UN General Assembly
1961

45. The continued interference in the internal affairs of the Congo and disruptions because of ideological conflicts—this must stop. Africa wants to develop in peace and tranquillity. Africa does not want war. Africa has been exploited for so long that it- does not want any more of that. Africa wants to be a .continent of peace. The universal disarmament which is being talked about should start from Africa, in the sense of leaving the African States to develop peacefully and not to use their resources for the purpose of buying arms and bombs for self-annihilation, but rather to devote money to the development of their economy and their cultural and other social aspects. That is what we want on our continent.