South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has called for stronger continental unity to combat oppression and address historical injustices.
The former leader made the call over the weekend during a panel discussion at Joseph Ki-Zerbo University in Ouagadougou.
Addressing an audience of students, scholars, and members of the African diaspora, Zuma urged Africans to “stop destroying each other” and to “resist Western blackmail.”
The event, part of a visit by people of African descent, focused on economic crimes targeting the continent and their long-term impacts on development.
Zuma highlighted what he described as the limited achievements of liberation movements, calling the continent’s post-independence freedom largely “formal” and superficial.
Zuma’s address underscored a broader call for African solidarity, economic independence, and the pursuit of genuine self-determination amid lingering external pressures.
