Addison Joseph | Communist Party of South Sudan
Revolutionary greetings, comrades.
We hope this wonderful gathering of anti-imperialist and anti-fascist forces from around the world becomes a turning point in the struggle against the aggression and brutality capitalist imperialism, and against its attacks on the national sovereignty of peoples.
To advance their expansionist ambitions, imperialist powers—especially the United States and France—use many tools to plunder and extract resources from poor nations. One of the most common methods is direct control through military presence, using force to intervene in countries or establish military bases.
They also use other mechanisms to maintain domination, depending on the specific conditions and political context of each country. Different contexts require different forms of intervention.
Contribution to the Fragmentation of States
One of the most common tools used by imperialist powers is the fragmentation and destabilization of states. This involves dismantling countries into competing ethnic, tribal, or sectarian entities in order to make them easier to control.
This strategy is achieved by politicizing tribal and sectarian identities and turning them into the basis for distributing power and resources, which fuels continuous internal conflict. People are divided along tribal and sectarian lines, while imperialist powers impose the rules of the political system and manipulate political actors who lead these groups. These actors are then used as instruments for the plunder of resources and the transfer of wealth and surplus to imperialist countries, either directly or indirectly.
This process can be seen in Libya, South Sudan, and the Congo. Imperialist powers influence and manage the political situation in these countries by arming rival groups through regional proxies. They then impose peace arrangements that merely accommodate the warring parties instead of addressing the root causes of the conflict. In this way, the cycle of crisis continues, allowing imperialist powers to benefit from both war and peace.
The position of the Communist Party of South Sudan is clear: we struggle for a just and lasting peace that addresses the root causes of conflict. We advocate for the building of a new national vehicle for peace based on a lean and effective government that works to end the suffering of our people, provide South Sudanese citizens with basic services, and resolve the economic crisis that South Sudan has faced for a long time.
The adoption of free-market economic policies has made the lives of South Sudanese people increasingly miserable, leaving many unable to meet their basic needs. The Communist Party of South Sudan also fights against tribalism as a political tool used to divide our people along ethnic lines. We are working hard to unite our people in their struggle for development, economic sovereignty, and the right to use their natural resources to serve local needs and achieve self-sufficiency.
Proxy War
To extend their influence, imperialist powers use proxy wars as a form of indirect intervention in African countries. They rely on regional actors who act in ways that support the interests of imperial powers and behave in an imperialist manner within their own regions. This is characterized by actions aimed at expanding political, economic, and military influence over other nations, often in collaboration with dominant global powers.
These regional actors are used to facilitate the extraction of mineral resources that fuel wars in countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan. Gold is smuggled to regional states, including Uganda and Rwanda, where it is often refined and exported to international markets, particularly the UAE.
Sudan is another prominent example. Large quantities of Sudanese gold are smuggled to the UAE even during the ongoing war in the country. the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudan army have facilitated the production and smuggling of gold to the UAE.
This strategy enables the exploitation of Africa’s natural resources and the extraction of enormous economic value from African nations at the expense of their peoples and development.
The involvement of fascist imperialist powers in proxy wars can be clearly seen in Africa through the UAE’s support for militias such as Haftar’s forces in Libya and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan. This support includes operations supplying weapons and drones to these groups.
The war in Mali is not far from that. Qaeda-linked JNIM militants have reportedly received support from external forces seeking to destabilize Mali and undermine its sovereignty.
Conclusion
To confront fascist imperialist powers in Africa, progressive movements committed to anti-imperialism and anti-fascism must unite and establish an African front against proxy wars, plunder, and the extraction of the continent’s resources.
This urgent task requires progressive and democratic forces to unite and work together in confronting and resisting the project of imperialist domination. Global solidarity among progressive forces remains one of the most powerful weapons that peoples possess in the struggle against imperialism and exploitation.
Down with imperialism!
Down with reactionary forces!
Forward, progressive movements!
Forward, anti-imperialism and anti-fascism!
