Gallup published on 13 April 2022 an analysis titled "Africans Divided on Russia's Leadership Before Ukraine War" by Zach Bikus.
Before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, median approval of Russia's leadership stood at 42 percent across Africa in 2021 compared to 60 percent for the United States and 52 percent for China. But approval of Russian leadership was consistently higher in Africa than the global median of 33 percent. Approval was also higher in west Africa, especially Mali, than in east and southern Africa.
