Is the world moving on while Ukraine burns?

Mmegi: The conflict with Russia is heading towards its third year. What is your sense in terms of Africa’s support for Ukraine on international platforms? Is it adequate or where would you like to see greater support?

Abravitova: I think that we have to first of all look at Africa, not conglomeratively. We have to analyse the level of cooperation and connection and the support from country to country. The continent is very diverse; 54 countries with different dynamics and bilateral relations. We can look at the dynamics from Russia’s annexation of Crimea to the invasion of Ukraine and we will see that there are countries like Botswana that are consistently standing for democracy, human rights, the principles of international law, and the United Nations Charter.