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Marching in Solidarity with Venezuela, US Tariff Warfare and Madagascar’s Transition to Democracy
Marching in Solidarity with Venezuela, US Tariff Warfare and Madagascar’s Transition to Democracy
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This episode features a range of discussions from SA solidarity with Venezuelans to the US abuse of tariffs to maintain their crumbling geopolitical hegemony... 25.02.2026, Sputnik Africa
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Marching in Solidarity with Venezuela, US Tariff Warfare and Madagascar’s Transition to Democracy
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This episode features a range of discussions from SA solidarity with Venezuelans to the US abuse of tariffs to maintain their crumbling geopolitical hegemony. We also look at Madagascar as a case study of African solutions to African political transitions without Western mediation or interference.
On today’s Nnete Fela the host Seakga Tladi analyses a statement made by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) in which the union calls for the international community to take decisive actions against the United States for their military invasion of Venezuela. The host unpacks the feasibility and potential effectiveness of NUMSA’s demands if they are met. This part of the show also highlights the importance of international solidarity in confronting the imperialist tendencies of the United States.Later in the show foreign policy analyst Ryan Amley Moyo joins us to discuss how Africa, particularly through BRICS, can position itself to demonstrate continental resilience in the face of increasing US tariff threats against various nations.Moyo also explores how the BRICS Development Bank can be strengthened to fund African projects that build resilience against Western sanctions and tariff shocks. He speaks about the structural flaws and need to reform the international financial order which gives western markets too much power. Finally, we discuss Madagascar’s route to democracy and the role of the SADC region and South African leadership in mediating the process. Sihle Mavuso, a South African journalist, joins the show to discuss the importance of finding African solutions to African problems. He highlights the idea that non-African mediators often offer their services out of their own self-interest rather than out of goodwill.Can Africa truly achieve sovereignty while tethered to a Western financial order that uses tariffs as a weapon? Will the success of local mediation in Madagascar finally prove that African solutions are the only way to silence outside interference? Is the continent ready to stop merely reacting to imperialist shifts and start dictating its own destiny? For answers to these questions and more, tune into this episode of Nnete Fela.► Listen to all episodes of the Nnete Fela Show.
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Marching in Solidarity with Venezuela, US Tariff Warfare and Madagascar’s Transition to Democracy
This episode features a range of discussions from SA solidarity with Venezuelans to the US abuse of tariffs to maintain their crumbling geopolitical hegemony. We also look at Madagascar as a case study of African solutions to African political transitions without Western mediation or interference.
On today’s Nnete Fela the host Seakga Tladi analyses a statement made by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) in which the union calls for the international community to take decisive actions against the United States for their military invasion of Venezuela. The host unpacks the feasibility and potential effectiveness of NUMSA’s demands if they are met. This part of the show also highlights the importance of international solidarity in confronting the imperialist tendencies of the United States.
Later in the show foreign policy analyst Ryan Amley Moyo joins us to discuss how Africa, particularly through BRICS, can position itself to demonstrate continental resilience in the face of increasing US tariff threats against various nations.
“It's important for the Global South which is inclusive of BRICS, to have development pathways that are not just directed by IMF style, but that are more focused on African inclusivity and African relations,” Moyo says.
Moyo also explores how the BRICS Development Bank can be strengthened to fund African projects that build resilience against Western sanctions and tariff shocks. He speaks about the structural flaws and need to reform the international financial order which gives western markets too much power.
“Obviously, this is a wide wake-up call for many of the African countries to see that there is a structural fragility in over-reliance, specifically in the Western markets. What needs to take place now is African countries need to develop their own pathways of sovereignty through diversification of markets, global unity, and regionalization,” he adds.
Finally, we discuss Madagascar’s route to democracy and the role of the SADC region and South African leadership in mediating the process. Sihle Mavuso, a South African journalist, joins the show to discuss the importance of finding African solutions to African problems. He highlights the idea that non-African mediators often offer their services out of their own self-interest rather than out of goodwill.
“Because in the past […] we had outsiders coming to Africa to resolve our own challenges. And of course, we know that when they do so, it is not out of benevolence or out of the fact that they feel for Africans because they want to secure their own interests.”
Can Africa truly achieve sovereignty while tethered to a Western financial order that uses tariffs as a weapon? Will the success of local mediation in Madagascar finally prove that African solutions are the only way to silence outside interference? Is the continent ready to stop merely reacting to imperialist shifts and start dictating its own destiny? For answers to these questions and more, tune into this episode of Nnete Fela.
► Listen to all episodes of the Nnete Fela Show. 
