UN General Assembly
1978

43. This year has been marked by a sharp increase of tension in 'the African continent. The African peoples, which have after a long struggle, arduous efforts and many sacrifices broken the chains of centuries-old colonial domination and now aspire to consolidate their independence and national sovereignty, are now confronting difficult political, economic and military situations brought about by the interference of the super-Powers and imperialist Powers in Africa. The imperialist super-Powers stir up disputes and conflicts among the African countries and incite among them hostility that has its roots in the problems which they have inherited from colonial domination. Africa is flooded by arms, countless advisers, specialists and military instructors from the West and the East, who seek to induce the Africans to fight among themselves for the benefit of foreigners. The hotbeds of war