• @saltesc
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      351 year ago

      Just remember there’s 48 countries, not just “Africa”. Depending which country or even which area of a country you’re looking, you’ll find a part of Africa ruining Africa or a part of Africa being ruined by Africa. It’s a socially and politically wild place, mostly due to corruption and sectarianism. So, while a few support Russia, others are aiding Ukraine, others entirely indifferent to what’s going on.

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        1 year ago

        Just remember there’s 48 countries, not just “Africa”.

        The numbers: 15 abstained on the UN condemnation vote. 23 opposed condemning. 10 voted to condemn.

    • @Clbull
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      111 year ago

      After what the West did to Africa, can you really blame them for supporting Russian and Chinese foreign policy, especially when both nations have shown a far greater willingness to invest in the continent in recent years?

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        61 year ago

        Russia also benefits very heavily from goodwill in Africa generated by the Soviet Union’s colonial liberation legacy. A very large number of states there owe their sovereignty to Soviet support in overthrowing colonial rule.

    • @galloog1
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      -11 year ago

      I think this is ultimately why the deal was struck in the first place to be honest. It wasn’t hurting the right people.