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Intelligence Agencies in Africa: a Preliminary Assessment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2008

Roy Pateman
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The ostensible purpose of intelligence collection and activity is the preservation of national security. A careful examination of what has been published in this field in recent years has convinced me that all African régimes and liberation movements have established some form of secret state-security apparatus, in many cases with considerable external assistance. As for foreign intelligence services, such as America's C.I.A., Russia's K.G.B., and Israel's Mossad, they have proved to be effective major mechanisms for influencing the internal affairs of African nations.

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The Journal of Modern African Studies , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , December 1992 , pp. 569 - 585
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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