By Spy Uganda
The Pan-African Pyramid (PAP), a Ugandan based Pan-African and advocacy organisation, has strongly condemned what it described as a “barbaric and imperialist” act of aggression by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, stating an invasion and the forcible removal of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores from the country .
In a press statement issued on Saturday from Kampala, PAP founding Speaker and Chairman comrade Andrew Irumba Katusabe accused the US government, under President Donald J. Trump, of attempting to impose regime change in Venezuela through what it termed an illegal and lawless operation. Irumba said such actions amount to a gross violation of international law, the United Nations Charter, and the principles of national sovereignty and self-determination .
PAP aligned itself with remarks by Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who has stated that the Venezuelan government does not know the whereabouts of President Maduro and the First Lady. The organisation demanded that the United States provide verifiable proof of life and disclose the location and condition of the Venezuelan leader and his wife, describing their alleged disappearance as “state terrorism” rather than diplomacy .
The statement situates the alleged events within what PAP described as a long history of US interventionism across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. It cited past interventions in countries including Guatemala, Chile, Grenada, Panama, Iraq, Libya, and Syria, arguing that Venezuela is the latest target of a broader pattern of interference against governments that resist US economic and geopolitical influence .
According to PAP, Venezuela’s insistence on maintaining sovereign control over its oil, gas, gold, and other strategic resources has made it a target for foreign intervention. The organisation also referenced previous US actions, including the placement of a monetary bounty on President Maduro, which it said undermined international norms and reduced diplomacy to a criminal enterprise .
Drawing parallels with Africa’s own historical experiences, PAP argued that the alleged aggression against Venezuela mirrors neocolonial tactics long used on the African continent, including sanctions, destabilisation, and the installation of compliant governments. It stressed that the Venezuelan people have an inalienable right to determine their political future and safeguard their independence and national dignity .
The organisation invoked the legacy of Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar, saying his vision of sovereignty and self-rule continues to inspire resistance across the Global South, including Africa. PAP described the struggle of Venezuela as inseparable from that of Africa and other oppressed peoples, warning that silence in the face of such actions would amount to complicity .
PAP called on African governments, Pan-African movements, civil society organisations, and “people of conscience” worldwide to reject what it termed imperial overreach and to stand in solidarity with the Venezuelan people. It demanded an immediate end to all acts of aggression against Venezuela, the restoration of its full sovereignty, and accountability for those responsible.
