National interests prevail as African leaders tread carefully on Ukraine crisis
Ukrainians scamper out of a burning house that was shelled by Russian fighters in the city of Irpin, outside Kyiv, on March 4, 2022. African states have largely steered clear of Putin’s aggression in Ukraine. PHOTO | AFP
African countries are treading carefully in the Russia-Ukraine war to protect their national interests even as they defend the rights of Africans trapped in war zones.
Available data indicate that most African countries source most of their military equipment from Russia and may not want to bite a finger that feeds them in the ongoing calls to condemn the war.
