AFRICA STORIES : ANTI-RUSSIAN RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT UNITED NATIONS

As expected a UN general assembly resolution asking Russia to withdraw from Ukraine was adopted recently. Vast majority of Africa's 54 countries, following the principle of respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity, voted for this resolution. This includes even countries that have good relations with Russia such as Nigeria and Egypt.

But there were some exceptions to the rule...

The francophone African nations that recently ditched French troops in favour of Russian "Wagner" mercenaries abstained or voted against the anti-Russian resolution or did not vote at all. These include Mali, Burkina Faso and Central Africa Republic.

African nations governed by political parties with ties to defunct USSR such as South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Mozambique, Algeria, Zimbabwe, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,Tanzania and Republic of Congo abstained or did not vote at all. (Republic of Congo must not be confused with the much larger Democratic Republic of Congo, which voted for the resolution.)

Countries such as Uganda, Sudan, Eritrea, Gabon, Togo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia and Burundi that are just beginning to build closer ties with Russia following Sergei Lavrov's robust diplomacy also abstained or voted against the UN resolution.

Outside Africa, many countries that have good relations with Russia voted for the anti-Russia resolution. These include Argentina, Indonesia, Serbia, Hungary and even Brazil, which belongs to the BRICS. The entire Indian subcontinental nations (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka) abstained from voting for the anti-Russia resolution.

Despite the successful passing of this UN resolution against Russia, I can confidently say that NATO countries will still not be able to get any non-Western country to place sanctions on Russia or to cut ties with her.

It is one thing to get people to vote for "territorial integrity", it is another to get them to follow up with some punitive measures.

Photo below is the table of countries and their individual reaction to the UN General Council Resolution asking Russia to leave Ukraine