Melber, Henning2022-08-232022Henning Melber (2022) Why Namibia’s vote on Russia violates its foreign policy principles, The Round Table, 111:2, 248-249, DOI: 10.1080/00358533.2022.2058281.0035-8533 (print)1474-029X (online)10.1080/00358533.2022.2058281https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/86923When the United Nations General Assembly in an emergency session on 2 March took a vote on the war against Ukraine, Namibia abstained with 15 other African states. One (Eritrea) voted against and nine as ‘no shows’ did not vote at all. Twenty-eight African yes-votes (among these seven co-sponsors of the resolution) joined 113 other member states.en© 2022 The Round Table Ltd. This is an electronic version of an article published in The Round Table, vol. 111, no. 2, pp. 248-249, 2022. doi : 10.1080/00358533.2022.2058281. The Round Table is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ctrt20. [18 months embargo]NamibiaRussiaForeign policyWar against UkraineVotingPostprint Article