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In a speech delivered during the eighth session of the Dakar International Forum, African Union President Macky Sall said that the impression should not be formed that Africans are indifferent to the situation in Ukraine, such as the rejection of many African countries. not to take sides in this The crisis comes as a response to international indifference for the attacks on the continent. The brunette. He said that while Ukraine is invaded and attacked, Africa is constantly attacked by terrorism and lacks international solidarity and support in the face of the economic crisis it is going through and in the face of disease.
African Union President Macky Sall stressed on Monday that Africa “is not against Ukraine”, which has been “attacked”, explaining that the refusal of many African countries to take sides in this crisis was a response. international indifference to attacks on the continent.
Said the president of Senegal who presides the African Union In a speech delivered during the eighth session of the Dakar International Forum, the Conference of Leaders and Experts on Security in the Dark Continent, “Africa is not against Ukraine, we shouldn’t get the impression that Africans don’t care. the situation in Ukraine. “
He added: “But Africans say that while Ukraine is at war and is invaded and attacked, Africa is constantly attacked by terrorism.” He also stressed the lack of international solidarity in the face of the economic crisis and the continent’s disease.
He added: “We are in 2022 and we are no longer in the era of colonialism. We are in 2022, so countries, even if poor, have a similar dignity. We must treat their problems with the same respect.”
He renewed his call for better African representation in international organizations such as the United Nations Security Council or the Group of Twenty.
African countries are divided The Russian invasion of Ukraineas evidenced by numerous United Nations votes since February 2022.
Sall asked to open the doors to negotiations between the parties to the Ukrainian crisis. “We need to be able to stop this war that is destroying the world,” she said.
Previously, the secretary of state in charge of development, francophony and international partnerships of the French minister for Europe and foreign affairs, Chrysola Zakaropoulou, had asked that Africa “solidify” with Europeans in the face of the Russian attack .
It represents an “existential threat to the stability and integrity of our continent”, he said, adding: “Therefore, we expect solidarity with Africa”.
He stressed that “Russia alone is responsible for this economic crisis and the energy and food crisis”.
Africa has been hit hard by the fallout from the Ukrainian crisis and its impact on prices and supplies, especially wheat.
France 24 / AFP
