African diplomats are solidly behind Zimbabwe in its fight against the two-decade-old illegal sanctions regime on the country.
In a recent interview ahead of Sadc Solidarity Day Against Sanctions on Zimbabwe, Dean of the Africans Diplomatic Corps and DRC’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mwawapanga Mwana Nanga said the country had continent’s support.
Sadc Heads of State and Government, at their recent Summit in Tanzania, declared October 25, 2019 a day of solidarity with Zimbabwe. Member states will hold various activities to express their solidarity with the nation.
“The first thing people of Zimbabwe should understand is that Zimbabwe is not alone no matter what they throw at you the world should know that your brothers, your sisters in the region and all over the world are with you,” he said.
“Keep in mind that back in 1998 when DRC was attacked by countries fronting the Western former colonial powers, Zimbabwe, Angola and Namibia came to our rescue because the objective of that attack was to break the DRC like they have broken Sudan into two countries, but it did not happen because our brothers and sisters came to our rescue.
“So the people of Zimbabwe have to understand also that their brothers in the region stand by them.”
Ambassador Mwana Nanga said African diplomats were of the position that unilateral sanctions had no place in modern politics.
“They have no place when we are talking about this new world of globalisation. It’s a multi-polar world nobody should be allowed to impose sanctions on any other country.
“Now if these sanctions were not working really and remind you these sanctions don’t just hurt Zimbabweans they hurt all of us.”
