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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/2025.03.06</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">centero-1803</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>От торговли к геополитике: трансформация роли ОАЭ в Африке южнее Сахары</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>From Trade to Geopolitics: The Transformation of the UAE’s Role in Sub-Saharan Africa</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6321-3503</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Денисова</surname><given-names>Т. С.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Denisova</surname><given-names>T. S.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Татьяна Сергеевна Денисова, кандидат исторических наук, ведущий научный сотрудник, заведующая Центром изучения стран Африки южнее Сахары </p><p>ул. Спиридоновка, д. 30/1, г. Москва, 123001</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Tatyana S. Denisova, PhD (History), Leading Researcher, Head of the Centre for the Study of Africa South of Sahara</p><p>Spiridonovka Street, 30/1, Moscow, 123001</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">tsden@hotmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9983-9994</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Костелянец</surname><given-names>С. В.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Kostelyanets</surname><given-names>S. V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Сергей Валерьянович Костелянец, кандидат политических наук, ведущий научный сотрудник, заведующий Центром социологических и политологических исследований</p><p>ул. Спиридоновка, д. 30/1, г. Москва, 123001</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Sergey V. Kostelyanets, PhD (Political Sciences), Leading Researcher, Head of the Centre for Sociological and Political Science Studies</p><p>Spiridonovka Street, 30/1, Moscow, 123001</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">sergey.kostelyanyets@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки 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>2025</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>11</day><month>12</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>18</volume><issue>3</issue><fpage>98</fpage><lpage>114</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Денисова Т.С., Костелянец С.В., 2025</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Денисова Т.С., Костелянец С.В.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Denisova T.S., Kostelyanets S.V.</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/1803">https://www.ogt-journal.com/jour/article/view/1803</self-uri><abstract><p>В конце 2010‑х – начале 2020‑х годов заметно расширилось присутствие в Африке, в том числе в странах Африки южнее Сахары (АЮС), так называемых средних держав: Турции, Ирана, Катара, Королевства Саудовская Аравия (КСА), Объединённых Арабских Эмиратов (ОАЭ) и других, – являющихся «центрами силы» в своих регионах и использующих конкуренцию между крупными государствами (Китаем, Индией, США, Францией и др.) в своих интересах. Они оказывают всё большее влияние на политическое и экономическое развитие африканских стран, участвуя в миротворческих миссиях и мирных переговорах, поддерживая дружественные им режимы, вмешиваясь в конфликтные ситуации, в том числе путем поставок оружия той или стороне в конфликте, а также увеличивая объемы инвестиций в наиболее важные для них отрасли африканской экономики и предоставляя большую помощь на цели развития. Одним из крупнейших геополитических игроков в Африке становятся ОАЭ, активно развивающие многовекторное сотрудничество со странами континента. Благодаря географической близости и религиозной общности со многими государствами и народами Африки, а также большим объемам инвестиций и помощи в целях развития Эмираты превратились в одного из наиболее желательных партнеров стран континента, в том числе стран Африки южнее Сахары. Этому способствует и присоединение ОАЭ в 2024 г. к БРИКС. Вместе с тем, признавая позитивные эффекты экономического сотрудничества между Эмиратами и Африкой, авторы отмечают и негативные последствия вмешательства ОАЭ во внутренние дела стран континента.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>In the late 2010s to early 2020s, the presence of so-called “middle powers” in Africa, including Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), significantly expanded. Countries such as Turkey, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and others, which act as regional “centers of power,” have leveraged competition among major global states (China, India, the U.S., France, etc.) to advance their interests. These middle powers increasingly influence the political and economic development of African nations by participating in peacekeeping missions and peace negotiations, supporting allied regimes, intervening in conflicts (including through arms supplies to conflicting parties), and boosting investments in key sectors of African economies while expanding development assistance. The UAE has emerged as one of the largest geopolitical players in Africa, actively pursuing multidimensional cooperation with countries across the continent. Geographic proximity, religious ties with many African states and peoples, substantial investments, and development assistance have positioned the Emirates as one of the most desirable partners for African nations, including SSA states. This status is further reinforced by the UAE’s accession to BRICS in 2024. While acknowledging the positive effects of UAE-Africa economic cooperation, the authors also highlight the negative consequences of the Emirates’ interference in the internal affairs of African countries.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>страны АЮС</kwd><kwd>ОАЭ</kwd><kwd>экономическое сотрудничество</kwd><kwd>политические контакты</kwd><kwd>Красное море</kwd><kwd>военно-политические конфликты</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Sub-Saharan African countries</kwd><kwd>UAE</kwd><kwd>economic cooperation</kwd><kwd>political contacts</kwd><kwd>Red Sea region</kwd><kwd>military-political conflicts</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><funding-statement xml:lang="ru">Статья подготовлена при поддержке гранта Министерства науки и высшего образования Российской Федерации на проведение крупных научных проектов по приоритетным направлениям научно-технологического развития № 075-15-2024-551 «Глобальные и региональные центры силы в формирующемся мироустройстве».</funding-statement><funding-statement xml:lang="en">This article was prepared with the support of a grant from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation for major scientific projects in priority areas of scientific and technological development No. 075-15-2024-551 “Global and regional centers of power in the emerging world order”.</funding-statement></funding-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Васильев А.М. 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