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EPISODE · May 6, 2026 · 1H 2M

Who Really Helped Africa Break Free? The USSR's Hidden Hand

from Pan-African Frequency

Western historiography has often presented African independence as a gift from the colonizer, while erasing the decisive role played by the Soviet Union. Simultaneously, the same powers dress up resource extraction as humanitarian aid, expecting the continent to sign away its sovereignty, exposing its silenced past and the resistance of today.

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