Does US hypocrisy explain African neutrality on Ukraine? | Conflict Zone

Sudanese-British billionaire philanthropist Mo Ibrahim, who has spent much of the last two decades addressing the importance of good governance and the rule of law in Africa, says the key to understanding the ambivalence or neutrality of many African countries towards Russia’s war in Ukraine is hypocrisy. How is this different than Iraq, he asked DW’s Tim Sebastian, saying many people in Africa don’t see a difference between the 2003 US invasion and Russia’s war in Ukraine when it comes to respecting sovereignty or international rules. Ibrahim also addressed the ongoing violence in the country of his birth, saying the world should not “let the fires spread” from Sudan and called for an arms export ban to the region amidst the fighting there.

Chapters:
00:00 War and rivalry in Sudan, two sides armed to the teeth
02:16 Humanitarian principles and civilian casualties in Khartoum
02:58 Does he lose faith in Africa?
03:12 Ibrahim foundation index on governance: improvement over last ten years
03:40 Africa’s own goal: bad governance, backsliding
04:01 Governance is about deliverables including human rights, security & rule of law
04:48 Marginalization, exclusion, minorities, climate changes, herders, farmers, Darfur, General Bashir
05:40 Coups, militia, RSF, army, and young people protesting against tyranny & dictatorship
07:03 Tolerance of military rule: Afrobarometer Guinea and corrupt civilians
08:11 It’s wonderful to get rid of bad leaders, replacing Satan with the devil
09:14 Strongmen became fashionable: Trump, Erdogan, Putin, Xi Jinping, Orbán, Duterte, it’s not an African phenomenon, it’s global
10:50 Every morning we used to have a coup somewhere in Africa
11:10 at do we need these armies for in Africa
11:52 UN Human Rights Council and Sudan
12:18 There is no government in Khartoum.
12:41 African Union suspended Sudan, but the AU has no standing army.
13:17 What about the UN Security Council? No moral outrage, no opinion, it’s shameful
14:23 Contact with en. Abdel-Fattah Burhan and Gen. Mohammed Dagalo?
14:48 The Hauge, Omar al-Bashir, ICC, African Court and immunity from prosecution for heads of state.
16:04 West Darfur, South Sudan, regional contagion from unrest?
16:12 We cannot give up on Sudan, before the fire spreads, US, Saudi Arabia, Quartet, Nairobi, export ban
17:13 Foreign armies in Africa and Wagner Group, Russian PMC
17:42 African ambivalence, neutrality on Russia’s war in Ukraine, postcolonial, UN resolution,
19:00 US 2003 invasion of Iraq and hypocrisy
19:13 Do the rules only apply to Russia? Libya
20:13 When you talk international rules it should apply to everybody
20:29 US allegation against South Africa regarding arms shipments to Russia, ambassador apology, ANC, Cyril Ramaphosa
22:05 Accuracy of US intelligence
22:50 What should West do in Africa? COVID vaccinations, good words, no deeds
24:00 20 trillion dollars in spending since pandemic for Africa how much? Sri Lanka, Zambia,
24:50 100 billion dollars a year in illicit transfer from Africa

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