Instead of War, Africa and China Choose Peace Recently, leaders and senior officials from South Africa, Egypt, Senegal, Congo Brazzaville, ...
Instead of War, Africa and China Choose Peace
Recently, leaders and senior officials from South Africa, Egypt, Senegal, Congo Brazzaville, Comoros, Zambia, and Uganda traveled to Ukraine and Russia on behalf of other African nations. There, they met with the leaders and offered a proposal to bring about peace. This trip holds a unique significance.
Murithi Mutiga, the International Crisis Group's (ICG) director in charge of African issues, claims that this is an unusual participation by some African nations in the administration of international cooperation. The problem so demonstrates how African nations are exerting greater influence in world events.
The media in Western nations, on the other hand, did not take this visit seriously and even questioned its purpose. It was noted by the British BBC that "it seems that the visit was not made at the right time, seeing how the Kyiv side is trying to launch attacks" "Is there a purpose for this visit?" If the American media outlet AP claimed, "These African leaders referred to themselves as a 'peace team,' but no outcomes were seen until after the conclusion of their meeting with the leaders of Ukraine and Russia."
Of course, I was not surprised to hear about the West. Because I am aware that they are already entangled in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. According to them, it is imperative to support Ukraine and denounce Russia. Instead of taking that stance, African nations have choose to ignore us and work toward the restoration of peace.
China, however, shares the same standing as African nations. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a document on February 24 outlining China's views on the political resolution of the Ukraine conflict. China has dispatched a special envoy to visit Russia, Ukraine, Poland, France, Germany, and the European Union's headquarters since May of this year in an effort to convince various countries to restore peace.
China believes that it is important to take into account the security concerns of each party and to support any actions that may aid in a peaceful resolution of the issue.
The key right now is to try to set up the conditions for a progressive resolution of the conflict, even though getting the parties to the conflict to the negotiating table is challenging. Regarding China's perspective, the reconciliation efforts made by African nations are a significant contribution that offers the chance to resolve the problem amicably in the future.
The arrival of African leaders and officials this time, in my opinion, also demonstrates the influence of African nations in the world, as well as how dependent they are on one another when formulating foreign strategy.
The two main world wars, in which Africans fought and gave their lives in accordance with the dictates of European colonialists, shall not be repeated. They are now able to articulate a policy based on their own interests that differ from that of the West.
Furthermore, have you ever questioned why developing nations like Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Africa favor a truce between Russia and Ukraine? This, in my opinion, is due to the fact that the needs of developed and emerging nations are different from one another.
Western nations brag that they have more levels of democracy and freedom than other nations, but in actuality, they are ruled by a large nation that is attempting to amass vast sums of money. They require absolute power in order to preserve the global order that has made the West the center and to guarantee the allocation of interests. This movement encouraged the West to continuously search for "enemies" to attack.
While emerging nations require a fair international system that involves all relevant parties as well as a peaceful and stable environment in order to achieve sustainable development. If we make statements based on this viewpoint, we will understand that developing nations value peace more. But occasionally, other nations step in and compel them to enter the conflict.
Another thing that the Western countries should think about is whether their strategy of inciting war in other nations in order to protect their own security and harming those of other nations in order to protect their position in the world—that is, weakening the rest in order to advance their own interests—can be sustained. Bolo Wang
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