(EST PUB DATE) POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC COSTS TO THEUSSR OF ITS INVOLVEMENT IN AF

oe] APPROVED FOR RELEASE DATE: JUN 2002 ANNEX III: Political and Economic Costs to the USSR of its Involvement in Africa* 1. When the Soviets weigh the advantages against the political and economic costs in becoming more heavily involved in Africa, they conclude that the risks are worth the gamble. African countries have presented many oppor- tunities to Moscow in recent years because of their political instability, economic backwardness, and lingering resentment toward Western colonial powers.....