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How African states voted on UN debate on Ukraine
10:20 CAT | 03 Mar 2022
Image: Twitter / @DevReimagined
Some 17 African countries abstained from the vote at the UN General Assembly to deplore the Russian invasion of Ukraine while some other 28 countries in the continent voted in favour. [vote results are here]
Among those abstaining from vote were South Africa, Algeria, Uganda, Burundi, Senegal, South Sudan, Mali and Mozambique. Others were Sudan, Namibia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa Republic, Madagascar, Tanzania and Congo.
Eritrea was the only African country that voted against the resolution.
Egypt, Tunisia, Nigeria, Kenya, Chad, Ghana, Gambia, Gabon, Rwanda, Cote d’Ivoire, Libya, Liberia, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Niger, Benim, Lesotho, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Mauritius, Comoros, Seychelles ,Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo, among others, voted yes.
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Guinea Bissau, Ethiopia, Eswatini were not in the room.
Read: General Assembly resolution demands end to Russian offensive in Ukraine
Today, UN Member States were asked to vote on a resolution on #Ukraine and #Russia in a special Emergency Session. This is how African countries voted – 51% were in favour, 2% against, 31% abstained, and 15% were not in the room. #infographics pic.twitter.com/Me9VB62AUM
— Development Reimagined™ (@DevReimagined) March 2, 2022
Uganda said it abstained from the vote to uphold “neutrality” as the incoming chair of the Non-Aligned Movement (Nam).
Nam is a forum made up of 120 developing countries to assert their independence from the competing claims of the two superpowers.
In a tweet, Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Adonia Ayebare, said the country will “continue to play a constructive role in the maintenance of peace and security both regionally and globally”.
Uganda Abstained on the UN General Assembly vote on the Ukraine Crisis. As incoming Chair of the Non- aligned Movement(NAM) NEUTRALITY is key. Uganda will continue to play a constructive role in the maintenance of peace and security both regionally and globally. pic.twitter.com/qCwqWop5tS
— Adonia Ayebare (@adoniaayebare) March 2, 2022
from this map you can easily understand who voted for, against and abstention #UNGA #Russia #India #Ukriane pic.twitter.com/Wx0OeHE9IJ
— أبو رشيد (@mustafabinafzal) March 2, 2022
Source: BBC ( additional information: The East African( UNGA)
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