UN General Assembly
1969

getting these weapons from other Member nations of this Assembly. A war fought on African soil in which super-Powers from outside Africa are involved physically in the form of their arms deliveries cannot be termed a purely African war. But if we were to close our eyes to logic and call the Nigerian conflict an African problem, is an African problem not a human problem? Is a human problem not one for the United Nations? Without such supplies the war would never have reached the peak of suffering and destruction that we are now witnessing. 164. Yet while this arms supply continues, it is difficult to see any end to that conflict. The Biafran people believe that they are fighting for their very survival. Therefore, in the absence of any Nigerian show of willingness to end the conflict by non-military means, the Government of Tanzania cannot foresee a solution in the near future. The Nigerians should make up their minds about one thing: sit round the table with the Biafrans and convince them of