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Perhaps, no event generated more criticism of Western intervention in Africa than the parachute drop at Kolwezi (1978); perhaps, no event illustrates better Africa's ambiguous relationship with the Western powers. Calling in Western diplomats a month after the Kolwezi operation, Julius Nyerere, President of Tanzania, deplored what he saw as an attempt to reassert Western domination of the continent under the pretext of defending it against outside intervention. The following month, at the OAU Conference in Khartoum, Lieutenant-General Obasanjo, President of Nigeria, rejected the notion that Africa's collective security could be discussed or determined in Brussels. He conceded that NATO was concerned about the projection of Soviet power, but like many African leaders he considered that its concern was unwarranted. Africa had been colonised by the Western powers, not the Russians. In its struggle for independence, it had looked for support to the Warsaw Pact, not the Atlantic Alliance. The gloss put on events by Tanzania and Nigeria differed markedly from the priorities which figured most prominently in NATO planning. Obasanjo reiterated that for many countries, his own included, NAT

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Author

Christopher Coker (auth.)

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan UK

Published

1985

Language

EN

ISBN

9781349178841

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Political Science, Military