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Title: | The OAU and the Namibian crisis 1963-1988 |
Author: | Adeoye, A.O. |
Year: | 1989 |
Periodical: | The African Review: A Journal of African Politics, Development and International Affairs |
Volume: | 16 |
Issue: | 1-2 |
Pages: | 98-112 |
Language: | English |
Notes: | biblio. refs. |
Geographic terms: | Namibia Southern Africa Africa |
Subjects: | OAU national liberation movements African organizations international organizations Imperialism, Colonialism imperialism Organization of African Unity |
Abstract: | When the OAU emerged in 1963, it showed an unequivocal commitment to the total liberation of Africa from colonial and racist white minority rule. As a practical demonstration of its desire to hasten the liberation process, the OAU at the same time established the African Liberation Committee (ALC) as well as a special fund for the supply of practical and financial aid to the various liberation movements. The OAU has since its inception, through these and other organs, given a broad range of assistance to the various liberation movements, including publicizing and legitimizing the struggle through diplomacy in international circles; territorial and interterritorial coordination of the liberation struggle; and the provision of financial and material assistance to the liberation movements. Within this context, this paper assesses the role played by the OAU in the struggle for independence in Namibia. The major argument pursued here is that while it is true to say that the OAU has made diverse contributions to the liberation effort, a conjunction of factors ranging from structural-historical problems, material scarcity and disunity of member States, to imperialist chicanery, has tended to reduce the OAU to the level of an insignificant actor in the Namibian tangle. Notes, ref. |