Soviets win African friends by opposing white supremacy
Analysis of Cold War Africa argues the USSR gained influence by opposing white rule in Southern Africa, backing black nationalist movements and Cuban military aid in Angola and Ethiopia. It criticizes U.S. diplomacy, notes Somalia–Ethiopia conflict, and suggests Western strategies to gain allies across Africa, including Nigeria, Kenya, and Tanzania. The piece, dated 1978, cites N.y. Times News Service.
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London
Africa
South Africa
Rhodesia
Portugal
Angola
Central Intelligence Agency
Agostinho Neto
Popular Movement For the Liberation of
Horn of Africa
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
America
Dergue
United States
Carter
Moscow
Kenya's Tea and Coffee Drive Growth in 1977 Economy
Kenya reports a 7.3 percent GDP gain in 1977 fueled by high coffee and tea prices. Domestic production remains strong with 275,000 coffee and 120,000 tea growers, yielding about 500 million and 175 million dollars in foreign exchange respectively. Production may dip due to rains, while border tensions persist with Tanzania and Somalia. Defense spending rises to 18 percent amid regional volatility.
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Rudyard Kipling
Black Africa
Mwai Kibaki
Tanzania
Kenya
Uganda
Somalia
Ethiopia
Ogaden
Sudan
Kibaka
U.S
Kibaki
Africa
Southam News Services
Western aid mobilizes near $1 billion for Zambia crisis
Zambia seeks large Western loans amid insolvency and instability as analysts warn of Soviet influence shaping Southern Africa. Paris talks coordinate aid involving 20 nations with IMF credits of $393 million and potential CitiBank loan while Kaunda presses reform to avert collapse.
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Soviet Union
Lusaka
Zaire
Kaunda
Mobutu Sese Seko
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United States
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Citibank
Trudeau plan would replace Senate with House of the Federation
The proposal would abolish the Senate and create a new House of the Federation to represent provincial interests. Critics fear bedlam from computerized provincial appointments and clashes with the Commons, while supporters claim regional input could slow legislation but improve federalism. Southam News Services.
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Canada
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Trudeau
Institution of the Crown
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Southam News Services
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