A large number of African nations have abstained from taking a side on the issue of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Just 28 out of the 54 African countries represented in the United Nations voted in favor of the UN March 2, 2022, resolution to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Of the 35 countries that voted to abstain, 17 were African—including Algeria, Angola, and South Africa, while eight others, including Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Morocco, did not submit a vote.
Eritrea was the lone African country that voted against the resolution, joining Belarus, North Korea, Russia, and Syria. Over 81 percent of non-African countries voted in favor of the resolution.
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