▁particularly ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁In ▁an ▁introduction ▁the ▁printed ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁speech , ▁W . E . B . ▁Du ▁Bo is ▁writes : ▁"... there ▁can ▁be ▁no ▁doubt ▁that ▁K w ame ▁N k rum ah ▁is ▁the ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁Africa . ▁That ▁is , ▁that ▁more ▁nearly ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁living ▁man ▁he ▁express es ▁the ▁thought ▁and ▁ide als ▁of ▁the ▁dark ▁continent ▁and ▁that ▁this ▁continent ▁is ▁ste pping ▁to ▁the ▁fore front ▁in ▁world ▁affairs ." ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁UN ▁General ▁Assembly ▁approved ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁on ▁the ▁Grant ing ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁to ▁Col onial ▁Count ries ▁and ▁Pe op les . ▁This ▁statement ▁aff ir ms ▁that ▁" all ▁pe op les ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁self - det erm ination ", ▁and ▁that ▁rule ▁by ▁outside ▁powers ▁constit utes ▁is ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁human ▁rights . ▁The ▁statement ▁passed ▁with ▁no ▁votes ▁against . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁seven ▁other ▁colonial ▁powers ▁ab st ained ; ▁Zel ma ▁George , ▁an ▁African ▁American ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁deleg ation , ▁stood ▁to ▁sign ify ▁her ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Dec laration . ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁events ▁The ▁Second ▁All - A fr ican ▁Pe op les ' ▁Conference , ▁held ▁from ▁ 2 5 – 3 1 ▁January , ▁called ▁for ▁Africa ' s ▁complete ▁independence ▁and ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁an ▁African ▁bank . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1