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Withdrawal, 17 african countries abstained, including senegal. >> there's also a strong strand of thought in african diplomacy that says african states should maintain the principle of non-interference. and so they shouldn't get caught up in proxy wars between the east and the west as some states did get caught up in proxy wars during the cold war for instance. >> reporter: nelson mandela once put it like this. it is a mistake to, quote, think that their enemies should be our enemies. south africa also abstained from the u.n. vote, and president cyril ramaphosa has since blamed nato for consid...