Nigeria's The Nation published on 3 March 2022 a commentary titled "Three Lessons for Africa from the Ukraine-Russia Crisis" by David Monda, City University of New York.
First, the Ukraine crisis has shown Africa that Russia still has designs of reestablishing its colonial style domination of its former republics and is not a benign middleman pursuing altruistic goals in Africa. Second, the war in Ukraine has shown Africa that the post-9/11 world order is a loose and tenuous multi-polarity. Third, Russia's actions in Ukraine illustrate to Africa that major power competition results in weak states suffering.
