Diplomatically Isolated Belarus Seeks Allies in Africa

President Alexander Lukashenko has been sanctioned by the West for his firm backing of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko chairs a meeting with military officials in Minsk, Belarus. Nikolay Petrov/BelTA via Reuters

YAOUNDE, Cameroon—A new bilateral intercourse is growing between the diplomatically isolated Eastern European nation of Belarus and countries in Africa.

This is epitomized by the Belarusian president’s recent visit to the continent.