Nyerere dismissed suggestions that this had anything to do with Cold War power struggles, presenting it as a response to Pan-Africanist ideology: "Unity in our continent does not have to come via Moscow or Washington
Nyerere adatsutsa malingaliro oti izi zinali zokhudzana ndi nkhondo za Cold War, ndikuziwonetsa ngati kuyankha kwa malingaliro a Pan-Africanist: 'Umodzi mu kontinenti yathu suyenera kubwera kudzera ku Moscow kapena Washington