Title: The Cold War in Independent Africa – Writing Anthology
Headings: The Cold War in Independent Africa
Writing Anthology
The Cold War in Independent Africa
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Content: According to Zbigniew Brzezinski, the Soviets had four distinctive advantages in their relations with Africa: ( 1) Africans agreed with the Soviets about the connection between capitalism and imperialism. They believed that the two were linked, and both were worthy of elimination; ( 2) Africans and Soviets had a common enemy. The former colonial powers were also anti-communist; ( 3) No communist nation had ever been a colonial power in Africa; and (4) Africans admired the rapid development in the Soviet Union and saw it as a model for their own development (Brzezinski, 205-207). Nevertheless, the Soviets felt frustrated in their attempts to realize this ideological opportunity. Indeed, the realities of African politics failed to fit in the limited conceptions of either the Soviet Union or the United States. Gaining independence in 1957, Ghana was in the vanguard of the African nationalist movement Kwame Nkrumah emerged as the leader of the new nation.