African Leaders Sidestep Homegrown Conflicts at the UN Amid Growing Regional Chaos
While African leaders loudly condemn global crises, they largely ignore devastating conflicts in Sudan and Congo—exposing a troubling retreat from addressing Africa’s most urgent humanitarian disasters and raising questions about continental leadership.
At a time when Africa is engulfed in some of the world’s deadliest conflicts, its leaders chose to focus their United Nations speeches on distant crises rather than confront the bloodshed ravaging their own continent. Nigerian Vice President Kassim Shettima and other prominent African voices spoke passionately about Gaza and global issues, yet glaringly sidestepped the brutal wars tearing apart Sudan and Congo. Is Silence a New Strategy or a Sign of Weakness? The war in Sudan alone has claimed at least 40,000 lives, fractured the nation, and threatens famine—yet it barely registered during Africa’s moment on the world stage....
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