Foreign Policy posted on 2 March 2022 a commentary titled "How the Russia-Ukraine War Impacts Africans" by Nosmot Gbadamosi.
The article focuses on the charges of racism against Ukraine and European officials as African students try to flee to safety. The author also suggests Russia's increasing isolation may push it closer to African countries such as Mali and the Central African Republic that have employed Russian mercenaries to deal with their own security problems.