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• 05 / 13 / 2010

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It is a revealing look at the Cold War through the lens of its least-known player, Africa.

For many years, the "dark continent" has been a battleground of competing interests.

There was the "scramble for Africa" in the 1800s, in which European empires rushed to our shores and then, from 1961 to 1991, others moved in.

The newly formed African nations, on the other hand, wanted to fight to defend their recently won independence.

When many of them called on guerillas to aid them in their struggles, Fidel Castro and Cuba stepped in to build a new offensive strategy, which would have an enduring influence on developing countries in their battle against colonialism.

From Che Guevara's efforts in the Congo to the triumphant battle at Cuito Cuanavale, Cuba: An African Odyssey tells the tale of those internationalists who won the battle.

Source: www.timeslive.co.za/