Eritrean President Slams Unilateral Sanctions As Modern 'Slavery,' Demands Their Removal
18:45 28.10.2026 (Updated: 19:37 28.10.2026)
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Current restrictive measures serve as tools of imposing conditionalities, containing Russia, and controlling Africa, Isaias Afwerki told Sputnik Africa during the ongoing Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow.
No one has the right to impose sanctions, he argued, describing them as "unlawful" and "illegal" violations of international law and fundamental UN resolutions.
More key points by the president:
Impact on Africa: Sanctions block progress and are costly for Africa's subsistence economies, which struggle to generate revenue under such restrictions.
Global Consequences: He cited ongoing conflicts and crises in the Middle East as examples of the pressures exerted by "so-called superpowers imposing sanctions on everybody."
Path Forward: These coercive measures must be removed to establish meaningful partnerships and shift toward a new, fair world order, Afwerki stressed.
No one has the right to impose sanctions, he argued, describing them as "unlawful" and "illegal" violations of international law and fundamental UN resolutions.
More key points by the president:
Impact on Africa: Sanctions block progress and are costly for Africa's subsistence economies, which struggle to generate revenue under such restrictions.
Global Consequences: He cited ongoing conflicts and crises in the Middle East as examples of the pressures exerted by "so-called superpowers imposing sanctions on everybody."
Path Forward: These coercive measures must be removed to establish meaningful partnerships and shift toward a new, fair world order, Afwerki stressed.
