Motivated by anti-Communism and by economic interests , the Western Bloc and China sent assistance to support the Mobutu regime .
President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire accused Angola , East Germany , Cuba , and the Soviet Union of sponsoring the rebels .
Motivated by anti-Communism and by economic interests , the Western Bloc and China sent assistance to support the President regime .
President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire accused Angola , East Germany , Cuba , and the Soviet Union of sponsoring the rebels .