IN early March the United Nation’s General Assembly voted on a resolution demanding Russia immediately stop its military operations in Ukraine. Out of 193 member states, 141 voted in support of the resolution, five voted against, 35 abstained and 12 didn’t vote at all. Of the 54 African member states, Eritrea voted against the resolution, 16 African countries including South Africa abstained, while nine other countries did not vote at all. Author OLAYINKA AJALA, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University In all about half (26) of the 54 member states in Africa chose the path of neutrality…