Aljazeera published on 10 April 2022 a commentary titled "Russia's New World Order Is Bad News for Africa" by Tafi Mhaka, Johannesburg-based political commentator.
The author noted that Beijing and Moscow are calling for a new multipolar world, but not any reforms that would diminish the enormous influence they have in world affairs. Putin's popularity is at an irrational and possibly dangerous high in Africa despite the illegality and brutality of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Africa does not need the repression of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. Africa should chart its own world order that is defined by strong, independent, and democratic multilateral institutions.
