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Africa-Russia agreement positive

Like many African nations, Uganda, Ethiopia and Congo have remained neutral on Russia’s war in Ukraine, with all three either abstaining or being absent during the UN’s March General Assembly vote condemning Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is on a four-nation tour of the African continent. After visits to Egypt and the Republic of the Congo, he landed in Uganda on Tuesday and will continue onto Ethiopia. The reservations of many Africa nations in taking sides over the war in Ukraine were highlighted back in April when the UN General Assembly voted to suspend Russia’s membership of the Human Rights Council. Is it time for Africa to rethink its diplomatic relations with other continents ?

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