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Soviet Involvement in Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2008

Abbott A. Brayton
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For two decades African countries have experienced rising Soviet interest and involvement in their internal affairs. Recent events in Angola, Uganda, and Ethiopia have particularly alarmed many observers. Today the debate continues in the news media and in academic circles as to the nature of Soviet behaviour. Regrettably, as much misinformation as fact seems to confound the issue.

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The Journal of Modern African Studies , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , June 1979 , pp. 253 - 269
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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page 253 note 1 Gray, Colin S., The Geopolitics of the Nuclear Era (New York, 1977), pp. 46–7.Google Scholar

page 253 note 2 Cf.Greig, Ian, The Communist Challenge to Africa (Richmond, 1977);Google ScholarRees, David, ‘Soviet Strategic Penetration in Africa’, in Conflict Studies (London), 77, 11 1976, pp. 1–18;Google Scholar and Vanneman, Peter and James, Martin, ‘The Soviet Intervention in Angola’, in Strategic Review (Washington, D.C.), Summer 1976, pp. 96–103.Google Scholar

page 255 note 1 By this definition it is correct to assume that some former colonial powers continue to penetrate certain African states because of preponderant influence maintained after independence, as suggested by the indicators.

page 255 note 2 Similar data are used in U.S. governmental circles. The standard inter-agency reference source is Central Intelligence Agency, Communist Aid to the Less Developed Countries of the Free World (Washington, D.C., 1977), pp. 6–22.Google Scholar See also Legum, Colin, ‘The African Crisis’, in Foreign Affairs (New York), 55, 3, 197, pp. 633–51.Google Scholar

page 255 note 3 See ‘The African Connection’ and ‘Turmoil in Africa’, in U.S. News and World Report (Washington, D.C.), 19 12 1977, p. 50, and 29 05 1978, pp. 17–19,Google Scholar for good examples of popular media perceptions of Africa and the Soviet Union.

page 262 note 1 Morrison, Donald et al. Black Africa: a comparative handbook (New York, 1972).Google Scholar

page 262 note 2 The magnitude of the effort has impeded the authors of Black Africa; after several years of effort, the revised volume is slowly moving towards publication.

page 264 note 1 See ‘Poor vs. Rich: a new global conflict’, in Time (New York), 22 12 1975, pp. 34–40Google Scholar and ‘Poor vs. Rich: a global struggle’, in U.S. News and World Report (Washington, D.C.), 31 07 1978, pp. 55–60.Google Scholar

page 265 note 1 Communist Aid to the Less Developed Countries of the Free World, op. cit.

page 266 note 1 Janke, P., ‘Russian Ambitions and the Problem of Containment’, in South Africa International (Johannesburg), 7, 2, 10 1976, pp. 81–6.Google Scholar