Summary:
- The Russia-Ukraine War significantly impacts Africa in human security, geo-economics, energy, and politics, disrupting global energy markets and potentially affecting African economies.
- African viewpoints differ based on historical ties, economic interests, and geopolitical alliances, resulting in varied support for Russia or Ukraine, neutrality, or alignment with a particular side.
- The conflict has prompted shifts in global governance, with emerging powers like China and India challenging Western dominance in trade, investment, and security.
- As Africa is poised to become a crucial arena for great-power competition in the future, countries can benefit from developing closer ties with each other to promote regional integration, cooperation and stability.
- African nations must carefully balance national and regional interests with competing global powers, developing foreign policies that consider short and long-term strategic goals while navigating the complex landscape of great-power competition and evolving governance structures.
