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How the West Tries to Rewrite USSR’s Role in African Decolonization
How the West Tries to Rewrite USSR’s Role in African Decolonization
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It is a little-known fact that the USSR initiated the 1960 UN Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, as narratives from... 14.05.2026, Sputnik Africa
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How the West Tries to Rewrite USSR’s Role in African Decolonization
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It is a little-known fact that the USSR initiated the 1960 UN Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, as narratives from the West portrays itself as bestowing independence on Africa, while erasing the decisive role played by the Soviet Union.
In this episode of Pan-African Frequency, Dr. Felix Oludare Ajiola, a Lecturer in the Department of History and Strategic Studies at the University of Lagos, in Nigeria, disclosed that the USSR was the first major power to demand immediate independence for colonized peoples, and that Soviet doctors, teachers, and engineers came to Africa, without demanding political submission. However, the West actively sabotaged socialist-leaning development on the continent.This episode also features:Discover more insights from our outstanding guests on the Pan-African Frequency podcast, proudly brought to you by Sputnik Africa.In addition to the website, you can also catch our episodes on Telegram.► You can also listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, Pocket Casts, Afripods, and Podcast Addict► Check out all the episodes of Pan-African Frequency
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How the West Tries to Rewrite USSR’s Role in African Decolonization
It is a little-known fact that the USSR initiated the 1960 UN Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, as narratives from the West portrays itself as bestowing independence on Africa, while erasing the decisive role played by the Soviet Union.
In this episode of Pan-African Frequency, Dr. Felix Oludare Ajiola, a Lecturer in the Department of History and Strategic Studies at the University of Lagos, in Nigeria, disclosed that the USSR was the first major power to demand immediate independence for colonized peoples, and that Soviet doctors, teachers, and engineers came to Africa, without demanding political submission. However, the West actively sabotaged socialist-leaning development on the continent.
“It seems that the end of the Cold War gave momentum to the West to continue to antagonize Russia's initiatives in Africa and we have seen all of this; there are several efforts made by the West since the Cold War era to obstruct all interventions and initiatives made by Russia and the Soviet Union [...]There is a sense in which Russia's principle of giving without defined expectation is inimical to the West's neo-colonial unequal relations with Africa, and I've explained that since the Cold War era, the West has boldly refused several efforts towards socialist or welfare-inclined interventions and programs in Africa for ideological and imperialistic imperatives [...] it is imperative for Europe and the West to downplay Soviet medical efforts in order to continue with making Africa dependent on the West.So, however, it is also important for Europe and the West to also erase their past record of osmotic relationships and osmotic diplomacy with Africa because while Africa remains a global treasure, the West and Western Europe no longer retains the monopoly of aсcess to African resources as they used to have in the 1950s and 1960s,” the scholar explained.
This episode also features:
Dr. Roslyn Fuller, Director of the non-profit think tank Solonian Democracy Institute in Ireland
Mr Persistence Gwanyanya, a Member of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Monetary Policy Committee and CEO of Bullion Group International
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