The “Black Continent” In The Global Game Of Key Actors

The article is devoted to the analysis of Africa as a key intersection of the interests of the leading world powers in the context of the formation of a multipolar world order. The author considers the continent not only as a source of rich natural resources and growing markets, but also as an arena of fierce struggle for political and economic influence. The purpose of the article is to show Africa as one of the key areas of global politics and to reveal how the leading world powers – the United States, China, and France – implement their strategies on the continent. To achieve this goal, the following research methods were used: comparative analysis, content analysis, and geopolitical analysis. The peculiarities of approaches, points of intersection of interests and contradictions in the activities of the considered actors of world politics are revealed. At the same time, the emphasis is placed on the fact that Africa today is not an object of influence, but an active participant in international processes, on whose position the balance of power in the emerging reality depends. The author comes to a number of significant conclusions reflecting the specifics of Africa's current position in the current system of international relations. First of all, it is emphasized that the continent has ceased to be exclusively a resource-based periphery: it is turning into an independent center of gravity, where the interests of world powers collide. The paper also notes that the strategies of global actors differ in terms of the tools used and the goals pursued.