The tutorial analyzes the main sources on the history of Russia's contacts with African countries. The main groups of historical sources on the history of contacts of pre-Petrine Russia with African countries, the policy of the Russian Empire in Africa, on relations between the USSR and modern Russia with the countries of the Black Continent are characterized. A separate chapter is devoted to sources on the history of Russian emigration in Africa. For students studying in the direction of "Oriental Studies and African Studies."