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New Approaches to African History: Foreign Intervention in Africa: From the Cold War to the War on Terror Series Number 7 by Elizabeth Schmidt Details

Foreign intervention in Africa dates to foreign political and military interventions in Africa from 1956 to 2010, during periods of decolonization and the Cold War, as well as during periods…

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Foreign intervention in Africa dates to foreign political and military interventions in Africa from 1956 to 2010, during periods of decolonization and the Cold War, as well as during periods of state collapse and the "global war on terror". In the first two terms, the most important intervention outside the continent. The United States, the Soviet Union, China, Cuba and the former colonial powers have been involved in countless African conflicts.

During the collapse of the state, the most influential interventions were within the continent. African governments, with the help of forces outside the continent, sometimes lent support to warlords, dictators and dissident movements in neighboring countries and fought to control the resources of their neighbors.

The global war on terror, such as the Cold War, increased the foreign military presence on the African continent, generating external support for repressive governments. In each case, external interests changed the dynamics of internal conflicts in Africa, and local conflicts escalated into larger fires, with devastating effects on African peoples..



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