| Abstract: | The author examines the various types of defence agreements entered into by independent African States with extra-African powers and the extent to which these agreements are compatible with the anti-foreign base and anti-cold war defence alliance posture of the Non-Aligned Movement as laid down in the Belgrade Charter. The major types of defence agreements concluded between a number of African States and some extra-African powers - France, Great Britain, United States, Soviet Union, China, West Germany, Cuba, Israel, and Spain - include military assistance agreements, defence cooperation agreements, and agreements on the establishment of bases. Agreements of the first type, as long as they do not provide exclusive strategic facilities for use by the foreign partner, do not necessarily conflict with Africa's non-aligned policy. The two other types of agreement are not compatible with non-alignment. Moreover, the extra-African powers tend to benefit more from these defence agreements than their African treaty partners since the localized nature of Africa's strategic deployment tends to preclude African countries from benefitting maximally from any reciprocal clauses that might be embodied in such agreements, especially those covering military bases. Notes, ref. |
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