Africa has become collateral victim of Russia-Ukraine war - African Union

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“The most emblematic sign of these fragilities is the food crisis following the climatic disorders, the health crisis of COVID-19, amplified today by the conflict in Ukraine,” Mr Mahamat said.

Africa has recently become the collateral victim of a distant conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Moussa Mahamat, AU Commission chairperson said in his Africa Day speech.

In addition, the AU decided to dedicate the Year 2022 “to building resilience in food and nutrition security on the African Continent: Strengthening Agri-food systems and health and social production systems to accelerate socio-economic and human capital development.” “On the memorial level, it takes us back to the youthful freshness of the first moments of the OAU. At the geopolitical and institutional level, it constantly questions our individual and collective capacity to build the Africa then dreamed of by our founding fathers.

Acknowledging the failure of governance on the continent, he said the disasters generated by bad governance can no longer be concealed following the demand for transparency imposed by a population that is increasingly open to the world through the new information and communication technologies. However, in confronting these challenges, the AU, according to Mr Mahamat, has adopted a number of mechanisms.

 

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