развитие африканских обществ напрямую зависит от формирования современных механизмов для поступательной модернизации всех сфер общественной жизни на Африканском континенте. Так, первостепенная роль на пути модернизации и развития Африки отводится именно инфраструктурным проектам, реализуемым совместными усилиями африканских государств и международных компаний. Создание транспортных коридоров, соединяющих несколько африканских стран, является приоритетным направлением для инфраструктурных проектов. Подобные коридоры являются своеобразным мультимодальным решением для нескольких стратегических задач: возможности быстрой доставки грузов (прибывающих морским путем) вглубь африканских стран, создания разветвленной сети сборочных и сбытовых услуг, привлечения инвестиций, возможности приобщения африканских компаний к технологическому опыту иностранных фирм, ускорения интеграционных процессов в Африке. Создание новых инфраструктурных проектов позволит подготовить и трудоустроить молодых специалистов, что является первостепенной задачей руководителей всех африканских государств, поскольку именно безработица среди молодых когорт (крайне высокой во многих странах Африки, что продемонстрировали события «арабской весны») способствует стремительному росту оттока молодых африканцев на Запад в поисках работы, а также активизации террористических группировок. Влияние Китая на Африканском континенте усиливается с каждым годом, что объясняется китайской стратегией Морского шёлкового пути из Азии в Европу. Китай также заинтересован в доступе к ресурсам африканских стран.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The progressive development of African societies directly depends on the formation of modern mechanisms for the progressive modernization of all spheres of public life on the African continent. Thus, the primary role on the path to modernization and development of Africa is given to infrastructure projects implemented by joint efforts of African states and international companies. The creation of transport corridors connecting several African countries is a priority for infrastructure projects. Such corridors are a kind of multimodal solution for solving several strategic tasks: the possibility of rapid delivery of goods (delivered by sea) deep into African countries, the creation of an extensive network of assembly and sales services, attracting investment, the possibility of introducing African companies to the technological experience of foreign firms, accelerating integration processes in Africa. The creation of new infrastructure projects will help train and employ young specialists, which is a priority task for the leaders of all African states, since it is unemployment among young cohorts (extremely high in many African countries, as demonstrated by the events of the Arab Spring) that contributes to the rapid growth of the outflow of young Africans to the West in search of work, as well as the activation of terrorist groups. China’s influence on the African continent is increasing every year, which is explained by the Chinese strategy of the Maritime Silk Road from Asia to Europe. China is also interested in access to the resources of African countries.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>железные  дороги</kwd><kwd>мультимодальные транспортные сети</kwd><kwd>интеграция</kwd><kwd>модернизация</kwd><kwd>транспортные проекты</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>railways</kwd><kwd>multimodal transport networks</kwd><kwd>integration</kwd><kwd>modernization</kwd><kwd>transport projects</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Baffi S. Railroads to civilization: The railroad in South Africa’s territorial policies // L’Espace géographique. – 2014. – Vol. 43, N 4. – P. 338–355. – URL: https://shs.cairn.info/journal-espace-geographique-2014-4-page-338?lang=en (дата обращения: 30.07.2024).</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Baffi S. (2014). 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