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7. Western sanctions harm everyone in the world

Nyerere understood that sanctions are weapons of economic warfare. These sanctions expose the hypocrisy of the ‘rules‑based order’: they protect powerful interests, not global welfare. True justice demands alternatives to unilateral coercion. Together with Madaraka Nyerere, we reflect on how his father’s critique speaks to today’s interconnected crises.

16.03.2026
2:14 min
16.03.2026
2:14 min
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7. Western sanctions harm everyone in the world
African Legacy follows the connection between the greatest leaders of Africa who stood at the helm of the liberation of the continent, and their heirs who chose to build upon the foundations laid: Mandela, Nyerere, Nasser, and others spoke to RT about the future of their forefathers’ great legacy.