*FROM conVersation 12 May 2022* Nicholas Weston has written in the Conversation
QUOTE THe war in Ukraine poses multiple risks to the African continent. Top of the list are political instability and unrest as people buckle under rising food prices, and a shift in global attention away from the continent opening the door to conflicts getting out of hand. Nicholas Westcott warns <https://theconversationafrica.cmail20.com/t/r-l-tytithtl-odhtlzuku-i/> that the longer the war goes on, the worse the damage to Africa. African countries need to step in, not step away. To stay neutral risks signalling weakness and marginalisation in international affairs. Sitting on the fence helps no-one, especially when the fence will inevitably one day collapse.END QUITE To be charitable it is either arm twisting or blatant blackmailing To those unfamiliar with *conVersation it is based in a consortium of South African Universities and the idea is that the articles can be reproduced in Newspapers in Africa without any fee. * *With all the talk about the danger of fossil fuel and the environment we are being told to continue with the damage ...Let Uncle Sam and Saudi Arabia become super rich. Borrow money spend it recklessly etc/ A sure way is to shut the national research Institutions at the one prestigious Universities. Support dictators * */I have copied it to a number of my Tanzanian friends ....Tanzania is rich in gas a better option (along with solar, wndi etc )Tanzania like India, China and others have remained neutral * *The solution is not war but peace* *.* *Grandolfo in M Juu* *Change is possible with an informed Citzenary*