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Editorial

Almighty Russia invaded Ukraine against all odds
when Europe and America wore in vain. This results
in a large part of the population fleeing to other
countries.
To make matters worse, the world realized that
because of this invasion, people are going hungry
and in some places, the thought of starvation was
being agitated by governments. For humanitarian
reasons, Macky Sall, the newly elected African Union
chairperson, appealed to President Putin to allow
"food ships" to leave Ukraine.
After the ban on Russian oil and gas products,
Russian gas became a super-hot commodity that
played a vital role in Europe and other parts of the
world. It was a wake-up call to acknowledge that
nothing in life is guaranteed when the EU leaders
Logo of l'ASP called for "energy solidarity" among European

Since 2020, the world has gone through incredible nations.
changes, especially after COVID-19 and the Russia- Governments all over Europe have asked for a
Ukraine crisis. Both have an economic, social & reduction in gas consumption and stressed the
religious impact on the populations no matter where importance of prioritizing life-impacting industries.
they reside on the globe. Developing other forms of energy, including going
As the social implications of the Coronavirus became back to coal, is the new normal.
apparent, we witnessed countries shutting down The less affected countries, especially in Europe, are
completely. After Covid tests became the norm to gradually reducing imports from the old Soviet
pass frontiers, a controversial vaccine divided the Union as China and India position themselves as
medical world and sparked wild speculations. potential buyers with stiff discounts.
For more than two years, Saudi Arabia allowed only a African countries in a bold move did not align
limited number of pilgrims inside Saudi Arabia to behind the European Union or America but instead
make the pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the world's left an open door to Russia while condemning the
most revered sites. A third of the usual three million invasion. Considering Mali and Guinea Conakry's
applicants have been allowed to enter in 2022. recent radical positions towards France, this may be
A trail of economic consequences brought the premise of an African Renaissance.
uncertainty showing the important role China is There has never been such a tumultuous situation in
playing as the world’s biggest manufacturer. Scarcity geopolitics, but one thing for sure is the world is a
was the norm in all countries, with empty shelves a big village, so whatever happens in one corner, it
common occurrence in America, which was once ripples through the entire village with devastating
called "the land of all excess". consequences. African nations must prepare for the
Observing the Ukraine invasion, on the other hand, worst and shape their own destiny.
made us realize that there are no guarantees in this
world. Super nuclear powers can change the course
of a free nation at any time and impose themselves Yamar Fall
without any radical consequences. Pan-Africanism Solidarity Association

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