▁former ▁colon is ers . ▁There ▁was ▁often ▁continued ▁reli ance ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁colonial ▁powers ▁for ▁economic ▁aid , ▁which ▁often ▁came ▁with ▁strings ▁attached : ▁lo ans ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁paid ▁back ▁at ▁high ▁interest - r ates , ▁and ▁goods ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁a iders ▁at ▁low ▁rates . ▁ ▁The ▁USA ▁and ▁USS R ▁interven ed ▁in ▁post - colon ial ▁Africa ▁in ▁purs uit ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁object ives . ▁Help ▁was ▁sometimes ▁provided ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁technology ▁and ▁aid - work ers . ▁Despite ▁the ▁fight ▁to ▁keep ▁" West ern ers " ▁( colon ial ists ) ▁out ▁of ▁African ▁affairs , ▁the ▁O AU ▁has ▁failed ▁to ▁achieve ▁to ▁meet ▁goals ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁African ▁affairs . ▁The ▁Organisation ▁still ▁heavily ▁depends ▁on ▁Western ▁help ▁( mil it ary ▁and ▁economic ) ▁to ▁interven e ▁in ▁African ▁affairs , ▁despite ▁African ▁leaders ' ▁dis ple asure ▁at ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁international ▁community ▁especially ▁Western ▁countries . ▁ ▁A gen cies ▁Aut onom ous ▁special ised ▁ag encies , ▁working ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁O AU , ▁were : ▁ ▁Pan - A fr ican ▁Tele communic ations ▁Union ▁( P AT U ) ▁Pan - A fr ican ▁Post al ▁Union ▁( P AP U ) ▁Pan - A fr ican ▁News ▁Agency ▁( P AN A ) ▁Union ▁of ▁African ▁National ▁Television ▁and ▁Radio ▁Organ is ations ▁( UR T NA ) ▁Union ▁of ▁African