8. Freeing ourselves from the yoke of contemporary Western debt

Debt could become a new chain – and Patrice Lumumba has warned against it. Today, African nations pay billions in interest while basic needs go unmet. He called for economic policies that serve people, not creditors. Debt relief, he argued, is not charity but justice. Together with Roland Lumumba, we revisit his father’s demand for financial freedom from Western debt traps.