“Let us be categorical and direct from the front lines: a unified stance—with no whispers or abstentions—in support of the Caribbean island at the General Assembly,” Madondo emphasized in articles published by *Modern Ghana* and *Southern African Eye News*.

The academic, who recalled recent statements by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez regarding the cost of this hostile and inhumane policy, denounced the U.S. State Department’s pressure on other nations to alter their votes—not through lobbying, but through threats.

He added that U.S. officials—referring to Marco Rubio (as Secretary of State) and Mike Waltz (as Ambassador to the UN)—are openly resorting to blackmail, employing tactics such as sanctions, taxes, the suspension of cooperation programs, the denial of visas, and support for political opposition during elections.

“Africa is familiar with this theatrical scenario—this pain. Apartheid did the exact same thing,” the analyst asserted in *Modern Ghana* and *Southern African Eye News*.

Africa has suffered the consequences; Zimbabwe itself continues to live under sanctions and unilateral coercive measures. This is not diplomacy—it is blackmail. Today it is Cuba; tomorrow, it could be any of the 54 African states.

“Today, Cuba needs our vote. The position is clear: end the decades-long blockade, stop the blackmail and threats regarding our vote, and lift the energy siege,” he added.

“If we allow threats to be directed at this Caribbean nation, tomorrow we could be the ones being intimidated,” the academic concluded, urging Africa to stand united at the UN, speaking with a single voice in support of Cuba.

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