It would help African countries to have a common position on the Ukraine war. This should be based on its impact on food and energy security in the continent.
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The boycott is ambiguous and will undermine the value of sport in diplomacy.
As long as athletes stand witness to the Olympic flame in Beijing and compete in the games, complacency will overshadow any message of condemnation.
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Associate Professor in International Development Studies, Dalhousie University
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Reader in Sports Management and Development, Brunel University of London
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Director, African Centre for the Study of the United States, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto
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Associate Fellow, University of Oxford