LIBERIA
|
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT MAKING LOAN FOR MONROVIA DRAINAGE REPAIR
Monrovia NEW LIBERIAN in English 19: Oct 82 p 6
[Text] The Italian Government ‘has The agreement to reschedule
agreed “in principle" to « the Liberian Government's
loan Liberia $10 million. to debt was signed in Rome,
be used for repair works on Italy, Wednesday by Minister
the drainage system and the Jones and authorities of the '
streets of Monrovia. ‘ Italian offices of Finance
According to Liberia's © and Foreign Affairs.
| press counsellor in London, Rescheduling of the $2
technical details for grant- million debt ‘was in accordan-
ing the loan were being - ce with the debt payment

worked out by Liberian © and”
Italian Government officials.

agreement Liberia  reach-
ed with the “Paris Club"

_ Public Works Minister Edwin in 1980, according to the
Brooks and Finance Minister, : Liberian, press counsellor in
G. Alvin Jones were said to = London.
be workirig along with the r Finance’ Minister Jones also;
Italian Finance Ministry of- discussed * bilateral issues
ficials for the completion i with Mr.A.C. Kotee, Minister
of negotiations for the loan. « of International Cooperation
In a-related development,- . at the Italian Foreign Mini-
the ,Italian Government has stry, who assured Minister
rescheduled a two million © Jones of his country's con-
dollar “debt owed her tinued | cooperation and.a
by the Government of Liberia. sistance to Liberia,the pre
The new schedule has not consular reported.

‘peen disclosed.

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53



SURVEY ON WHITE OPINION OF FOREIGN POLICY REPORTED

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 17 Nov 82 p 14

[Text]

“WHITE South Afri- -

ca will feel in-
creasingly _threat-
ened and will give
greater support to
tough Government
responses to exter-

“nal threats as long as

the Republic is at
odds internationally
over its internal poli-

. cies, a new survey
‘suggests.

Written by Dr Deon
Geldenhuys, the survey is
published by the South
African Institute of Inter-
national Affairs. and will
be released today. Dr
Geldenhuys is assistant

: professor of political sci-

ence at Rand Afrikaans

“University and a former

assistant director at the
SAIIA,

The aim of the study
was to determine White
public opinion to later es-
tablish the influence it has

“on Government. foreign
* policy formulation. It is

the first survey éxclusive-
ly devoted to foreign af-
fairs undertaken in South
Africa.

.. The 1999 people whd
responded to a question-
naire sent out in February
this year, revealed a
“hardline inclination” in
their support for tough
South African responses
toexternal threats: +

+ © Over 80 percent of re-

spondents agreed the Re-

“117

) public should” militarily

attack terrorist bases in
neighbouring states.

* @ Over .70 percent sup-
* ported a ban on food ex-
* ports to Black states “har-

, bouring so-called terror’
is

\e Over 70 percent be-
lieved South Africa could

is | win the war against Swa-
; poin the long run.

"© Some 60 percent were
against South Africa ne-

‘ gotiating directly with
‘Swapo.

Dr Geldenhuys con-
‘cluded the country’s
|, Whites held a “decidedly

| hawkishi external orienta-
tion”,

; Response

Tt was clear “the unac-
‘ceptability of terrorist
‘bases in neighbouring
| States, and the need for a

drastic military response,
| are.matters which pro-
: duce a major degree of
consensus between ithe
supporters of the various
political parties in South
‘Africa,”
But overall opinion
“should not be allowed to
* mask the revealing find-
ing that language and par-
ty political affiliation are
| Sgnificant divisive forces.
+ “Afrikaners and sup-
* porters of the NP, HNP
and NCP were most pro-
§ nounced in their support
* for tough foreign policy

SOUTH AFRICA



WEEKLY WRAP-UP OF NON-ENGLISH PRESS

ETHIOPIA

Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD in English 7 Nov 82 p 3

[Article by Alemu Hailu in column "Views, Comments, Opinions"]

[Text]

Serto Ader, Organ of the COPWE
Central Committee, highlighted in an
editorial the 65th Anniversary of the
Great October Socialist Revolution
which is being celebrated throughout
the world. :

The paper outlined in detailed the

of the people of the Soviet ©
Union waged under the revolutionary

. leadership of V.I. Lenin and the Bol-

shevie party which enabled the works
ing people of the Soviet Union to esta-
blish the dictatorship of the proleta-
rat.”
Enumerating the victories scored by
the Greag Socialist October Revolu-
tion, Serto Ader said that the Revolu-
tion put an end to the exploitation of
man by man thereby promoting the
equality of all nationalities. The policy
country from the first days of the Re-
socialism and promoting international
security, Serto Ader stressed. The
Great Socialist October Revolution set
a new epoch in the history of the str-
uggle of peoples’ the epoch of transi-
tion from capitalism to socialism, the
paper added.

Serto Ader \aid emphasis on the
significance of the Greet Socialist Oc-

19

tober Revolution and made note of the
decisive role of party leadership and
the high level of consciousness of peo-
ples in revolutionary struggle.

In the course of the last 65 years
and under the leadership of the Co
mmunist Party of the Soviet Union,
the country: has made great strides in
the technologial and scientific fields,
the paper pointed out.

Qutling the growing influence of the
Serto Ader said that the set up of the
world socialist system, the internatio-
nal working class movement and the
national liberation movement have
helped to strengthen the anti-imperin-
list struggle of peoples and demonstra
ted the path for socialist development.

Since the ineeption of the Ethiopian
revolution, Serto Ader noted, the work-
ing people of the country along with
socialist and progressive forces of the
world have been making greater con-
tributions for safeguarding peace and
socialism. And in this connection, the
paper added that all-round relations
with the people of the first socailist
country are being developed.

The paper outlined the significance
of Comrade Chairman Mengistu Haile-
Mariam’s official friendly visit to the



The-consortium had tried in vain to. raise a 35. million dollar credit for
Zaire, using cobalt as collateral.:”

Talks between the Zaire authorities and the International Monetary Fund are
continuing in Kinshasa. The IMF has banned Zaire from continuing to draw on a
1,200 million dollar credit line extended to it by the fund in 1979.

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Zaire, which wants to be at the center of international cooperation, intends
to play the same role on the African level, thus desiring to reaffirm its
mission as a country deeply committed to dignity, justice and peace. Besides,
it is in this spirit that the appeal to African solidarity was made by
General Mobutu at the opening atid the closing of the 9th Summit of the heads
of state of France and Africa.

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vate sector too had an impor-
ant role to play in furthering
national. economic develop-
ment, Minister . Ferrari said :
“To build an economy that
will ensure a decent livelihood
for all Seychellois, we recog-
nise, appreciate, and welcome
private enterprise for we re-
gard it as a vital cog in the
wheels of development. For
example, in the tourism, the
farming, the fishing and the

, small scale manufacturing
| sectors, we very much look up

to the private sector — both
foreign private enterprise and
local private enterprise — the
former preferably in pariner-
ship with local Seychellois in-
dividuals or parastatas.

“In this regard, the Gov-
ernment will ensure that the
basic supporting system is
available for the efficient per-
formance of the private sec-

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tor.”

Winding up his speech, Dr.
Ferrari said that Seychelles’
impressive growth could not
have been possible’ without
massive and friendly foreign
co-operation.

In consolidating and build-

‘ing upon its developmentat

gains for the benefit of the
people, Seychelles counted
on. the support of all its
friends, he said. “Our record
so far on this points to one
fact: the judicious use for the

| country of whatever assist-

ance we have received from

| donors.”

The brief launching ceremo-
ny was attended by members
of the SPPF . Central Execu-
tive Commiitee, SPPF Branch
Chairmen, diplomats and se-
nior government and parasta-
tal officials. SAP



by becoming a department. On the other hand, the Mauritian government gives
Mauritius as an entity more possibilities than Reunion can have.

[Question] However, isn't Reunion's assimilation a form of colonization in
itself?

[Answer] Yes, in a sense. But, we are witnessing a specific case. The
mother country is not exploiting the colony, and it is even a bit to the
contrary. The colonial actuality exists in Reunion to the extent that there
is a marked difference between being a citizen of Reunion and being a French-
man from the mother country. But, there is no colonialism in the sense that
a status has been imposed and that most of the Reunionese people are suffer-
ing. Besides, the people of Reunion vote regularly and heavily in favor of
remaining attached to France. Reunion is to France somewhat what Hawaii is
to the United States, but to a greater extent. In Hawaii there is an abo-
riginal society, but in Reunion there is a Creole society entirely created
by European colonization (as in Mauritius).

[Question] You have written a study on the Falklands affair. What is your
opinion of what has just happened there?

[Answer] I wrote this article while the military operations were going on
in the Falklands. There is a parallel between what happened there and the
case of Mayotte, which is to the Comoros Islands what the Falklands are to
Argentina. In both cases the colonial power made use of one of the basic
principles of decolonization, in other words self-determination through
universal suffrage, to perpetuate a colonial regime. During the 60's, it
seemed to be accepted that the Third World as a whole would voluntarily
choose the path of independence. However, the opposite occurred in the case
of a few small islands, especially in Mayotte, the Falklands and the French
Antilles. Thus, the problem of splitting up the Comoros and Argentinian
territories was posed. The colonial power proceeded to split them up and
then argued that this is what the inhabitants of the territories involved
want. This is what France and Great Britain say. Thus, in the Falklands
the principle of self-determination was used to perpetuate colonialism.

[Question] But, what is your personal feeling about this?

[Answer] Of course, a man of the Left cannot be in favor of colonialism!
But I try to differentiate between my personal preferences and scientific
analysis. However, if you want my personal opinion, it is this in short:
in using this principle of self-determination in the manner which we have
described, most of the newly independent countries can be split up. Thus,
one could try to split up Mauritius by trying to affect Rodriguez. This
would be an attack on Mauritius' territorial integrity.

[Question] And your opinion on the removal of the Chagos from Mauritian
territory?

[Answer] Whatever arguments may be made against this assertion, Mauritian
territory has been split up. The Chagos have been separated from it

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The last section of the report of the Economic Crisis Committee involved
various purchases that the National Transportation Office is proposing to
make to replace its depreciated or aging equipment. All these purchases
received the approval of the Executive Council which again supported the
conclusions ofthe Economic Committee.

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To summarize, the profound meaning of the society of development is consulta-
tion, agreement and participation with a view to national development and
full flowering, individually and collectively.

It is on this basic point that the entire philosophy of the society of devel-
opment rests.

The advance of the society of development is not burdened by ideological con-
siderations, but depends upon our own values, our socioeconomic reality, with
the goal of making all citizens of Niger responsible so that they can partic-

ipate effectively in national development and the management of public affairs.

The desire to establish this. new dynamics of development was made specific in
the decree issued by the presidency of the CMS on 29 October 1979, which
established the National Commission for the Establishment of the Society of
Development (CNSD). This commission, with representation of all social
strata in the nation on the basis of freely designated delegates, has been
entrusted with the mission of defining the proper framework for an accel-
erated, consistent and harmonious development policy. It has also been made
responsible for establishing the new institutions on the basis of the effec-
tive participation of all social strata.

The CNSD is divided into five specialized subcommissions (cooperative move-
ments, "samariya" organizations and motivation, administration, conscious-
ness raising and information, social) and a subcommission for synthesis.

The commission was officially established on 17 March 1980. At that time,
the chief of state, Col Seyni Kountche, stressed to the members the two
principles which should guide their activities. The first of these prin-
ciples is that man, in Niger, is the goal of a whole developmental process
through which he should organize and forge his life and shape his own
concept of it. The second principle says that the organization of develop-
ment has a triple base: consultation, agreement and participation.

It is thus a question of a task of contemplation and detailed preparation,
with a view to obtaining a national consensus on reform in depth.

The various subcommissions have traveled the length and breadth of our na-
tional territory to learn about the reality in Niger and to inform the people
about it. The lessons derived from the various meetings and the results of
the studies of the commission.were synthesized in a report submitted for the
consideration of the government, which approved it in June of 1981. Since
then, the CNSD has completed the first phase of its mission, and thus the
framework of the new national development policy has been defined.

It comes down to the organization of the people, and making them aware and
responsible, through institutions adapted to our real socioeconomic situa-
tion, such as to encourage their actual participation in development and
assumption of responsibility for their own affairs.

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73



ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT WEEKLIES ANNOUNCED

Gaborone DAILY NEWS in English 11 Oct 82 p 1

{Article by Seatlholo Tumedi]

[Text]

BOTSWANA isto see the birth
of two independent weekly
newspapers.

One of the weeklies is already
in circulation. The other, is
expected to be on the streets
soon, as well.

The papers are ‘The Examiner’
which is already in circulation
and ‘The Botswana Guardian’
respectively.

In an interview, the Editor of
The Examiner, Mr Brian Egner,
aneconomist whois alsoaformer
head of the Government Infor-
mationand Broadcasting Depart-
ment, said the paper would
represent a non-governmental
viewpoint with a readership target
of the 98 per cent of people who
are not employed in the Govern-
ment service. ee

“We shall inform, entertain and
present contentious viewpoints
that will lead to public discussion
of important issues,” said Mr
Egner.

‘According to the ‘Examiner's’
editorial of last week, the weekly
believes that “a newspaper that
wishes to retain the confidence
of its readers should be ruthless
and remorseless in revealling all
the news it can get.”

The editorial also says The
Examiner supports the cause of
peace and social justice in

_ Botswana.

“We want a system which is
fair to all, where areal attemptis
made to bridge the gap between
the rich and the poor,” states the
editorial.

‘According to Mr Egner, there
is at present no long-term
planning because there is aneed
for “survival from edition to
edition.”

He added: “We are showing
ourreaders and potential backers
three or four isues published
through self-help efforts and we
hope to get the financial support
that we need.”

Above all, Mr Egner

jasised that it is intended
on-profit newspaper trust
would be formed and which
would act as a channel for
donations “from anyone who
cares for the principle of a
genuinely free and independent
press.”

‘An experimental issue of ‘The
Examiner was published during
the Gaborone Trade Fair and the
paper's second issue came out
last Friday.

The newspaper, according to
Mr Egner, will concentrate on
Botswana news which he hoped
would eventually be supplied by
the Botswana Press Agency. He
“hoped the paper would also get
the services of other international
news services.

BOTSWANA

The weekly, whose size will be
between eight and twelve pages
costs 10 thebe. It operates from
Mr Egner’s house and has a
print-run of 10 000 copies.

Officials of the planned
‘Botswana Guardian’ weekly were
not available for comment.
However, according to a letter
addressed to the Director of
Information and Broadcasting,
the Mafikeng Mail and Botswana
Guardian newspaper which has
been published for many years,
has now involved into two entities
‘one of which is to be presented
as the Botswana Guardian.

‘According to the letter, the
editorial policy of the ‘Botswana
Guardian’ will be to reflect the
positive aspects of all fields of
developmentin Africa and thatit
would always strive for harmony
and balance in ‘the problematical
situations that face this
continent.” :

The letter states that the paper
will give priority to “news and
affairs of this country, followed
by news of Africa and the world
in general.”

The Botswana Guardian which
will be published weekly on
Fridays will sell at 14 thebe a
copy and in Gaborone it will be
distributed by the Botswana Book
Centre. BOPA —



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} The GATT meeting
‘was casting a shadow over
{ many export incentive.
. programmes worldwide.
©. In South Africa’s case,
:’an element of uncertainty
#-was likely to remain, due
to the country’s ‘current
“classification as a. devel-
“oped nation against the
‘background of the GATT
© codes and countervailing
duties.
“It may now be oppor-
tune to plan for the incor-
* poration of export incen-
tives into a long-term,
\v. formulated,
ted = export
“Strategy for manufactured
and processed goods,” Dr
Hoogendyk said.

Safto -had been advo-
cating such a strategy
since 1977 and suggested
that this approach was
now more valid than ever.
It made sense under cur-

|: rent circumstances to plan
i well ahead for the type of
assistance that target ex-
sport industries may need
in the fields of product
development; raw ma-
“terial availability, produc-
tivity, manpower and
management training; in-
vestment and market de-
‘velopment, in ‘order to
» achieve the export growth
required in future.

+ Dr Hoogendayk . also
‘expressed concern at the
disparity between the in-
flation rates of most ma-
jor overseas industrialised
markets, which had been
brought under control,
and South Africa’s.
“The diverging trends
© between us and our com-

petitors abroad rapidly
create a cost-price disad-
* vantage which is not
| matched by the weaker
‘rand and which obliter-

ates much of the export
+ support programmes,” he
* added.

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NYERERE APPOINTS FOUR NEW REGIONAL COMMISSIONERS

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 10-Nov 82 p 1

[Excerpt]

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“PRESIDENT Nyerere has ap-
Geinted four new Regional
ommissioners for Mara,
Shinyanga, Coast and Mbeya.
The appointments take im-
mediate effect.

i A statement, issued by the
Prime Minister’s Office in Dar
és Salaam yesterday said the
inew appointees ‘are Ndugu
Augustine Mwingira, Ndugu
‘Timothy Shindika, Ndugu Ab-

dallah Nungu’ and _Ndugu.

\Chrisant Mzindakaya.
» Ndugu Mwingira has been
appointed ‘Regional Com-
missioner for Mara, replacing
Ndugu Stephen Wassira ‘who
has been ot ansterred ie the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
| Ndugu. Abdallah Nungu
becomes new Regional Com-
‘missioner fer Coast in the
‘place of Ndugu Moses Nnauy¢
who was récently elected to be
‘the head’ of Party
organisation in the
Secretariat of the . Party
(National Executive. Com-
imittee (NEC): .
Ndugu - Timothy, Shindika,
dhitherto a Minister of State in’
ithe President’s Office, has
‘been appointed Regional
‘Commissioner for Shinyanga,
‘replacing Ndugu Gwassa
Sebabili. =
° Ndugu Mzindakaya_ takes
‘over irom, 1 dues
»Kingunge Ngombale-Mwiru in
Mbeya ‘Region. Ndugu Ngom-

128

bale-Mwiru was recently elec-
‘ted by the NEC to be the head
vof Department for Ideology,
‘Political Education and
Training. :

‘The statement said together
with their new respon-
‘sibilities, the four new
‘Regional | Commissioners
would continue to perform the
duties ‘of Party regional
secretaries ‘until the Party ap-
ipointed new secretaries.

i, At its recent meeting held
jin Dar es Salaam, the NEC
yalso directed that until the
new regional secretaries were
‘elected, _ regional com-
imissioners would continue to
‘perform the duties of Party
regional secretaries.

Under. a Bill approved by

ithe National Assembly in Oc-
tober this year, district and
regional ¢ommissioners will
‘no longer be Party secretaries
(28, well.
i This is in line with the
Party move to separate Party
and government respon-
‘sibilities at the district and
stegional levels with a view to
facilitate smooth im-
‘plementation of ‘Party and
‘government decisions in the
‘regions.

‘According to the 1982 Party
iConstitution, party’ regional
Isecretaries will be elected by
IEC from among its mem-
Ts, ‘

TANZANIA


{trends of the world
economy. It might reach
Findependence with no
freserves. and with few
{prospects for diversifica-
/tion away from export-
Forientated industries and
: mining;

!@ Moreover, Namibia can
* expect the loss of a signifi-
}eant proportion of its
usiness management and
‘industrial skills and a col-
lapse of business con-
fidence which will result in
_only limited __ capital

“Tesources— becoming
available to the business
sector;

@ The prospects of grow-
ing instability in Southern
Africa as the conflict over
SA intensifies, will make it
unlikely that foreign capital
will be made available from
foreign private sector
sources: in any significant
quantities;

@ On top of this, there is
the new clement of
worldwide pessimism over
the economic prospects of
developing countries which
is making it difficult to find
support for foreign bor-
rowing ‘from private
sources.

Such perspectives must
give rise to pessimism
about the future Namibia,
says Mr Cross.

“If such pessimism is to
\be tempered with a deter-
mination to succeed, en
the burden of responsi
jfor initiative in this direc.
‘tion rests heavily on the
shoulders of the business
; Sector in Namibia. In doing
so. the business sector
‘should realistically _ face
what is the likely outcome
of the current process
towards independence”

While there are grounds
{to expect a degree of Soviet
influence within the new
jgovernment if Swapo
‘comes to power, it is likely
{that the initial pro-Soviet
orientation will dissipate
\fairly rapidly as Namibia is
increasingly drawn into the
, Western sphere of in-

‘fluence. by its need for
technical and financial as-
sistance, he says.

The basic motivation of
the new-government will be

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‘to develop Namibia for the —

‘benefit of all its people and
ito cooperate with those
‘who share this fundamen-
tal objective.

| SHORT LIVED

The military conflicts
will be reduced ‘by  in-
dependence and it may
ultimately result in a com-
plete cessation of hostilities
in Angola and one would
hope that dissident ac-
tivities within Namibia
itself will be comparatively
shortlived.

This will largely depend
on the attitude of the
Pretoria Government and
‘on the ability of the new
government to win the sup-
port of the majority of the
population within an in-
dependent Namibia.

Namibia _ furthermore
can expect overwhelming
assistance from the ma-
jority of the Western
world. There is little doubt
that the major Western na-
tions are standing by to as-
sist an independent
Namibia in every way pos-
sible and the business com-

: munity can play its role in

channelling such assistance
into effective avenues of in-
vestment within Namibia.

To meet the change, Mr

Cross . reckons that
businessmen should make
a commitment to put the
interests of Namibia before
those of the corporations
they lead and to seek the
longterm ‘welfare of their
organisations as opposed
to short-term gains.
. “Without that commit-
ment, there will be no basis
for future cooperation with
a future. _ independent
Namibian ~ Government”,
he says.

Other recommendations
made by Mr Cross are
these:

@ A complete review of
corporate financial policy,
including such issues as
moving external
shareholdings away from
SA and planning changes
in. the composition and
_structure of local control;
'@ The development. of a

comprehensive and
longterm manpower
programme;

68

@ Initiate~ a search for
{potential senior manage-
ment and recruit
strategically with an eye
{for the future;

?@ Introduce a system of

f worker Tepresentation
which will facilitate’ com-
munication — within the
organisation;

@ Examine employment
policies and. discuss with
staff how the corporation

,¢an help them and their

, families to weather the

| political and social pres-
sures created by the transi-
tion of independence;

;@ Foster contact with
political groups in an effort
to understand their objec-
;tives and to build bridges
;of communications which
will be useful after in-
dependence;

@ Avoid confrontation
and emphasis at all times

‘the need for the spirit of
: cooperation with whoever.
emerges as the new

political authority in
Namibia;

| @ Businessmen will have
to learn that there are no
secrets in Africa’s business
policy “decisions. and
management cannot be

‘conducted behind closed

‘doors and. attempts to do

so will be regarded with
suspicion and hostility by

the incoming “administra-
tion. Business leaders must

; be prepared to be much
more open than they have
been in the past and full
disclosure of business ac-
tivities must become a
feature of business life.

Summing up the situa-
tion, Mr Cross had this to

,say: “The businessman in

‘Namibia faces problems
-which will be daunting and
which will tax their
enterprise and initiative to
the full. However, this is

“precisely the kind of chal-
lenge which sets busines-
smen apart from the rank
and file and I am sure that
business leaders, certainly
those that are commited to
the future of Namibia, will
rise to the challenge. In
many respects the future of
your country rests on their
shoulders.



BRITAIN'S MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO GHANA ESTIMATED AT £450,000

Accra DAILY GRAPHIC in English 30 Oct 82 p 8

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MILITARY assistanceTM
given to Ghana by Bri-
tain is estimated at
£450,000 per annum.
‘These include training of
Ghanaian servicemen in
the United Kingdom: and
the provision of British
military. advisory and
training teams to Ghana. -
‘A press release issued by
the Direetor of Public Re-
lations of the Ghana Arm-
ed Forces after the presen-
tation of military uniforms
and equipment worth
£100,000 to the Chief of
Defence Staff (CDS), Bri-
gadier Joseph Nunoo-
Mensah by Brigadier H. B-
Marciandi, Deputy Direc-
tor of Military Assistance
at the British Defence Mi-
“nistry in Accra yesterday
said the gift consists of
boots, jackets; berets,
belts, ground sheets and
mess tins. a
- Presenting the gift, Bri-
gadier Marciandi said this
was a token of friendshij
between Ghana and Bri-
tain and’is in appreciation-
of efforts by Ghanaian
authorities to improve ef-
ficiency within the Ghana
Armed Forces. The items
will facilitate the on-going
armed forces training pro-

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gramme.
eplying, Brigadier
‘Nunoo-Mensah expressed
the profound ‘gratitude of
the government of the
PNDC.and the Ghana
Armed Forces towards this ©
gesture from the British
Government. ; 7

He said the gift was in
response to a request he
made during an earlier vi-
sit to Britain; and it-de-
monstrated Bri
tinuing interest in the sta-
bility and progress of Gha-
na. —T
~ He assured Brigadier
Marciandi that with this ©
kind of assistance and
understanding from
friendly countries like Bri-
tain, Ghana. would cer-
tainly surmount the pre-
sent difficulties facing the
country and move forward
on a path of stability and
economic progress.

The CDS asked Brigadi-

“er Marciandi to convey the

gratitude of the govern-
ment and people of Ghana
to the British government.
_ After presenting the
litary equipment. Brigadi-
er Marciandi visited’ the

hana Armed Forces
troops currently in train-
ing at the Shai Hills.

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Chief Akinyele’s recent words that
Nigeria is negotiating for loans to
meet the immediate shortage.
(The Financial Times has com-
mented that this may be done
directly from banks rather than
through the Euromarkets.)

In his talk Mr. Rivett had stres-
sed that the influx of impor
which have so debilitated Nigeria's
reserves, obviously cannot be
allowed to continue, so that res-
trictions on imports will continue
to be applied. The economy must
switch from trading to making and
therefore the real growth area for
future investment is in local manu-
facture, using as much local raw,
or processed, material as possible.
Once the current problems are
resolved, as they will be, Nigeria
will continue to be a very impor-
tant, but selective, market for
non-Nigerians.

But the fact that the problems
are not yet solved, despite the big
step forward announced by Mr.
Nwarache, was underlined later in
the meeting when it was revealed
that at least three banks in Nigeria
have had to stop “personal home
remittances” from expatriate staff
working in Nigeria for lack of
releases of foreign exchange to
cover them, despite the fact that it
had, hitherto, been believed that
the Central Bank of Nigeria
counted such payments as among
the highest priority of obligations
to meet. It was said-that at least
one large construction company
involved in development work was
being severely affected by the
effect upon staff of this hold-up.

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GUINEA

SECOND SESSION OF AREDOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Conakry HOROYA in French No 2941, 24-31 Oct 82 p 34
[Article by Amirou Barry: "Operational Phase Imminent"]

[Excerpt] The Diamond and Gold Research Association (AREDOR) is one of the
new mixed companies operating in our country.

Established just 1 year ago, the AREDOR is cooperating with the government of
Guinea with a view to the rational exploitation of the vast mining resources
of the country.

On 18 October, the second session of the board of directors of the company
was held at the Palace of the People, with Minister of Mines and Geology
Ismael Toure, a member of the BPN [National Political Bureau], presiding.

At the meeting, the draft of the financial agreements offered the company by
the banking institutions was approved.

In his opening address, Comrade Ismael Toure, speaking as president of the
board of directors, expressed satisfaction at the holding of this session,
enabling the partners in Group A (government of Guinea) and Group B (foreign
stockholders) to meet to examine what has already been done and to plan
activities for the future. This meeting, he noted, was a preliminary to the
signing of the financing loan agreement in the amount of $86 million in New
York this coming 28 October. And this is why the vice president of the board
of directors of the company stressed that yesterday's dreams are finally
becoming a reality, thanks to the relations characterized by confidence,
understanding and mutual respect developed between the two parties.

This represents the culmination of the efforts on both sides, and in parti-
cular a demonstration of the loyalty and willingness which characterize the
government of Guinea in the negotiations on foreign investments. And, in 4
years of activity in Guinea, the AREDOR partners have contributed to raising
the standard of living of the people, above and beyond their simple task of
mining gold and diamonds.

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trol, ‘Transport | Ministry’
jOfficials here said that al-
most all of Malawi’s trade
‘should go through Beira
jand Nacala, with Beira
‘taking about 80 percent.

Only five trains had got
“through from Beira in the
‘past two months, they
said. If the rebels had not
‘blown the line, drivers had
derailed their trains be-
cause fear of attack made
‘them drive too fast for
ithe old and rickety track,
‘they said.

Malawi | had . ordered.

82.000 tonnes of fertiliser
for this year’s planting
‘season and so far only
4000 tonnes had arrived
from 20000 delivered at
; Beira. .

“The fertiliser was’ off-
‘oaded at Beira. in a
“record one day, then the
‘Yine was blown up. It was
‘no sooner repaired than it
;was blown up again,” one
official said.

\He ‘said it had been
‘working smoothly. for - ii
‘days. ‘Then his telephone
rang. He replaced. the
receiver, turned away
quietly from his desk and
said: “We've just been in-
formed there has been
another derailment. The
line is blocked again.”

| me‘ oftictals ysald
| Malawi needed a minimum
‘of 20000 tonnes of fer-
tiliser to save next year’s
“harvest, Their only hope
jappeared to be an airlift
‘from Beira — five or six
times, more costly than
‘railing — for which they
would, meed planes and
money, we
Finance officials
estimated the emergency
‘operation could cost up to
Gsgi2. million — about
one third of Malawi's
‘regular import shipping
bill for an entire year.
The transport officials
said the Nacala line had

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not‘ been attacked, but
that it was in poor repair
and capable of handling
only one small train a day
at ‘best. The port was
under - equij and al-
ready chek Pith goods
for Malawi, they said.

The Malawi-Nacala |-2¢,
built by the British to re-
lieve Zambia during the
isolation of rebel Rho-
desia,. now Zimbabwe, is
subject to frequent de-
railments.° SADCC has
raised US$200 million,
mainly - from - Canada,
France and ‘Portugal, to
rebuild the 330km route,
but the work will take
years.

Malawi's main alter-
mative to rail, the road
through Tete to Zim-
babwe, has been virtually
unusable since June. The
‘only other road south lies
through Zambia but it is
twice as long, forcing up
costs and refuelling in-
flation which Malawi had
begun to get under con-
trol, officials sai...

Malawi could rail north
to Tanzania through Zam-
bia, but ihe port of Dar es
‘Salaam is already con-
gested, regional officials
said. :

, The transport officials
said Malawi had to'turn to
“South Africa for fuel sup-
plies, “No one else in the
‘region has as much to
spare,” said one, as the
country emerged from a
week of dry pumps.
Malawi is South
Africa’s © big diplomatic
success in Africa. Life-
President ‘Kamuzu Banda
has long insisted that the
best. way to persuade
Pretoria to change its ra-
‘cial policies was through
‘dialogue apd not boycott,
so Lilongwe hosts the only
South African embassy in
black Africa: 7



EDITORIAL ON SOUTH-SOUTH DIALOGUE

Kinshasa ELIMA in French 10-11 Oct 82 pp 1, 6

(Fditorial by Essolomwa Nkoy ea Linganga, editor of ELIMA: "Promoting South-
South Dialogue''7

ffext7 Throughout the summit which was just held here and above and beyond
the discussions which marked it and the’ views exchanged by the heads of

state and government who participated during the 48 hours, a basic theme
appeared: to accelerate the inter-African cooperation movement. This coopera-—
tion would stimulate the continent's economy and would present Africa as a
homogeneous bloc with dignity, organized and only expecting foreign aid to be
a supplement.

At this particular time when the North-South dialogue obviously is flounder-
ing, it is clearly very important to promote the South-South dialogue,
especially on an African level.

It is no secret to anyone that Africa is the object of attempts at destabil-
ization and that desires for hegemony and expansionist appetites are prominent
all over the continent. It is also agonizing to report that these tensions,
erises and conflicts affecting inter-African relations and traumatizing Africa
are often supported by industrialized nations so as to continue the systematic
exploitation of our natural resources with impunity.

This situation is all the more humiliating for our countries since the indus—
trialized nations, with the exception of France which has become an active advo-
cate of the Third World, are demonstrating a selfcenteredness and dishonesty
which tend to perpetuate the injustice and imbalance which has long existed

in international economic relationst For, we know that the crises which hinder
the economic and social development of the underdeveloped countries, whether
they be related to inflation or due to the constant worsening of trade terms,
are artificial and are purposely directed against developing nations.

However, one of the basic conditions which could help our countries to put an
end to the contempt on the part of the industrialized nations of which they
are victims is for the dialogue with the North to be preceded by a South-South
dialogue.

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LOCAL BOOK PRODUCTION TO BE ENCOURAGED

Accra DAILY GRAPHIC in English 4 Nov 82 p 8

[Article by Ebenezer Awotwi Pratt]

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GHANA is determined, in spi-
te of the odds, to press forward
with the writing, production
and distribution of its own
books. — : .

In this connection, the Mi-
nistry' of Education, the Ghana
Education Service and five se-
lected Ghanaian publishers are to
co-publish textbooks for about 1.8
million Ghanaian children ‘in ba-
sic education. ;

Launching the sixth’ Ghana National
Book: Week at the Accra Technical
‘Training Centre yesterday morning, the
Executive Director of the Ghana Book
Development Council, Mr S. A. Amu
Djbleto, reiterated the Council’s policy to
ericourage and assist local book produc-
tion and marketing.

He explained that-a good -book is a
priceless possession of all mankind and it
must not be confined to national bounda-
rie

es.

“There can be no literacy without the
book and there can be no sustained book-
use without literacy,” he emphasised.

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-ses which are participating in the exhibi-

Nana Kofi Boama II, President of the

‘Ghana Booksellers Association who

chaired the function appealed to the go-
vernment to pay early attention to the

{proposal for the local production of text-

books for the country.
Nana Boama II later cut a tape to open
a week-longibook exhibition.
Amongst the numerous publishing h

tion aré Ghana Publishing Corporation,
‘Afram Publications (Ghana) Limited, The
British Council, The Indian High Com-
mission, American Centre and Blackmore
‘and Sons Limited. .

‘The winner of this year’s NOMA award
-was “The BILASSMAN’S SECRET,” by
Meshack Asare of Ghana.

Previous winners of the award were “So
Long A Letter” by Mariama Ba of Senegal
— 1980 and “Health Education for the
Community” by Felix Adi of Nigeria’ in
1981.

In addition to his national award and
the VALCO Literary Award, Mr Meshack
Asare will also receive a Silver Cup and a
‘cheque for @5,000 presented by Blackmore
and Sons (Ghana) Limited. :

‘The theme for the 1982 National Book
Week is “reading is fun.”

GHANA



annexation of the Chagos from Mauritian territory. Mauri-
tius, he says, must maintain its claim to the Chagos.

Jean Houbert left Mauritius 30 years ago as a sailor.
When he had to get glasses, he was obliged to leave the
navy (sailors were not supposed to wear glasses at the
time), and he enrolled in the College of the Sea, an insti-
tution for educating sailors. He did brilliant work at
the London School of Economics and then at the Sorbonne,
and received a doctorate in international relations, writ-
ing a thesis on the Suez crisis and French-British rela-
tions. He was a university professor in Poitiers and then
moved to Aberdeen, Scotland, where he teaches interna-
tional relations. Sent there from the University of Aber-
deen, he was connected with the University of Mauritius
for a year at the time of its founding. He returns to
Mauritius once every 2 or 3 years. He has been interview—
ed by Sydney Selvon.

[Question] To what conclusions has your comparative study of the island of
Mauritius and of Reunion Island led you?

[Answer] I compared the English and French decolonization policies, in the
British case, studying the option of independence; and in the French case,
that of becoming a department. The dialectic conclusion at which I arrived
in examining the results is that the people of Reunion seem to be more de-
colonized than the Mauritians, but it is true that, of course within the
limits imposed by its small size, the independent status acquired by Mauri-
tius gives it many more possibilities for development within the world capi-
talist system than has Reunion. It must be noted that the relative wealth
of Reunion as compared to Mauritius, however, is artificial wealth granted
to the Reunion people by the mother country and not produced by them, and
that this assistance blocks development.

[Question] But in what sense have the Mauritians remained "colonized"?

[Answer] The social and economic structure of Mauritius has been less
radically disrupted by independence than the structure of Reunion or the
Creole* society which has been turned upside down by departmentalization.

In Reunion there have been massive transfers of money, the creation of a
large class, that of government officials, payment of large social contribu-
tions, and so on. Reunion today is more different from the Reunion of 30
to 40 years ago than today's Mauritius is from the Mauritius of 30 to 40
years ago. Mauritius has changed more slowly than Reunion has been changed

*Creole: Used here in its proper sense, in other words as a derivative of

the Portuguese word "criollo” which means any person (of mixed race or
not) born in an adopted country (especially in the tropics) which is not
the country of his ancestors. By this definition, all Mauritians are
therefore Creoles.

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SOUTHERNERS REQUIRED TO PAY MORE AT KADUNA SCHOOL

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Enugu DAILY STAR in English 22 Oct 82 p3

enon

NEW FERS STRUCTURE FOR KADUNA POLYTECHNIC T

SURE YOU'RE NO SOUTHERNER!
‘You THINK YOU CAN DECEIVE ME ”
WITH THAT CAP OF YOURS If

REGISTRY

KADUNA POLYTECHKIC F

IT IS NO APATHIED.>cAUSsé THIS Ig NOT SOUTH AFRICA,

—

ITIS FOR THE ‘INTEREST’ OF ONE NIGERIA!

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PORT ELIZABETH. —
« The — establisiment in
South . African’ society
should change its nega-
tive, stereotyped views on
trade unions, a labour ex-
pert said on Saturday.

Professor Roux van der
Merwe, holder of the
Chair of Industrial Re-
lations at the University
of Port Elizabeth, was
speaking at the Cape Pro-
gressive Federal Party
Congress in Port Eliza-
beth.

Prof Van der Merwe is

‘also a member of the Nat-

We ‘said that, rather
than rejecting’ trade

* unions or trying to-control,

or co-opt them into ‘allies

\of management, society

should:recognise‘thém as
one ofthe fundamental
competitive elements of a

free enterprise society.

“In, the context of
Black trade unions, the
South African experience
does not compare very
well with the democratic
ideal.

“Time after time, the
Black ‘worker has, -by
democratic means, tried
to become part of the
existing trade union sys-

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PROFESSOR HITS STEREOTYPED VIEWS ON TRADE UNIONS

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 15 Nov 82 p 11

“tem aid has’ been re-

buffed. x
“And time. after time,
” with the frustration of its
legitimate economic aspi-
ration, labour has been
forced into an overt pol-
itical response which has
_ in turn been crushed by
the State which it fought
< tochallenge.”

Prof van der Merwe
said the Department of
Manpower had made gen-
uine, if sometimes halt-
ing, efforts to move from
the routine of the past
and to adopt a “new, fa-

° cilitative and non-inter-
ventionist; role, at least
among its political heads

~andits senior officials.

! “The State appears to

* misinterpret the problem

‘ and" by removing what

* were often potential mod-

* erate influences, it serves

“only to further politicise
the issues and to strength-

' en the very sources which

© itsought to curb.” *

Prof Nancy Charton,

an associate professor at

' ‘Rhodes University, told
the congress that Govern-
ment policy did not pre-
vent urbanisation —. it
merely channeled it to-

; wards the poorest and
worst developed of all the

| industrial regions in. the
|; country. .

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SOUTH AFRICA

" "She said that recent re-
liable estimates on popu-
‘Jation relocation ° during
“the past 20 years, varied
‘between two- and 3,5-
»-million Blacks.

“Let us look at the poli-
cy of retarding the growth
‘of the Black urban popu-
_ lation in the major South
African cities.
“This policy has over
the years been effective.
This, means that blacks
‘alone have been denied’
: the. opportunity of im-
proving their life chances
by moving away from the -
* overcrowded and poverty
stricken reserves” or
‘homelands, and from the
comparatively low wages
\ paid in the White rural
sector.” .
She said’ there would

in the agricultural sector,
} but, people should be al-
| lowed to make their own
| decisions. :

The role of the. State
should be a facilitative
| rather than a directive

one.
| Such a policy almost in-

-evitably- involved remov-
| influx control, she
| aid. —Sapa.



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Ashamed

=~ He said since the ascenden-
cy of the PRC to power, its
major concern has been to
“bring development to the
‘ people of Liberia.

It was in this light, General
Podier added, that CIC Doe
mandated the National
Redemption Day Commis-
sion to direct and implemzat
development projects.

He told the occasion that
the National _Redemption
Day Commission considers a
national archives center as an

: important aspect of the Peo-

ple’s Redemption Council’s
infrastructural development. -

It is for this reason, he ad-
ded, that the commission
launched a ‘national ‘raffle
recently to raise funds for a
$2.6 million archives center
being constructed at Sinkor.

He appealed to members
of the diplomatic corps, the
business community and the
“general public to participate
fully in the raffle, adding
that “‘I want everybody to
have the belief that we will
have an archives center by
1983, the deadline set for
“ completing the center.

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nisations and other”
ious denominations in
thestate. ‘

He said that only recent-
ly, Governor Nwobodo
handed over two teacher

ining: colleges each, to
both Roman Catholic
and the. jican churches.‘

Mr felt that by in-~:
troducing religious politics -
now, the NPN was merely *
behaving like a. drowning
man.

“On the Onoh/Ezenwa

nomination, director

welcomed them to the. 1983

gubernatorial race but urg-

ed them to ensure that they

play: the game according to
ioe

He contended that the
smoke-screened type of
nomination which.
Saturday’ was, the begin

y was the it
ing of the failure of the :
NPN inthe 1983 race~ ‘

The director described *
both Onoh and Ezenwa as
spent forces who had_
nothing new politically to:
tter to the people of the :

He made it clear that no
amount of plastic surgery
would save the NPN from
the present political
dislocation in which they

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that we supported and viewed that help by the people of Cuba. And I can say
that there is no interference in Angola's affairs by the Cuban Government or
people. Incidentally, we have quite sound cooperation that goes beyond the
military sphere. We cooperate in the fields of construction, health and edu-
cation, industry and, in short, many areas. .We point out, therefore, that all
those forces worrying about the Cuban presence--the so-called Cuban presence
in Angola--never mention the extremely positive aspect of the help that was
also provided by Cuba when, in 1975-1976, after the massive flight of techni-
cal cadres of Portuguese and other nationalities, Cuba stepped in with techni-
cal cadres and helped the Angolan people organize the administration and en-
terprises in the areas of industry, transportation, and agriculture. It was
thanks to that help that we rapidly restarted the enterprises that had come to
a standstill.

So there is more than just military cooperation. There is cooperation in many
forms that is based on principles of equality and mutual advantages. So those
who say that Angola's sovereignty is being damaged because of cooperation with
Cuba are simply trying to deceive public opinion. They are trying to sow con-
fusion between our government and the Cuban Government in an attempt to break
the strong ties of cooperation.and friendship that exist between our peoples
and between our governments and parties.

[Question] Mr President, permit me to conclude by bringing up the question of
independence for Namibia.

At this moment, from all indications, the desire by the Western countries to
link the question of Namibia's independence to the withdrawal of Cuban troops
from your country means that they are stalling for time over a problem that is
dragging on and on.

What is your opinion?

[Answer] We feel that the attempt to link the so-called presence of Cuban in-
ternationalist forces in Angola to the decolonization of Namibia demonstrates
ill will and perhaps even bad faith, since there are no valid arguments from
the legal, political, or geographical standpoint to justify. such attempts.
Angola has frontiers with Namibia, not with South Africa. This means that
there is an expanse of territory several hundred kilometers deep--Namibia--
that separates Angola from South Africa.

So how can the so-called threat to South Africa be connected with the so-called
presence of Cuban internationalist forces in Angola? Have those forces ever
attacked? What we have, therefore, is an attempt to reverse the terms of this
problem--to turn the victim into the aggressor--when we know for a fact that
the aggressor forces have always come from South Africa. It is Angola that is
being attacked. Angola is the victim of South African acts of aggression, and
as the victim of those acts of aggression, it needs help: it needs the support
of the entire international community. And in no way can it stop taking advan-
tage of the help and solidarity being provided by the Cuban people for its own
defense--for its self-defense.



MALAWI

Minister Says Communication Policy Hindered by Lack of Framework
(Lue Hinneh; DAILY OBSERVER, 29 Oct 82) ...sceesecceeeers

Minister Says September Government Salary Checks To Be Disbursed
(DAILY OBSERVER, 19 Oct 82) .scccscceseeccscvscvecnseeece

ADB Loan to LCADP
(DAILY OBSERVER, 28 Oct 82) .sccceesescecceccecnceecveces

Commerce Ministry Experts Reviewing Produce Prices
(DAILY OBSERVER, 21 Oct 82) ..ssceseecsccreeecoeees seeees

LEC Report Analyses Advantages of Hydro Project
(DAILY OBSERVER, 20 Oct 82) ..sssesccccsccsceccvcvesecees

ROK Ambassador Presents Check to Head of State Doe
(NEW LIBERIAN, 29 Oct 82) .eccescscscceccecesceseneeeeees

Nation To Host International Technical Conference
(NEW LIBERTAN, 29 Oct 82) .ssceccececcnececeecacseseeeees

Nation Proposes That Banks Financing Oil Imports Reschedule Debts
(NEW LIBERIAN, 29 Oct 82) .cccsscccccccesccescecvsseesuce

Minister Expresses Need for Trade Links With Iraq
(NEW LIBERIAN, 21 Oct 82) .cscssccececcscescsssnsevcneees

Police Director Notes Budgetary Problems Facing Force
(NEW LIBERIAN, 19 Oct 82) ..ccscccsccccssceeceeves

Italian Government Making Loan for Monrovia Drainage Repair
(NEW LIBERIAN, 19 Oct 82) ...

Importance of Demographic Project Explained
(Editorial; DAILY TIMES, 29 Oct 82) ...sceceeceeeeeeeeees

Maize Harvest Prediction Up This Year
(MALAWI NEWS, 30 Oct-5 Nov 82) ..scsccecscceccecaecnececs

Transport Routes Through Mozambique Cut by Bandits
(THE HERALD, 2 Nov 82) ..scccscccsecvcccceesccenssecsseee

Briefs
Rail Link
Gasoline Restrictions Changed
Tea Production

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ZAIRE

NEW GOLD, DIAMOND DECISIONS: MINES REOPENED
Kinshasa ELIMA in French 7 Oct 82 pp 1, 8

[text] The report of the Economic Crisis Committee, basically centered on the
battle against fraud in precious stones and metals, particularly gold and
diamonds, and on the resumption of activity at the Kilo-Moto gold mines, was
the only item on the agenda for the meeting of the Executive Council last
Wednesday.

In regard to the struggle against fraud in the local gold'and diamond industry,
the Council resumed and completed'a series of discussions which it had
devoted to the examination of the report of its Economic Committee, headed by
the state commissioner for the national economy, industry and foreign trade,
over a period of many months. This committee had been charged with seeking
ways and means to make trade in precious stones and metals mined on a small
scale profitable.

After a very informative discussion, the Council adopted the conclusions of
the Economic Committee which recommends the liberalization of the possession,
circulation and trade of precious stones and metals throughout the national
territoty, specified Citizen Kande Dzambulate, state commissioner for informa-
tion, culture and arts, at the end of the meeting at Council headquarters pre-
sided over by Citizen N'Singa Udjuu, executive secretary of the MPR and first
state commissioner.

This liberalization is to mean that from now on possession of locally mined
gold or diamonds within national territory but outside of the industrial mining
concessions will no longer be regarded as an offense. Consequently, circula-
tion of the above-mentioned materials within national borders is now free.

However, possession or movement of these precious stones remains formally
prohibited within mining concessions or within exclusive zones or borders for
prospecting or exploration granted by the state to Zairian or foreign
individuals or legal entities.

Any export or attempt to export the aforementioned materials outside national
porders remains an offense.

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DOE TO CURB 'RAPID RISE' OF CORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT

Monrovia DAILY OBSERVER in English 28 Oct. 82 pp 1, 10

[Excerpt]

The Head of State and Chairman of the People’s Redemp-
_ tion Council, C-I-C Samuel K. Doe, has pledged to.pursue ‘‘a

rigid system of discipline”’.to curb. what:he called the rapid °
all it n

“rise. of. corruption ~ “i
ssMinlatries and ‘Agencies.

Those found ‘not capable of
controlling their Ministries; of
avoiding. unwholesome prac-
tices; and failing to be in-
novative, will be immediately
dismissed”, he declared.

In_a_ hard-hitting statement.

‘issued ‘from’ the Executive Man-
sion yesterday, the Head of State
expressed grave concern over the
general conduct of those charged
with the pursuance of public
policies and decisions in his
Government.

‘Rampant Corruption’

He charged them with payroll
padding, misappropriation’ of
Government funds and equip-
ment, paternalism, nepotism, in-
discipline, conflict of interest

* anid bureaucratic red tape which,

he said, ‘‘continue to impede the
progress of Government.”

An Executive Mansion press
release said the C-I-C’s state-
ment was directed at Cabinet
Ministers, Managing Directors

“and heads of autonomous agen-

cies of Government; but the
statement made no tention of
“any specific Ministry or agency.
<. Howéver, the general nature

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fe

s”” within Government

“of ‘the statement suggested that

the Head of State was concerned

- that the ‘rampant corruption’

which the People’s Redemption
Council came to power to
abolish was being widely practic-
ed in Government. The tenor of
his statement, similar to that in

““which he lambasted“ the

Judiciary earlier this year, clear-
ly implied a general indictment
of Government functionaries.
He said there was “‘a continu-
ing erosion of public confidence
in the performance of thcse en-
trusted to responsible positions,
largely because of weak leader-
ship and lack of initiative.”

Political Maneuvering

The Liberian leader was ex- ”

tremely critical of political
maneuvering, Where rivalries
persist between Ministers and
their Deputies and Managing
Directors and their Deputies and
described . such practices as
unhealthy conditions for ‘any
organization.

He declined to specifically
blame any Assistant Ministers
because, he said, if Ministers ex-

LIBERIA



ZIMBABWE

BRIEFS

JAPANESE FERTILIZER GIFT--ZIMBABWE and Japan yesterday signed a $1,4 million
grant agreement in Harare for the purchase of fertiliser from Japan. The Min-
ister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Dr Bernard Chidzero and
the Japanese Ambassador, Mr Seisen Sasaki, were the signatories. Speaking af-
ter the signing ceremony, Dr Chidzero said the grant would also cover services
necessary for the transportation of the fertiliser to Zimbabwe. He thanked
the Japanese government for its continued interest in this country and for the
“effective and selective support" it was giving. The grant was the third by
Japan to help increase food production in Zimbabwe. It brought to $7 million
the total food aid given by Japan. Mr Sasaki said the grant was a token of
friendship and goodwill between the two countries. [Text] [Harare THE HERALD
in English 9 Nov 82 p 1]

ZISCO EXPANSION--KWEKWE--ZISCO is considering spending $300 million developing
its steel-works, subject to a more detailed market assessment of the region's
requirements, its general manager, Mr Tom Harris, said here yesterday. Speak-
ing at the first meeting of the East and Southern African Steel Development
Committee and the Inter-Governmental Experts' Committee of the engineering in-
dustry, Mr Harris told the delegates that priority developments at the moment
were a continuous-casting billet facility, finishing mills, introduction of
flood-product mills, sinter plant and production of high-alloy steels. "While
costly, obviously such developments would take place progressively in keeping
with market requirements, with an aim of satisfying the region's requirements
and, of course, conserving foreign exchange," he said. He added that existing
infrastructure would support such developments as there was a growing pool of
expertise from existing training facilities and programmes available at Zisco,
and from the university of Zimbabwe and technical colleges. [Text] [Harare
THE HERALD in English 9 Nov 82 p 3]

SWEDISH AID--SWEDISH International Development Authority aid to Zimbabwe,
which now totals more than $13 million, is still pouring in. Yesterday the
Swedish government agency officially handed over 40 new trucks, worth about
$300 000 for use in the national health service. Receiving the trucks in
Harare, the Deputy Minister of National Supplies, Cde Moses Mvenge, thanked
Sida for the new donation. "Sida has been involved in a number of projects,
particularly those geared towards the development of the rural areas," Cde
Mvenge said. Zimbabwe was grateful to the organisation for its “generous and
consistent aid", The trucks were handed over by Sweden's Ambassador to

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COUNTRY'S POST-INDEPENDENCE BUSINESS OUTLOOK ASSESSED

Windhoek THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER in English 12 Nov 82 p 12

[Text]

BUSINESSMEN in
SWA should prepare
themselves for the worst
following independence

: but in the long term the

stability and prosperity
of the country will rest
primarily on __ their
shoulders.

This is the view of Mr
Eddie Cross, General
Manager. of the ‘Zim-
babwean Dairy Marketing
Board, who presented the
Rossing Foundation
Quarterly Lecture in
Windhoek this week.

The theme of his lecture
was the lessons that an in-
dependent Namibia could
learn from Zimbabwe's ex-
perience.

Businessmen in Namibia

should prepare themselves
for a Swapo government
;and should not make the
j Mistake that many
Ibusiness leaders in Zim-
'babwe made in believing
that the more radical ele-
ments could be successful-
ly excluded from the post
independence political
process of internal reform
and political juggling, Mr
Cross said.

The reaction of business
enterprise to the in-

; dependence process will in.
“fact be directly related to

their view of the future.
Where a businessman
decides there is no future

within an independent

‘Namibia, he will adopt a
short-term view of his

‘enterprise. Asset stripping:

and profit maximisation
will dominate his activities
and ultimately his services
will be lost to the country.
On the other hand, the
business corporation which
is in Namibia to stay (for
whatever reason), will be
pragmatic , open to change
and will act in a totally dif-
ferent manner. The first
choice of Namibian
businessmen is to decide to
which group they belong.
MAIN DIFFICULTIES
Mr Cross listed the fol-
lowing as the main dif-
ficulties that businessmen
would be faced with:

© Overcoming the frac-
tures in society, particular-
ly the tensions between
social and economic clas-
ses; 2

@ The political expertise
of most of those who will
gain control would have
been gained in the ghetto,
in the guerrilla army and in
radical states which are
prepared to support armed
conflict;

@ The new _ political
ieadership- will not have
had the necessary ad-
ministrative and other
skills and experience which
is so critical to the smooth
operation of a modern
state;

@ The above average
standard of living of the
minority (primarily the

67

Whites) will heighten the
sense of conflict and
hostility in society;

@ Businessmen are not
generally a courageous
community. Their  ex-
perience makes them a
conservative group who do
not take easily to change.
They are also influenced
by the overall climate of
opinion and it is difficult
for the individual busines-
'sman to take a stand
against the majority of his
peers;

@ The establishment of
entrenched military groups
with strong political in-
fluence and power.

In Namibia, a number of
additional problems to
those experienced in Zim-
babwe will manifest
themselves during the tran-
sitional process, and these

are:
| @ It can be expected that
/there will -be an almost
‘total loss of government
| and administrative skills
during the transitional
| process. This is because of
the heavy predominance of
White civil servants and
others whose relationship
with SA will result in them
returning to SA once the,
political process of in-
dependence has been con-
cluded;

@ Namibia is also heavily
dependent on a- small
number of economic ac-
| tivities which are
vulnerable to the cyclic

NAMIBIA



NIGER

PRESIDENT ASSESSES RESULTS OF AGRO-PASTORAL CAMPAIGN
Niamey SAHEL HEBDO in: French No 334, 25 Oct 82 p4

[Text] The president of the Supreme Military Council and chief of state,
Col Seyni Kountche, made a tour of the departmental capitals in the country
from 15 to 21 October 1982. The purpose of this tour was to evaluate the
agro-pastoral season, and it also allowed the chief of state to review a
certain number of questions pertaining to the current situation in the
country with the population of the areas visited.

Diffa was the first stop on the tour. The chief of state commissioned the
new airport there, completed at a total estimated cost for the project of
some 2 billion CFA francs. This airport was designed and entirely built by
the state, and will be used by the Air Niger company, which will thus play a
great role in opening up this region of the country.

The agricultural situation in this department, the only one to have benefit-
ted from well-distributed rainfall, will be better than that last year.
Estimates point to a surplus here of some 17,500 tons.

The situation for pasturage is good overall, with the exception of the
northern part of the department, which has experienced some drought.

Speaking to the people of Diffa, the chief of state said that the marketing
of foodstuffs should not work to the detriment of the peasants, but should be
carried out in unity and discipline.

Zinder, the second stop on the tour, had a season with unequal distribution
of rainfall, but it nonetheless produced 367,500 tons of millet-sorghum as
compared to 337,000 last year. In addition, the department of Zinder had an
excellent harvest of peanuts and beans this year.

In Zinder, the chief of state spoke of the Nigerien school which shares the
name of this town, stating that the government ‘has only put into practice the
recommendations resulting from the great Zinder discussion about educational
reform.

Agadez was the third stop on the presidential tour. Agadez is not an agri-
cultural department, but the interseason crops play a large role there, and
there is every indication this year that the harvest will be good, because
the rainfall has been better than that last year.

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RWANDA

BRIEFS

COOPERATION WITH CONGO--A general agreement for cooperation was signed between
the Rwandan Republic and the People's Republic of the Congo at the conclusion
of President Juvenal Habyarimana's visit to Brazzavilke. Several other agree-
ments were also signed, especially on cooperation between the Nat ional
Revolutionary Development Movement and the Congolese Labor Party, and in the
areas of cultural, scientific and technical cooperation. /Text/ [Paris

AFRIQUE DEFENSE in French No 55, Oct 82 p 247 9693

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Kawawa said, would be
chaired by CCM Vice-
Chairman: Aboud Jumbe.

The eight members of the
€OM-Beard af Trustees -elec~~
day. are: Chief

Kissoky; Ndugu
Jackson Kaaya and Ndugu
Raphael lenetwa from
Mainland Tanzania.

Others. are: Ndugu Khamis
Darwesh, ‘Sheikh Thabit
Kombo, Ndugu Asia Amour
and Ndugu Omar Usi Muhid-
din from Zanzibar.

According to the Party Con-
stitution, the board chairman
will be appointed by the CCM
Chairman from among the
board members.

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CHANGE OF LAND TENURE SYSTEM PLANNED

Harare THE HERALD in English 9 Nov 82 p 1

[Text]

ZIMBABWE

THE communal land tenure system will he changed :

iT Li ged during the third
rural development phase to be launched soon, the Minister of Lands.
Resettlement and Rural Development, Cde Moyen -Mahachi, anid

_ Yesterday.

He said a more equit-'

able land tenure system
would be evolved and
people’s rights to com-
munal assets would be
secured, while group
,Tesources - management
systems would be work-
| ed out.

{ The minister. announced
jpthis.at.

the,efficial opening,
of the Madziwa burley

growers’ co-operative for
about 250 members, spon-
sored by Zimbabwe Leaf
Tobacco Company (Pvt)
‘* Limited: > .

“My ministry will very
-#oon ‘embark on its third
“and ‘by far the biggest
rural development ‘pro-
gramme,” said . Cde

Mahachi.

“This will involve the
re-planning and - re-de-
velopment of all the. com»
‘Mounal areas,”

agriculture forming the
economic base of 80 per-
cent of the population.

‘The programme would
also reorganise the settle-
ment of communal people
into well planned and
serviced villages.

In implementing the
programme, the Govern-
“ment was anxious to see
private organisations con-
tinuing to play a vital role.

They could share their

“managerial expertise with
farmers prepared to co-
operate and work in
groups, :

“We would like, too, to
see every bit of land in
communal. areas being
used produttively,” he
said.

“We realise there 1g not
enough land for everyone
who needs ‘it, especially
taking into account pop-

~ahathon~tmereases.
Moreover, not ~everyone
would like to be a farmer.

“This means there must
be a programme of rural
industrialisation to pro-
vide non-farm employ-
ment to people who will

not  necessaril) derive
‘ their liveliho from
agriculture.”

Rural employment, he

added, would ease the.
ressure on, and demand
for, land.

‘As problems could not
yall‘be solved by land re-
‘distribution alone, 0
ether sectors of . the
economy had to be ex-
panded. to provide em-
ployment. to those who
might not want to be
resettled. i.

‘One of the biggest con-
straints. on rural in-
dustrialisation was the

lack of cheap and ap- °

ropriate technologies ia
e communal! areas. -
“My _ minis carry-
ing out investigations into
: possibilities of setting up
“rural technology. centres

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- where

people can be
trained and, where tech-
nology.for servicing rural
areas can be developed,
Cde Mahachi said.

“Again, I feel that
private organisations with
their _ experience and
financial resources can~
play an important role in
supplementing  Govern-
ment’ efforts in this ex-
ercise.”

He said the fourth rural
development programme
involved the running --of
large-scale State farms by
his ministry. :

The ZLT director, Mr
‘Tim Whiley, said in his
welcome address that the
future of. the burley in-
dustry in Zimbabwe -lay
with communal farmers. |.

But, he emphasised,
purley' - production — de-
velopment would be seve-
rely hampered without the
presence of the large-
scale commercial grower. ‘

His company had de-
cided to concentrate its
resources and endeavours
jn co-operatives . “which

| most directly benefit com-

munal farmers”.

“We ‘believe that thé
most important — con-
tribution we can make in-
itially is physical and
financial planning and
management,” Mr Whiley
said.

“As Madziwa _ people
‘gain experience and the
necessary expertise to run



REYA, ASHEED Sign Protocol Agreement
(THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD, 5 Nov 82) ..cscsscsesscsceecseceves

Weekly Wrap-Up of Non-English Press
(Alemu Hailu; THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD, 7 Nov 82) Lecseseeaeee

Weekly Wrap-Up of Non-English Press
(Alemu Hailu; THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD, 31 Oct 82) .....sseeee

ENA, ADN Sign Protocol Agreement ¥
(Alemu Hailu; THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD, 29 Oct 82) ...sseceeee

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Britain's Military Assistance to Ghana Estimated at $450,000
(DAILY GRAPHIC, 30 Oct 82) .. . be eeeeeeeee
PNDC Doesn't Intend Taking Over Land
(Robert Bentil; GHANAIAN TIMES, 3 Nov 82) .. se eeee
Computer Services for Passport Office
(Charles Torkornoo; DAILY GRAPHIC, 2 Nov 82) .......
Local Book Production To Be Encouraged
(Ebenezer Awotwi Pratt; DAILY GRAPHIC, 4 Nov 82) .........
Briefs
Czech Telex for Students
Petrol in Cedis
GUINEA
Regime Refutes Amnesty International's Allegations
(Eddie Momoh; WEST AFRICA, 8 Nov 82) ..ssscscscacesseeeeee
Second Session of AREDOR Board of Directors
(Amirou Barry; HOROYA, 24-31 Oct 82) ..sccscceseccesceeeee
Briefs
PAYM Delegation's Visit
LIBERIA

Doe To Curb 'Rapid Rise' of Corruption in Government
(DAILY OBSERVER, 28 Oct 82) ..

Podier Says Liberian Documents Overseas Must Be Returned
(DAILY OBSERVER, 18 Oct 82) ..

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SENEGAL

PREMIER INAUGURATES CHINESE-AIDED WELLS
Dakar LE SOLEIL in French 24 Oct 82 p 7
[Article by Pape Sow: "Water for Everyone]

[Excerpts] Prime Minister Habib Thiam devoted the second day of his trip
through the Eastern Senegal region to the inauguration of the Maka-Couli
Bantan, Koussanar and Koumpentoum wells.

Maka-Couli Bantan, the first stop on the trip, welcomed the Prime Minister
and his entourage enthusiastically but with great discipline.

In welcoming Mr Habib Thiam, Mr Kemo Koutoun, president of the Maka well
management committee, was able to express the people's gratitude to the
head of state who is sparing no effort to resolve their problems.

In responding, Mr Habib Thiam was delighted with the warm welcome he received
and brought the people President Abdou Diouf's regards. The Maka well has
a flow rate of 50 cubic meters per hour; a 12-meter tall, 100-cubic meter
capacity water tower; two public fountains and two 20-meter long water
troughs. At a total cost of 60 million francs, this project has been made
possible by the assistance of the Chinese government. Since 1978, revealed
Mr Habib Thiam, Chinese assistance to water projects has enabled construc-
tion of 30 wells, 10 regular wells and 20 mechanized wells, for a total of
1 billion CFA francs in financing. "Here I would like to publically

thank the Chinese authorities for the assistance they have given us in
providing water to the rural environment."

After having praised the Chinese technicians and workers, Mr Habib Thiam
said that the Maka project formed a part of the water policy whose high
priority the head of state indicated in his first message to the nation on
2 January. To achieve this result, said Mr Habib Thiam, the government
will commit. more than 40 billion francs to the rural environment between
now and 1985.

The prime minister urged the people to take particular care to conserve

this water properly. "You must fight against any form of wasting water.
You must establish schedules for using the public fountains," said the

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co-operation in international relations.

On the other hand, the mass media
of the imperialist countries systematic.
ally spread counter-revolutionary pro-
paganda with the futile aim of retard-
ing the progress of mankind.

_ The propaganda. centre of US impe-
rialism, the International Communica-
tion Agency (ICA), and the United
States Information Agency (USIA)

_ are, for instance, actively engaged in

ideological campaign to strangulate
the struggle for peace and social pro-
gress with the help of information
centres, radio and TY stations operat-
ing over 100 countries.

The State Department and the CIA

and other imperialist circles sysiema- -

tically abuse the principles of peaceful
co-existence forwarded by the forces

of peace and social progress and at- —

tempt to use it as a new channel for
ideological infiltration into the socia-
list countries as well as into the coun-
tries of. Africa, Asia and Latin Ame-
rica — countries that have opted for
the path of socialist development.

Outlining the role being played by
the mass media of both capitalist and

socialist countries in boosting UN -

image, the United Nations Information
Committee said in a-report that in-
fluential sectors of the mass media in
developed countries had pictured the
UN system. as an “irrelevant, ineffi-
cient and swollen bureaucracy”.

In the socialist countries, the same
report said, the mass media regularly
report on UN, activities, particularly
in the political field, and there was
continuing support for U.N. efforts

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towards international co-operation.
Within the framework of co-opera-
tion in the U.N. and UNESCO the
Non-aligned states have developed a
new form of struggle for the exchange
and direct flow of information among
the member states in the struggle to
promote independent development and
for equal international co-operation
thereby putting an end to the domi-
nation of imperialist news agencies.
Based on the democratic principles
of advancing co-operation, developing
countries, along with the communiiy
of the socialist countries, promote
the implementation of UNESCO's In-
ternational Programme for rational
utilisation of communications to en-
hance international co-operation.

The Berlin Conference of news and
press agencies no doubt contributes to-
wards co-ordinating the struggle in
the interest of peace and security and
for further strengthening mutual re-
lations in the political, economic and
ideological spheres.

Information is of paramount impor-
tance. in class struggle. And the pro-
motion of co-operation on the ideolo-
gical front and the exchange of in-
formation and. experience serve as the
basis for embarking on the path of
social progress.

Within ithe context of international
co-operation, efforts are being exerted
to spread the ideals of peace and so-
cial progress and the Berlin confer-
ence of news and press agencies of the
socialist countries has served as a fo-
rum for working out a strategy that
influences the development of social

Progress.



NIGERIA

TWO TRADE UNION GROUPS CLASH IN ENUGU
Enugu DAILY STAR in English 23 Oct 82 p 1

[Text] ONE person died and several others seriously wounded following a
clash between two groups of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in
Enugu last Thursday.

The last followed a disagreement between the Enugu-Onitsha Coaster/Nissan
group and the mini-bus group over the use of the newly:-opened main motor
park at Okpara Avenue, Enugu.

According to an eye witness account trouble started when the mini-bus group
moved into the main park in compliance with the directives from the Enugu
Local Government, but’ were met with stiff opposition from the Coaster/Nissan
group.

According to the report, as soon as the mini-bus group entered the park the
opposing group pounced on them with cudgels, broken bottles and other danger-
ous weapons, wounding several members of the mini-bus union

At this stage our source said the police was called in to help restore peace
and order.

A team of anti-crime mobile policemen“who arrived minutes earlier before the
policemen had arrived and who came on the invitation of the Coaster group,
started pouncing on members of the mini-bus group who took to their heels.

It was while one of the vehicles ran off on top speed, the sources continued,
that a middle aged-man fell off from a mini-bus, a few metres from the Enugu
Relief Market junction along the new express road and died on the spot.

When the DAILY STAR arrived at the Relief Market, the body of the young man
was still lying in a pool of blood.

Contacted on the incident, the chairman of the mini-bus union, Chief Obgon-
nia Nnamani, said that following the directives of the Enugu Local Govern-
ment, his men moved into the main park but have not been allowed to operate
by the Coaster group since last Monday.

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NIGER

CITIZENS MUST SHOW INITIATIVE IN FACE OF ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
Niamey LE SAHEL in French 20 Oct 82 pp 1, 2
[Editorial]

[Excerpts] It is a bitter fact which is noted every day by every citizen in
any country whatsoever, because he is a consumer--the fact is that the world
economy is at the end of its rope. It.is becoming more and more problem-
atical to obtain even the vital minimum. The injustice and the unlimited
egotism of the wealthier countries are matched by the impatience and the
grumbling of the poor ones. It is this very difficult situation which the
chief of state, Col Seyni Kountche, denounced categorically and in unequivo-
cal language at the 36th session of the UN General Assembly.

Neither the crusades of the poor countries against the rich ones nor the
summit meetings the latter hold have contributed the slightest enlightenment
to the world economic skies. The chasm between the one and the other con-
tinues to deepen, as the rich become ever richer and the others, unfortunate-
ly the vast majority, continue to grow poorer.

The African peasant who produces with difficulty, under conditions which
sometimes defy all technology, sees the products he harvests consistently
poorly paid. Cotton, cacao, coffee, peanuts, and the Third World raw
materials--none have ever been purchased at a just price. And yet, physical
and intellectual energy must. be expended, plowing equipment must be bought,
and numerous precautions requiring expenditure must be made in order to
obtain any harvest. Thus the irritation of the Third World, for which "the
deterioration in the terms of trade with the developed countries constitutes
one of the greatest scandals of our day" is understandable.

In fact, the rich countries prefer to invest large sums in the purchase of
ever more sophisticated weaponry instead of investing such as to contribute
to the development of the Third World.

"In 1970, our debt (that of the Third World) came to $74 billion, and the
debt service came to $9 billion. By 1980, that is to say in the 10 years
corresponding, paradoxically, to the decade pompously termed that of 'devel-
opment,' the debt had increased to $456 billion and the debt service to $91.4
billion," the chief of state stated from the UN rostrum. And President Seyni
Kountche voiced the fear that this situation may lead us toward "a world dom-
inated by complaints, fear and nervousness."

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ANGOLA

BRITISH REQUEST RELEASE OF IMPRISONED MERCENARIES
AB191135 Paris AFP in English 1056 GMT 19 Nov 82

[Text] Luanda, Nov 19 (AFP)--Britain has asked the Angolan authorities
to "make a gesture" by releasing seven British mercenaries detained here
since 1976, the British Embassy here confirmed today.

The embassy said there had been contacts with several top Angolan leaders,
but noted that final decision was up to President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos.

There was now "some hope” of seeing the Britons released following the
freeing earlier this week of two American mercenaries in an exchange deal
with South Africa and the Angolan rebel UNITA movement, the embassy said.

Like the Americans, the seven Britons were sentenced in 1976 after being
captured fighting for another anti-government group, Holden Roberto's
Angolan National Liberation Front. They were sentenced to jail terms of
between 16 and 30 years.

The British consul here said neither the embassy nor the mercenaries had
complaints about the conditions in which the prisoners were held. They
were visited once a month and brought extra food, and were in good physical
condition.

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LIBERIA

NATION PROPOSES THAT BANKS FINANCING OIL IMPORTS RESCHEDULE DEBTS

Monrovia NEW LIBERIAN in English 29 Oct. 82 pp 3, 6

[Text] 1 Liberia has ‘proposed to

>the banking institutions
:ecurrently financing the im-
?portation of crude oil to
>» Liberia to reschedule their
‘+ outstandings and increase
)their .financtal participa-
tion,

The proposal divided the
26 participating banking in-
stitutions into two groups.

Group one is banking in-
stitutions that are willing
to: keep the facility alive
“by rescheduling their out—
‘standings and increase their
* participating.

Group two includes banking
‘dnstiturions that are, not

willing to continue their
participation to have their
poutstandings rescheduled.
» The proposal was made on
Oct. 22 by the Liberian de-
legation who attended a one
‘day meeting in London with
‘banking institutions which
“finance the importation of
crude oil to Liberia.

According to Liberian
press counsellor, David
Butty in London, the banking
Lingtitution did not give im-
mediate response to Libe-
lrxia¥s proposal, bit sources
‘said their individual res-

+ ponses would be canmunica-

ted to the Liberian Govern-
ment.

The Liberian delegation
argued that if banking in-
stitutions discontinued

“financing the importation of
crude oil to Libera, it
would have-no alternative

>but to use "hard cash" to

-pay for crude oil importa-
tion to keep Liberia indus-
tries operational for ‘the
benefit of the citizens and

“foreign residents.

Finance Minister, G. Alvin
Jones, who read a prepared
statement, reiterated Libe-
ria's . financial problems

_ which, he said, contributed
to the default in crude oil
payment. :

_ Mx. Jones: said the econo~-

tmic and financial situation

of Liberia remained diffi-
cult more than seven years
now after the first oil
| price, hikes.

He observed that the in-
| ternational markets for iron
;ore and rubber, "main re-
| sources" of demand for Libe-
i ria's output, are still
t weak, resulting into the
fall of production in these
sectors. New investment in
then have also ceased, he
added.

i

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OPPOSITION POLITICIANS SUGGEST POSSIBLE MILITARY RULE

Johannesburg THE STAR in English 2 Nov 82 p 19

[Text]

ELAGUS — Only three years. after the
t generals handed power back to the civi-
Slians there are rising fears that Nigeria
~may revert to military rule.

ere

Upposition politicians believe President

¢Shahu Shagari, jantictpating defeat in next
Eyear’ ‘Ss election, is. covert.
military to arrange a takeover that would
tkeep him in power in partnership with the

Fa egenerals.

ae Shagari’s - govern-
sment, elected to office
October 1979 after
3 years of government
by the army, is in
rious trouble.
It is beset by eco-
nomic problems stem-
‘aning largely from fall-
ng ‘oil revenues end
| profligate government
spending and by social
i problems including
‘mounting labour unrest
‘and continuing corrup-
tion. -
+ Coming after the
;eoup that ended tlhe
return to civilian rule
in Ghana last year, a
smilitary takeover in
Nigeria would batter
the cause of democracy
‘Vn Africa and the rest
‘of the Third World.
But’ it is’ not only
‘Shagari’s alleged —over-
tures to the military
that-are  threatenamg
the continuation” of
.Kivilian ‘rule.
® Amid "increasing
_ public disappointment
at Shagari’s ma-
;Ragement of the eco-
: nomy, Nigerians are be-

flirting with the

Zinning openly’ to de-
ate whether “power
“should go back to the
barracks.” Many feel
‘his economic policies
have not effectively en-
eouraged oil wealth to
ep. through to the
people.

42 Two recent develop-
“ments tend to substan-
tiate opposition suspi-

* cions of impending mi-

90

litary control.

The first is the ap-
pointment : of Justice
Victor Ovie Whiskey as
chajrman of the Feder-
al Electoral Commis-
sion (Fedeco) “— a
statutory body entrus-
ted with’ registering
voters and supervising
elections,

Opposition leaders,
are said to be
“amazed” at. Ovie Whis-
key’s chairman’s
statements which, they
say, fall far outside his
allotted powers.

Most perturbing of
these was his call on
the army to acquaint
itself with the coun-

NIGERIA



NIGER

MINISTER OF PLANNING DISCUSSES 1983 FNI
Niamey SAHEL HEBDO in French No 331, 4 Oct 82 pp 7, 8

[Excerpts] The international economic situation is characterized by a
depression in the industrialized countries and a deterioration in the
rates of growth in the developing countries. A high rate of unemployment,
difficulties in resuming investment, monetary disorder, and an unprecedented
increase in interest rates are the principal problems of the present market
economy. The energy crisis by itself is exercising negative effects on
the economies of the developing countries to such an extent that in most
cases over the last few years the trade balance of these countries has
reflected a large deficit. To that may be added the decline in the

prices of the raw materials exported by those countries, while the service
of their existing debt has become dangerously heavier.

When we add to that the food deficit, particularly in the countries of
Africa south of the Sahara, we can understand more clearly the discouraging
prospects on the immediate horizon. In the particular case of Niger, it
would be appropriate to recall the way in which the international economic
environment works on the factors significant for its economic growth. It
is in this disturbing context that the last 2 years of the 1979-83
Five-Year Plan are taking place.

In the course of the period from 1979 to 1981 the economic situation of
Niiger.was characterized by a strong increase in the Gross Domestic Product
and by an economic decline in 1981. In fact, uranium production during
this period increased by 2.18 times. In the agricultural sector the
encouraging harvest of 1979 and the average harvest of 1980 had the
effect of accelerating the economy. after the deficits of the preceding
years. However, this favorable development masked a double imbalance.

In the agricultural sector, despite the surpluses of millet and sorghum,
the decline in the production of peanuts and cotton led to a deterioration
in the agro-industrial sector. The shortage of raw materials led to the
closing of the SEPANI [Nigerian Peanut Product Exploitation Company] plant
in Magaria, the reduced level of activity of the SHN [expansion unknown]
plant in Maradi, and the deterioration in the financial position of SONARA
[Niger Peanut Marketing Company], despite the relief obtained from the
sale of peanut byproducts.

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CHANA

BRIEFS

CZECH TELEX FOR STUDENTS--A TELEX machine worth $500,000 has been presented to
the All African Student Union (AASU)' by the Czechoslovakian Ambassador to‘Ghana,
Comrade Lundak. In a brief speech, the Ambassador made it clear that whatever
happens in the process of history, the forces of progress shall always prevail.
He commended the role African students had always played in the student move-
ment. Accepting the gift on behalf of the AASU, the deputy Secretary General
of the AASU, Comrade Pedro Chaves, an Angolan thanked the Czechoslovakian Am-—
bassador who presented the gift on:behalf of the International Union of Students
(IUS) for the role Czechoslovakia had played in uniting the forces of progress.
Miss Getrude Zakariah, PNDC. deputy Secretary for Local Government, praised
Czechoslovakians effort to create a just and peaceful society. She commended
highly Czechoslovakian attempt at “creating a progressive social policy and
eliminating the tension and stresses that characterize most societies." At

the presentation ceremony were some members of the NDC and the Secretary for
Youth and Sports, Mr Zaya Yeebo. [Text] [Accra DAILY GRAPHIC in English 5 Nov
82 p 4]

PETROL IN CEDIS--ALL foreign registered vehicles in the country can now buy
petrol ration coupons with cedis on presentation of valid documents on the
vehicles. A release from the Ministry of Fuel and Power said owners of such
vehicles could buy their ration coupons both private and commercial, at the
Petroleum Department of the Ministry in Accra. In the regions, ration coupons
could be purchased at the offices of Petroleum Inspectorate Units at the Region-
al Administrations. The ministry explained that this new arrangement will last
just as long as the borders remain closed. On the re-opening of the borders,
all foreign registered vehicles are expected to return their unused coupons to
the ministry or to Petroleum Inspectorate Units in the regions. [Text] [Accra
DAILY GRAPHIC in English 1 Nov 82 p 5]

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MINISTER SAYS SEPTEMBER GOVERNMENT SALARY CHECKS TO BE DISBURSED

Monrovia DAILY OBSERVER in English 19 Oct 82 pp 1, 10

[Excerpt]

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More than 95 per cent of Government salary checks
for the month of August 1982 have been paid and those
for the month of September for 17 Ministries and Agen-
cies of Government are to be disbursed “immediately”,
the Minister of Finance, G. Alvin Jones, said yesterday.

In an exclusive interview
with.the Daily Observer in his
office yesterday afternoon,
Mr. Jones said the only
August salaries that had not
been paid were those of the
central office of the Ministry
of Education and the checks
of pensioners. These checks,
he said, are being typed and
would be paid out this week.

He -reiterated his earlier
statement that the delay in
the payment of Government
workers was due not to the
shortage of funds, but to the
special exercise which the
Government was undertak-
ing in the months of August
and September, to prepare
the payrolls manually, in
order to spot any payroll pad-
ding or preparation of checks
for persons who did not exist.

$2M Catch

The Deputy Minister of

i Finance for Administration,

Mr. Andrew Redd, told the
Daily Observer that. so far,
the exercise had saved
Government “close to $2

42

. million”, just for the two
‘months — August and

September alone.

In the past, he said, Govern-
ment payrolls were dealt with
by computer, making it easy
for Government workers to
be paid on time, that is, bet-
ween the 25th and 30th of
each month. “But we
discovered that certain peo-
ple in our computer centre
and the National Bank of
Liberia were in cahoots”, said
Mr. Redd.

That was quite apart from
the fact that thousands of
people on the payrolls of
various ministries and agen-
cies who did not exist but for
whom checks were being
prepared. .

The Disbursing Officer, Ma-

or Bundoo, confirmed
yesterday that his office had
been working extra hours
since last week to pay out
salaries to the last remaining
Ministries of Health and
Social Welfare, Public Works,
part of Education and
Finance.

LIBERIA



NEW DEVELOPMENT PLAN LAUNCHED

SEYCHELLES

Victoria NATION in English 16 Oct 82 pp 1, 2

[Text]

MPLOYMENT, foreign ex-

change earnings and in-
creased state revenue are the
the priorities of the 1982-1986
National Development Plan
launched by Planning and
Development Minister Maxime
Ferrari yesterday.

In tackling these problems,
agriculture and fisheries ‘“‘con-
tinue to rank very highly in
the Government's priority ra-
ting” while the country’s tra-'
ditional high income genera-
tor, tourism, will continue to
receive considerable support
from the Government. !

Launching the fourth edi- |
tion of the rolling five-year
Plan in the People’s Assembly
Hall yesterday morning, the
Minister noted that the Gov-
ernment's persistent efforts to
develop the country through
the series of plans had re-
sulted in the rapid growth and
significant transformation of
the economy.

Seychelles was now a-mid-

dle income couniry with the ©

gross national product per ca-

111

pita at around U.S. $1,400.

“As a young country, how-
ever, we naturally do not ex-
peci to have it all a bed of
roses. We are bound to expe-
rience some normal develop-
mental birth pangs,” Dr. Fer-
tari continued.

For example, he said, the
slump in tourism had contri-
buted sirongly to a reversal
in the rapid rate of growth of _
the economy the country had
experienced since the mid-
1970s. This, in turn, badly a’-
fected such areas as employ-
ment.

Meanwhile, the Govern-
ment'’s efforts to give the peo-
ple a high standard of living
had meani using more foreign
exchange and an increase in
local expenditure.

“Therefore the 1982-86
Plan, within the broad na-
tional objectives of creating a
more equitable society, is ad-
dressing itself to these issues,
namely employment, foreign
exchange earnings and in-
creased state revenue.”



NATION TO HOST INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE

Monrovia NEW LIBERIAN in English 29 Oct 82 pp 1, 6

[Excerpt]

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Liberia, the only African
country in the OMEGA System,
is.-to host the eighth = In-
ternational Technical Con-
ference next’ February at the
tity Conference Centre in
Virginia, outside Monrovia.
The conference will run for
three days.

The selection of. Liberia
as: venue for the meéting
stemmed from the’ country's
participation © in working
meetings of OMEGA Technical
conferences, and also as a

‘member’ of the world wide

system.

Other members include USA
Norway, Japan, and Argentina.

Disclosing this Thursday,
a Commerce Ministry release
said the conference, first
of its kind to be held in:
Africa, will bring together
representatives fran the
eight OMEGA stations that
are strategically and tech
nically located around the
world.

‘the ‘eight statims’ are
scattered worldwide in Aus~
tralia, France, Norway, USA,.
Argent ina; Japan and Liberia.

47

LIBERIA



LWAKATARE REPORTS ON AFRICAN MINERALS

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English: 9

{Article by Stephen Rweikiza]

[Text]

CSO:

LATIN American countries
« have made a big stride in mineral
: development and are ready to

assist Africa _and_ particularly

Tanzania in mining technology.

This was said in Dar es Salaam
i yesterday, by the Principal
‘ Secretary in’ the Ministry of
+ Minerals, Ndugu Samuel

Lwakatare, who led a delegation

of African minerals experts to
“Latin American countries.

‘The tour was organised jointly
; by the United Nations Economic
Commission for Africa ECA in
collaborations with the UN
Economi¢ Commission for Latin
, America.
Ndugu ‘ who
returned to Dar es Salaam at the
“weekend said the’ countries they
‘visited — Mexico, Columbia,
‘Peru, Chile and Brazil — had
expressed willingness to sell their
sMtining technology to Africa.

) He said the UN Economic
«Commission for Latin America
pyould make .a return visit to
Africa, during which they would
‘hold talks with their
counterparts and explore areas
‘where they could assist.
£ Ndugu Lwakatarg said the aim
‘of the visit was to study ‘the
organisation, management and
operations of Latin American
Jnstitutions, public and private
sectors dealing with mobilization
of finance and investment in
‘mineral resources development
vactivities.

The African experts also
‘studied mining policies, * and
‘minerals development strategies
‘adopted in different Latin
:American countries, he said.

' The African. delegation was,

EXPERTS TOUR OF LATIN AMERICA

Nov 82 p 1

for example, impressed by the
development in mining
technology in Brazil which was at
least 90 per cent self-sufficient in
mining technology.

| He also cited Columbia and
‘observed that Tanzania could
Jearn and adopt Columbia's
technology in the coal industry.
Columbia produces about five
‘million tonnes of coal per
annum, of which 70 per cent is
“produced by = small _ scale
‘industries.

“Ndugu Lwakatare said the
African minerals experts’ one-
‘month study tour of Latin
‘America followed the Lagos
Plan of Action adopted in April,
1980 by heads of state and
government of the Organization
sof African Unity, which stressed
ithe need for checking the decline
‘of African. economies through
‘proper development — and
‘utilzation of natural resources.

The tour was also in response
‘to the resolutions of the tirst
‘conference in the development
rand utilization of mineral
“resources .held in Arusha in
February in 1981.

Ndugu Lwakatare said a draft
report and recommendations
had been prepared by the
delegates forthe ECA

Executive Secretary vor
‘submission to African
governments.

The African minesal experts
ycame from Uganda. Ethiopia.
(Upper Volta, Angola. Libya.
{vory — Coast,: _ Madagascar.
(Tanzania, from Dodoms-hased
‘Eastern and Southern’ African
(Mineral Developmen: Centre
‘and from the Addis Ab.tba based
IECA.

TANZANIA



ADB LOAN TO LCADP

Monrovia DAILY OBSERVER in English 28 Oct 82 p 1

[Excerpt]

An interest free loan of
;$9.65 Million agreement in
isupport of the Lofa County
‘Agricultural Development
-Project (LCADP) was yester-
day signed in Monrovia bet-
sween the Government of
Liberia and the African
‘Development Bank (ADB).
~ Liberia’s Finance Minister, G.
Alvin Jones, signed for his
Government, while Dr. Samuel
A. Ogunleye,-Vice President for
ADB signed for the bank.

According to the agreement,
the loan has a service charge of
.75 per cent per annum on
amount dusbursed and outstan-
ding; while the loan is payable

within 50 years, including a,

grace period of 10 years.
The loan calls for one per cent
of the loan payable annually
‘from the’ I fth year’ through ‘the

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43

20th year, and three per cent per
annum thereafter.

The objective of the ADB loan
to LCADP is to increase food pro-
duction, and Liberia’s foreign ex-
change earnings and improve
the social life of the rural com-
munity of Lofa County, the

_ agreement said.

_Speaking ‘at the signing
ceremony, Minister Alvin Jones

=said.the PRC Government“ con-

integrated raral develop-

He said, despite the declining
price of Liberia's export crops,
Government continues to en-
courage farmers to produce
more crops because it wanted in-
creased participation from the
rural people in the country’s
economy.

LIBERIA



NIGER

SOCIETY OF DEVELOPMENT DESCRIBED AS AUTHENTICALLY NIGERIEN WAY
Niamey LE SAHEL in French 2 Nov 82 pp 1, 6

[Excerpts] Observers have been following the experiment pursued by Niger for
several years with a view to establishing a society of development with
interest. It is important to stress for their benefit that this philosophy
very naturally takes its inspiration from our national reality, which is
characterized by an economy in which more than 80 percent of the active
population makes its living in the rural sector, a high proportion of young
people, a delay on the school enrollment level, to which must be added an
ill-adapted educational system, an arid climate which imposes a cruel eco-
logical imbalance upon us, and a landlocked territory.

Last 15 April, in a message addressed to the nation, the chief of state,

Col Seyni Kountche, announced that the national development council, once
established, will be made a constituent assembly and entrusted with drafting
a constitution to be submitted to the people.

This will serve to put an end to the suspension of the constitution ordered
8 years ago by the National Armed Forces (FAN) when they seized power.

The chief of state, Col Seyni Kountche, confirmed this decision on 3 August
1974, speaking of a new dynamics of development, 100 days after the regime
was established. In that same statement, the president of the CMS [Supreme
Military Council] also discussed the establishment of rational, serious and
active planning with a view to the achievement of goals, including, among
others, the establishment of a society of development.

The establishment of such a society also means the establishment of a morally
healthy and balanced society which is basically united and characterized by
solidarity, oriented toward a single ideal and motivated by a single desire
to advance.

As one can then see, the establishment of a new type of society represents a
decision which has matured over time and has been a part of the basic goals
of the CMS since the regime was established in April 1974. This is a concern
which is explained by the conviction that society in Niger can only be fash-
ioned out of basically Nigerien contributions. We must look within ourselves
and turn toward the genius of our people to seek out the elements which will
enable us to build our society.

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MIXTURE OF POLITICS, RELIGION CONDEMNED

Enugu DAILY STAR in English 27 Oct 82 p 11

[Article by Emeka Nwabufoe]

[Text]

cso:

HE Presidential Adviver on
Political Affairs, Dr.
‘Chuba Okadigho, has
condemned any introduction of
religion into the nations body

} politics,
5 Dr Okadigbo told newsmen
at the Enugu airport that
the survival of _ democracy

in Nigeria and the
Tnlty oF the conn ay ae

severely threatened if religious
affiliations become a criterion
for political associations.

The presidential. ‘adviser
pointed out the Nigerian
Anambra State and warned that
citizens are free to belong to
inn society. and ‘‘there. must

no. discrimination
svhatsoever cover creed or tribe.

He condemned all politicians
| who seek the mandate-of the
unsuspecting electorates by
placing emphasis on religious
F association to catch cheap
j yous instead of propagating

programmes that would bring

} about the rapid development of
| their areas.

i. He dissociated himself | from

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82

f introduction ‘of, . religious

f

> politics into the ‘politics of
«Anambra State and warned
= such a move would mark the
‘death of ‘truth: and’ good
\ judgment in our political life.-
In reply to a question, Dr
Okadigbo denied Having any
gubernatorial aspirations nor
ever mandating anybody or
|. group of persons tf solicit the
NPN gubernatorial ticket_on
his behalf.
Dr. Okadigbo * discribed
himself as a. “‘real nationalist
and pan-Africanist and pointed
‘out ‘that “since I am already
working at the national fevel I
would wish to restrict myself to
serving my people at the
National level,-because I would
not like to involve myself in the
controversies in local politics.
On the so calléd: ‘‘mandate
group” on drafting Chief
Emeka Odumegwu -Ojukwu
into politics, Dr Okadigbo
poited out that though “I am
snot Ojukwu’s spokesman, I

\ feel as a free citizen he has the

constitutional right to join any
political group he so desires”

NIGERIA



cso:

ercise good leadership, their
lieutenants would fall in line.

C-I-C Doe noted that with the
advent of the PRC Government,
all Liberians put their hopes on a
better day-for the nation.

To help nourish the aspira-
tions of the people, he said
leaders -were appointed whom
the Council felt could help it
achieve a new age of progress
and development in the country.

‘Disinterest?—-

The Liberian leader said the
Council afforded these officials
with a considerable degree of
authority in order to get things
done.

But, he lamented, the situa-
tion has been the reverse.
Ministers and Directors have
yefused to accept the challenges
offered them and have left the
burden of leadership on the
Council.

He said his office and the

. Capitol have remained crowded

with citizens on common issues
which the Ministers and, Direc-
tors have been unable to handle
simply because of their
disinterest or their lack of objec-
tivity in decision-making.

‘Cuts’

The failure of public officials
to carry out or unduly delay

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37

directives from the Executive
Mansion has been taken into
consideration and he will begin
to take special note of those who
are indulging in such practices,
the Head of State said.

Dr. Doe observed that ‘much
of the problems of inefficiency
in Government agencies stemm-
ed from selfishness, greed, lack
of national spirit and the tenden-
cy to see government.as one’s
private property.

The tendency persists, he said,
where ‘cuts’? are expected in
order to get important contracts
signed. He said he believes this
tendency has discouraged many
important enterpreneurs from

* establishing business in the
“country.

Belle Yella

The Liberian leader, making
his most important public state-
ment on conduct in government
since his criticism of the
Judiciary, said Ministers and
Directors generally lack in-
itiative, spend too little time in
their offices to try to solve pro-
blems and lack the ability to
create morale because of the
type of leadership they portray.

On embezzlement, the
Liberian leader said the Council
will ensure that any official
brought down guilty by the
courts will serve his or her term
in Camp Belle Yella. -



SOUTH AFRICA

BRIEFS

POLISH IMMIGRANTS WARNED--THE Catholic Church has warned Polish exiles
against emigrating to South Africa, Poles are arriving in South Africa at
the rate of 50 or more every week, making Poland the second largest source
of overseas immigrants after United Kingdom. The Southern African Catholic
Bishops' Conference says in an open letter to Polish exiles that some Poles
have found South Africa to be 'the white man's paradise’. The letter admits
that Poles will find South Africa a complete contrast to their former home.
'Their first impression will be one of astonishment, if not admiration, at
the sight of an apparently affluent, well-ordered country teeming with happy
and carefree people’. But the bishops go on to ‘warn prospective Polish im-
migrants about the situation’. In South Africa, trained white immigrants are
‘indispensable for providing skills which the State refuses to impart to its
own black citizens'. Many of the Poles who have gone to South Africa are
working on strategic projects such as the Sasol oil-from-coal plant, targets
which have been singled out for sabotage by guerrillas of the African National
Congress. Polish immigrants are warned that they 'will be regarded by the
liberation movements as aiding the repressive South African regime'. After
the imposition of military rule last December, 45,000 Poles fled to refugee
camps in Austria. As many as 5,000 Poles are likely to have settled in South
Africa by the end of the year, doubling the size of the existing Polish com-
munity. [Martin Baily] [Text] [Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 18 Oct 82 p 5]

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SPPF DISTRICT COMMITTEES TO .BE APPOINTED NEXT YEAR

Victoria NATION in English 22 Oct. 82 p 1

[Text]

have proved

THE SPPF Secretariat an-
nounced yesterday that the
Central Executive Committee
will appoint new district
branch committees next year
and that current committees
should continue working un-
til then.

The Seychelles People’s
Progressive Front Congress
voted at the beginning of this
morth that five-strong execu-
tive committees be appointed
by the CEC to replace the
present electoral system.
One of the members was to
be nominated chairman by

the CEC.
‘The Congress did not set

any timetable for the change.

The CEC is also to appoint
branch advisory councils
made up of unspecified num-
bers of party members who
their devotion

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107

to the SPPF and its princi-

“ples.

At the closing of the Con-
gress this month, party presi-
dent Albert René pointed out
that once the resolution on
branch committees had been
passed, present committees
were automatically dissolved
under the Front constitution.

However, he asked the cur-
rent committees of ten elect-
ed members to continue
working up to the end of the
month until the CEC. could
get around to tackling the is-
sue.

A communiqué from the
SPPF Secretariat said the
CEC felt it should take more
time to choose the committee
members to ensure that more
efficient committees were
appointed.

So it was decided, it said,
to extend the selection period
to the end of the year.

SEYCHELLES



SIERRA LEONE

BRIEFS

REPORTED COUPS--There are now a number of indications that the coup plots ear-
lier this year, which we referred to as plost A and B (AC Vol 23 Nos 3 and 6),
involved an element of bluff. The fate of some of the officers allegedly in-
volved in one of the coup attempts supports this thesis: Capt. Gabriel Turay
and an officer colleague, both from the Army Education Corps, are now reported-
ly lecturing at the Milton Margai Teachers' College in Freetown; Maj. S. Kamara
now appears to be security officer with the Diamond Mining Company in Kono, and
his wife retains her job as private secretary to first vice-president Sorie
Ibrahim Koroma; Capt. John Bangura, officially declared demented after the
failed "plot", and Maj. Sheku Khandeh have been retired from the army with full
benefits and appear tobe living more than comfortably. We also now understand
that shortly before the coup was to have taken place the then Sierra Leonean
high commissioner to Lagos, R. E..Mondeh, sent a copy to Freetown of a telex he
said was an intercept.of a CIA-message about a coup plan and the logistics as-
sistance it was to have had from the Liberian army. Apparently the names of
Sierra Leonean officers mentioned in the intercept did not relate to anybody

in the Sierra Leonean army. Meanwhile the Sierra Leonean high commissioner in
London, V. E. Sumner, came across more coup plans, he delivered his finding in
person to Freetown. An interpretation which could be put on the above is that
the authorities, worried about indications of an authentic coup plan, devised a
bluff plot to preempt the real one, in the process taking two high commissioners
for a ride. [Text] [London AFRICA CONFIDENTIAL in English 20 Oct 82 p 8]

PAID IN RICE--Members of parliament have at times recently gone without pay

for a while. The cabinet has now approved a novel means of payment. Each month
MPs receive a chit from the Rice Purchasing Authority entitling them to buy 350
bags of rice at Leones 10 per bag, compared to the market value in Freetown of
about L70 per bag. Even for the uninitiated, the chit is worth 1L3,500--about
the equivalent to an ordinary MPs salary. Some favoured MPs apparently receive
500 bag chits. With the average salaried worker in Freetown earning no more
than L90 a month, popular unrest can only increase. [Text] [London AFRICA CON-
FIDENTIAL in English 20 Oct 82 p 8]

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SOUTH AFRICA

SAFTO FORECASTS INCREASE IN NON-GOLD EXPORTS
Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 17 Nov 82 p 21
[Article by Patrick McLoughlin]

[Text] THE most recent forecast

for 1982/83 by the South
_ African Foreign Trade
Organisation (Safto) pro-
jects export merchandise
: growth of 19 percent in
{1983 — resulting in a bet-
+ ter-than-breakeven posit-
jon’ on ‘the current ac-
count of the balance of
payments.
‘This is one of the points
taised. by Safto’s chair-
man, Dr P K Hoogendyk,

(ported “inputs, freight
| costs, foreign marketing
.< costs, as well as the im-
F pact of the weaker rand
on inflationary pressures
— coinciding with excep-

{ tionally high domestic in-
| terest rates — revealed a
| far more complex picture.
“Although the overall

| benefits of a freer foreign
i exchange market system
|-are accepted, the excess-
sive swings experienced in

in his annual report. less than a year must be

wae ameliorated if we are not

ad said this was. largely ‘to damage irreparably
result of more opti- 7

mistic expectations of for- any long-term export

eign market conditions
(especially from mid-1983
onwards) combined with
increased availability of

commitment to ‘diversifi-
cation away from gold
and towards ‘more manu-
factured and processed
goods,” ‘Dr Hoogendyk

products for export. said.
Safto is projecting non- One way of softening
gold export sales in 1982 the impact of the free ex-
“of R10,6-billion and “change rate on exports
R12,6-billion in 1983. | was obviously through ex-

The dollar/rand ex-
change rate would again
dominate the scene, as

} was the case in 1980/81.
{ Looking at the weaker
rand, Dr Hoogendyk said
} the problem was that the
} financial reports of the
+ gold mines may over-em-
phasise the immediate
| cash benefits accompany-
jing a steadily weakening
rand.

A closer look at the ef-
{fect of a weak rand on im-

121

;port incentives. Consider-
able progress had been
; made in the systematic re-
structuring of the many
different incentives into a
more logical package.
Aggraving factors in-
cluded the sudden with-
+ drawal of three highly ef-
» fective category “C” in-
centives, the experiences
‘of some exporters of steel
proudcts to the US. and
—the forthcoming GATT
F ministerial meeting.



This important decision has the following implications: a) changing Statute
81-01 of 2 April 1981 on mining and hydrocarbons as indicated above; (b) the
obligation for anyone who possesses lecally mined gold or diamonds to exchange
them for a fair price at the exchange counters, in addition to the existing
SOZACOM /Zairian Company for the Marketing of Ores/ locations, to be estab-
lished in sufficient number throughout the country outside of the afore-
mentioned mining concessions; (c) the sale price will be market price, in other
words freely negotiated between the seller and the exchange counter; (d) export
of the aforementioned materials will be freely allowed by approved exchange
counters which will be regulated by the Bank of Zaire which will grant them

an RME currency loan; (3) elimination of previously required formalities for
small-scale gold ad diamond mining, such as: small-scale mining permit,
miner's card, etc.

In order for this measure to be fully effective, the Council has also drawn
up conditions which will now regulate the certification, opening and opera-
tion of local gold and diamond exchange counters.

Thus, for a counter to be certified, the applicant must first pay the follow-
ing charges: (1) a $60,000 bond; (2) $50,000 in annual fees; (3) an ad
valorem duty of 1.5 percent of the value exported. This duty is to be paid
to the customs service.

Existing counters have a 30-day period to conform to these new stipulations
or to have their certification withdrawn.

In introducing the second section of the report of the Economic Crisis Commit—
tee, the general commissioner for planning presented a technical memo regarding
resumption of the activities of the Kilo-Moto gold mines.

The Council spokesman indicated that for various reasons gold mining at
Kilo-Moto has experienced an increasing decline, especially following the
country's independence.

Faced with the persistent problems of an office which, in this particular
economic situation, must benefit from the support of the Executive Council
in matters of potential currency receipts, the state commissioners examined
and approved the draft subcontractor's contract to be signed by the Kilo-
Moto Gold Mines Office and the general enterprise Auxeltra-Beton.

A commission of experts from the Department of Finance, Budget and Government
Investment Holdings; the Department of Mines and Energy; the General Commission—
ership for ‘Planning and the Bank of Zaire has been made responsible for placing
the finishing touches to this draft contract.

The aférementioned departments and organizations will also examine all the
other financing proposals aimed at completing the overall investment program
(exploration and prospecting, plants, mines, transporting the ore) of the
Kilo-Moto Gold Mines Office.

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ZAIRE

BRIEFS

MP TO BE PROSECUTED--KINSHASA, October’ 6--The central committee of Zaire's
ruling People's Revolutionary Movement (MPR) has ordered the prosecution of

a member of parliament for misappropriation of medical supplies and theft of
livestock. Kantanga Mpoy has also lost his parliamentary seat and been
stripped of his civil and political rights for five years. following a central
committee meetine which ended vesterdav. Mr.Kantanea was a member of the out—
going parliament. which was replaced.in a eeneral election last month. The
central committee decided that the new parliament should be installed on Novem-
ber 8. The committee also fixed December 6 to 10 as the dates of the next
party congress and set up an organising committee. [Text] [Paris AFRICA AFP
in English 8 Oct 82 p 20]

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JPRS 82399

6 December 1982

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA REPORT

No, 2732
ConTENTS
ANGOLA
Dos Santos Stresses Nonmilitary Cuban Aid
(Jose Eduardo dos Santos; JOURNAL DE ANGOLA, 20 Oct 82) .. 1
Editorial Raps Western Optimism on Namibian Issue
(Editorial; JORNAL DE ANGOLA, 22 Oct 82) ..ssccsssceserees 4
British Request Release of Imprisoned Mercenaries
(AFP, 19 Nov 82) ..csccccsccnsccccesceccseesscnsssessseees 6
Briefs
Cabinda Phosphate Survey 7
Prospects for French Cooperation 7
Official to Hungary, Czechoslovakia 8
BOTSWANA
” Establishment of Independent Weeklies Announced
(Seatlholo Tumedi; DAILY NEWS, 11 Oct 82) ...ccsseeeseeves 9
Briefs
Railway Takeover Snag 10
Zimbabwe Clothing Curbs 10
CAMEROON
"Health Villages' Established To Promote Better Health Care
(Bernard Degioanni; AFRICA AFP, 5 Oct 82) ...ssesseceseees il
ETHIOPIA
Relations With Yugoslavia Called Warm, Beneficial
(Editorial; THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD, 31 Oct 82) ....seceeeeee 13
Seminar Organized for Police Officers in Eritrea Opens
(THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD, 4 Nov 82) ..cccsecscscccecceessence 16

-a- (III - NE & A - 120]



TANZANIA

BRIEFS

SOVIET BOOK SALES PLANNED--THE Soviet Union expects to sell to the country a
total of 100,000 Educational text. books worth 800,000/-. before the end of this
year,.the Trade Counsel at the USSR Embassy in Dar es Salaam Ndugu E.K. Asse-
kritov has said. Opening a book exhibition yesterday to mark the 65th anniver-
sary of the October revolution, Ndugu Assekritov said that books had become one
of the permanent items of the Soviet-Tanzanian trade and that the volume of
supplies to the country had grown every year. [Excerpt] [Dar es Salaam DAILY
NEWS in English 9 Nov 82 p 3]

CHOLERA DEATHS--DAR ES SALAAM-~At least 20 people have died of cholera in west
central Tanzania in the past week, according to official reports here. The re-
ports said the death toll could be higher since health authorities lacked good
communications with villages where the disease was reported. The regional
health officer of Rukwa district, on Lake Tanganyika, said that villages along
the lake shore were suffering from an epidemic and several others were being
treated for cholera. "Text] [Lusaka DAILY MAIL in English 5 Nov 82 p 1]

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NIGERIA

BRIEFS

AUSTERITY MEASURES CONTINUE--NIGERIA'S BUDGET for 1983, presented to the Na-
tional Assembly last week by President Shagari, continues the austerity mea-
sures introduced last April to try to curb Nigerian imports. The Budget is
intended to reduce imports next. year to less than two thirds of the current
level and only half the rate that which obtained in the opening months of this
year. To encourage domestic growth, to fill the unsatisfied demand that fewer
imports will entail, the President announced a one per cent reduction in inter-
est rates. Next year's Budget has been based on daily export of lm. barrels a
day of oil, which is below Nigeria's present OPEC quota of 1.3m. barrels per
day--which may well be exceeded over the next few winter months. Pessimists
may like to remember that the oil sale projections in the last budget, which
were thought to be too conservative have turned out to be remarkably accurate
for this year; optimists will prefer to see the cautious approach as suggesting
that there may well be a chance of carrying out some of the capital spending
that has been "frozen" until the Government's revenue improve. In the short
term President Shagari confirmed that Nigeria will be raising loans overseas,
in part to resolve the present payments crisis but will not be devaluing the
Naira. It is a tough budget but its promise is for improvement. [London WEST
AFRICA in English No 3505, 8 Nov 82 p 2872]

FARMERS BENEFIT FROM LOANS--THE Gongola Government disbursed a total of
3,775,000 Naira as loans to 7,182 farmers in the state during the 1981/82 farm-
ing season, the state Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Joel Madaki, said at
the week-end. In a statement in Yola, Mr. Madaki said that because of the
loans and adequate supply of fertilisers to the farmers, the state government
expected a bumper harvest this year. The statement urged the farmers to start
planning for the dry season (NAN) [Text] [Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 22 Oct
82 p 19]

AUSTERITY MEASURE--The Kano State Commissioner for Rural Development, Alhaji
Mahmud Othman, has described the recent ban on importation of a large number
of consumer items to the country as a challenge to indigenous enterpreneurs.

In an opening address to the first executive committee meeting of Nigerian

Association of Small-Scale Industrialists (NASSI), the Commissioner said that
the ban had created opportunities for our enterpreneurs to take up the manu-
facture of such items. . To meet the growing challenge, he said, multilateral
assistance could be extended to the enter-preneurs by state governments with

100



MAURITIUS

LEFTIST ACADEMIC DISCUSSES STATUS OF INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS
Port Louis LE MAURICIEN in French 22 Sep 82 p 5

[Interview with Jean Houbert, professor of international relations at the
University of Aberdeen, by Sydney Selvon; date and place not specified]

[Text] "The Mauritians seem less decolonized than the
people of Reunion. After independence, structures in
Mauritius changed less than they did in Reunion after it
became a department."* It was not a member of the Right
who made this statement to us. The spokesman is Mr Jean
Houbert, age 52, who describes himself as belonging to
the big family of the Left and who is professor of inter-
national relations at the University of Aberdeen, Scot-
land. He has just completed a comparative study of the
island of Mauritius and of Reunion Island, and of Great
Britain's and France's decolonization policies. He has
also studied the Falklands and the Comoro Islands, and
especially the manner in which the colonial powers in-
volved--Great Britain and France--used the principle of
self-determination through universal suffrage to main-
tain a colonial presence there. In regard to the Chagos,
he stresses that the West located a military base there
to deliberately introduce nuclear weapons into the Indian
Ocean and to target vital areas in the USSR by means of
submarines equipped with Polaris missiles. In order to
communicate with these submarines which were developed
at the beginning of the 60's, the Americans needed a
land-based communications center; this resulted in the

*It must be noted here that department status was hard won by the progressive
forces of Reunion, including the communists, in 1946, putting an end to colo-
nial status. Subsequently feeling that decolonization had not succeeded and
in view of the attitude of the rightwing group in power in France, the pro-
gressive forces demanded independence or autonomy. The demands for indepen-
dence have more or less died down now and the Leftist group in power in Paris
is gradually granting Reunion greater regional autonomy within the framework
of the French Republic.

60



ROK AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CHECK TO HEAD OF STATE DOE

Monrovia NEW LIBERIAN in English 29 Oct 82 pp 1, 6

[Text]

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The Ambassador of the Re-
public of Korea accredited
to Liberia, H.F. Sie Yong
Lee, on October 26 presented
to Head of State CIC Sanuel
Kanyon= Doe a cheque for
$20,000.

The presentdtion which was
made on behalf of President
Chan Doo Hwan and the People
of Korea, represents the Re-
public of Korea's donation

\ towards the Mano River

Disaster Relief Pund.
It will be recalled that
in an earlier release, the

. Korean President had

promised to donate $20,000

. worth of .medical drugs for

the surviving-victims of the
disaster. But realising the

‘ urgency of the situation and
. envisaging the delay in de-
- Livering the drug s, the

Korean President decided to

‘make a cash donation in-

stead,

46

LIBERIA



the Treaty of the Economic Community of
West African States (ECOWAS), on the
free movement of people. The legislators
claimed that most of the Moslem fanatics
were non-Nigerians taking advantage: of
the ECOWAS treaty on the free move-
ment of people. They claimed, too, that a
Government inquiry blamed the Kano
riots on immigrants from the neighbouring
countries of Chad, Niger and Cameroon.
Police arrested 185 non-Nigerians after the
1980 Kano riots. One legislator, Alhaji
Sani Zakka, called for the introduction of
identity cards for all Nigerians. He sug-
gested that village and district heads should
be utilised to check the movement of
aliens.

The Nigerian press widely and unequivo-
cally condemned the violence. The Kadu-
na-based Government-owned New Nige-
tian and the Ilorin-based Nigerian Herald
agreed that something drastic has to be
done to stop “this religious intolerance
from spreading and landing the nation into
a terrible situation like in the case of
Lebanon and Northern: Ireland.” The
Herald wanted religious organisations
with suspected fanatical tendencies to be
infiltrated at early stages so that their
thinking and actions could be effectively
monitored and punctured as the need may

arise. The two papers called on the Nige-.

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95

rian Security Organisation (NSO), and
other national security organisations in the
country, to identify religious fanaticism as
one of the greatest threats to peace and
security in Nigeria. .

The Enugu-based Satellite newspaper
blamed the Ministry of Internal Affairs,
the NSO and the Police CID departments
for their inability to halt “the menace of
these fanatics’’. It called on religious orga-
nisations in the country to enlighten their
followers on the need for peace and toler-
ance.

Latest reports said that peace and calm
have returned to the three northern cities
and business was said to be going on as
usual. A common feeling among Nigerians
was that these violent uprisings must be
prevented in view of next year’s General
Elections.

In Lagos the House of Representatives
has passed a motion directing its commit-
tees on internal and police affairs to
investigate circumstances leading to the
recent pardon granted to about 1,000
fanatics who had taken part in the “Maitat-
sine” religious riot of 1980. The House also
directed the committee to investigate the
causes of the recent religious disturbances
and urged the Federal Government to send
relief materials urgently to the victims of
the disturbances. __ —



cso:

Soviet Union on the eve of the 65
Anniversary of the Great Socialist Oc-
tober Revolution. Quoting a statement
by Comrade Chairman Mengist
Haile Mariam, the paper noted the
experience acquired from the Great
October Sociale Revolution gives the

transformation in the effort to build -

socialism.
Addis Zemen, the Amharle daily,
in one of its editorials this week dealt

et length on the forthcoming 19th
Summit of the OAU due to be held in

the Lybian capital, Tripoli, next mon-
th .

The Amharic daily said although
member states of the regional organi-
sation step up efforts towards promote
ing political, economic and social re-
lations, imperiaist forces have left no
stone unturned to sow seeds of discord
im a drive to paralyse the activity of

will be an important forum for works
ing out a strategy for fi

defined in the Programme of the Na-
, tional Democratic Revolution, Ethio-
pia’s poliey is in line with the charters
of the UN and OAU and the principles

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20

of the Non-aligned Movement, —

The paper condemned the expan-
sienist policy of the Mogadisho regime
and its cffort to create warest and ten-
sion in the Horn of Africa and called
on peace-loving forces of the world to
exert collective effort for securing pe-
ace and security.

Berisea, the Ormogna weekly, out
lined in its editorial last Friday the —
muggle being waged toward transfor.
ming nomads into settled farmers and
the need to mobilise the activity of
nomads in the national construction
endeavour,

Yesareitu Ethiopia, the Amharic
weekly, brought to the fore the various
diseases which affected the Ethiopian
broad masses as a result of inadequate
health services.

The peper outlined the measures

“ qaken by the Revolutionary Govern-

ment in the econontic, political and
social spheres for improving the lve-
Tihood of the Ethnopian masses,

The effort to improve health ser-
vice is demonstrated by the fact that
the health service in the counry has
grown from 13% te 43%, Yezureitu
Ethiopia stressed,

The paper praised the effort exert-

"ed by the Ministry of Health to. meet

health personnel shortage by giving
basie heakh education to members of
usban dwellers and peasant essocia-

tions.

Underlining the importance of the
just concluded symposium on Human
Schistosomiasis, the paper said the ex-
tensive field studies earried out’ on
schistocomiasis by the Institute of
Pathobiology during the last four
years serve as 2 precondition for era:
dicating bilharziasis from the face of
the country.



ETHIOPIA

SEMINAR ORGANIZED FOR POLICE OFFICERS IN ERITREA OPENS

Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD in English 4 Nov 82 pl

[Text]

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ASMARA (ENA) — A two-day se-
minar opened here yesterday to ac-
of the Political Department of the Re-
volutionary Police im: Eritrea region
ebout the atructure and policies of the
Political Department of the Revolu-

The seminar was opened by Comra-
de Ambayes Zewde, COPWE Centrel
Committee Member and Head of
COPWE's Organizational Affairs in

Eritrea region, at the assembly hall of ©

the Hazhaz Police Hospital.
Addressing the participants, Comra-
de Ambayes emphasised the contribu-
tions expected from members of the
Revolutionary Police in socialist con-
atruction end the formation of the
party of the working people, after

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‘pointing out the services they render-
ed in the past in the political, econo-
mie, social end military fields, ;
Earlier, Comrade Captain Shifer-
ew Makonnen, Head of the Political
Department of the Revolutionary Po-
lice in Eritrea region, stated that me-
mbers of the Revolutionary Police in
the region are .paying sacrifices to
crush the secessionist bandits by stand-
ing elongside the Revolutionary Army
and are also hastening the process of
_ The opening’ session of the seminar
was attended by Comrade Col. Taye
Belakier, Commander of the Regional
Revolutionary Police, Comrade Lt.
Col. Gebeyehu Bililigne, Deputy Com-
meander of the Regional Revolutionary
Police, and other comrades.



NIGERIA

EFFECTS OF AUSTERITY PROGRAM NOTED
Enugu DAILY STAR in English 25 Oct 82 p 16

[Text]

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99



Zimbabwe, Dr Bo Heineback. Dr Heineback said the trucks would help in Zim-
babwe's policy of extending health services to the rural areas. "It is also
in line with the World Health Organisation's policy of providing primary health
care for all. Sweden is happy to give this help to Zimbabwe in the development
of a broad primary health-care programme in the rural areas," Dr Heineback said.
Sweden was also helping to develop a cold storage system to protect vaccines
and ensure their quick, efficient and safe transport from central stores to
district depots. It had provided a source of vaccines and refrigeration equip-
ment. The Deputy Minister of Health, Cde Edward Pswarayi, said the new trucks
would be stationed at district health centres for use by health teams in the
expanded programme of immunisation. Besides transporting health officials for
the immunisation programmes, the trucks would also help in the flow of vaccines
and other child health supplies to remote areas. As a result, immunisation
would now reach. areas very far from health centres. [Text] [Harare THE HERALD
in English 6 Nov 82 p 3]

RICE EXPERIMENT--BULAWAYO--WHAT began as an experimental project six years ago
is proving to be successful and profitable for Agricultural and Rural Develop-
ment Authority's Tshotsholo Estate. The estate, in the Lupane communal area,
grows one of Zimbabwe's most sought-after commodities--rice. Mr Willem Botha,
the estate manager, said they had now increased their hectarage under rice from
the original experimental five ha to 142 ha this year. Once the project had
got over its teething problems it had swung into gear and was now running well.
This year's rice harvest, completed in May, had shown an average yield of 3,8
tonnes per hectare, although some of the seven varieties of rice had shown a
higher yield than others. "The only problem now is to try to increase our hec—
tarage under rice and to increase the yield," Mr Botha said. Zimbabwe wanted
to be self-sufficient in rice and Mr Botha said he believed this could happen
some time in the future. According to the regional director of ARDA, Mr Roy
Kiddie, who at one time ran the Tshotsholo Estate, 4 000 ha of rice is needed
for the country to become self-sufficient. Mr Botha said the only rice grow-
ers in Zimbabwe were the ARDA estates and a Chiredzi farmer. At one time
several farmers in Chiredzi had tried to grow rice but the industry had col-
lapsed largely due to a rice disease known as "blast", a fungus caused by too
much moisture. Japanese consultants who had surveyed Tshotsholo considered it
a unique area for rice growing because of its soil and general conditions, but
the crop was proving successful and was more profitable than the wheat, maize
and cotton, also grown on the estate. Sections one and two of the estate are
now criss-crossed with paddy fields among the more familiar maize and wheat
fields. The rice and other crops are irrigated with water pumped from the
Shangani River. [Text] [Harare THE HERALD in English 8 Nov 82 p 4]

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156



COMPUTER SERVICES FOR PASSPORT OFFICE
Accra DAILY GRAPHIC in English 2 Nov. 82 p 8

[Article by Charles Torkornoo]

[Text] “THE Passport Office will‘as from next week enjoy
«the services of a computer to enhance its work and
: to check the incidence of double registration, Mr H.
‘Mills-Lutterodt, Director of Passport, told the
*Bamfo-Addo Committee of Enquiry in Accra ye-
sterday.

» Mr Mills-Lutterodt who did not disclose the cost of the
computer, said the Secretary for Foreign Affairs; br Obed
Asamoah, orking on new guidelines and work schedule
the Passport Office which will decentralise to a great
extent the acquisition of passports.

The committee which is investigating malpractices in
isition of passport-and other travel documents,
;had its last public sitting yesterday after having spent

three weeks touring the country to hear evidence.

‘The Director observed that only a third of the passport
‘application forms sold out to the public was filled and
returned for processing. oe -

Such phenomena, Mr Mills-Lutterodt explained,
showed that not all persons who clamour for the forms
needed the passport for any purpose.

, _ He suggested a close liaison between the Accountant-
General's Office, the Auditor-General and the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs so that proceeds of passport forms sold to

'Ghanaian yesidents m Europe and Americas in convertible
currencies could bé used to offset the cost of printing the

* passport booklets. ; ;

:. Mr Mills-Lutterodt warned persons who stand as
‘guarantors for applicarits to be prepared to discharge
‘their obligations especially where a passport of a:deceased
has. to be surrendered after his death.

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GHANA



The Sunday Times explain-
ed their involvement by point-
ing out that Seychelles had
Jong been attractive to big-
money investors.

‘Despite Mancham’s denial
of knowledge of the impend-
ing coup, the Sunday Times
reported, he still admitted that
he had tried to put the plot-
ters in. touch with a member
‘of the Moroccan royal family.

He said that “he couldn’t
recall’ many of his conversa-

Room 412 included a specific
reference to sending military
material to the islands.

On one tape, Hoareau, and
his two main. co-conspirators
Edmond Camille and Paul
Chow, can be heard discuss-
ing the guns and “remote con-
trol mechanisms” which they
said. were being repacked for
export to Seychelles.

Two -weeks ago, two sus-

tions with the exiles. pected members of ‘an advan-

ced mercenary group which
was to launch a bombing cam-
paign to destabilise Seychelles
in preparation for a full scale
mercenary invasion later were
kil’ed while apparently as-
gembling a bomb at Anse For-
bans in south Mahé.

Last week the plotters flatly
denied a Sunday Times report
that they had been smuggling
arms or explosives into and
out of Britain,

But the newspaper replied |

Seychelles Ordered Bugging

PRESIDENT Albert Rene yesterday admitted Seychelles’ responsibility for the
intelligence operation that resulted in the discovery and exposure of a plot
by London-based Seychellois plotters to.use mercenaries recruited in South
Africa to overthrow the Government here.

Commenting on revelations of the plot by London's Sunday Times newspaper, Mr.
Rene said in an interview with the Italian national news agency, Ansa, that
contrary to the newspaper's speculation that the Italian secret service was
involved. Seychelles alone was responsible for the bugging of the Carlton
Tower Hotel room in which the plot was drawn up.

"I can exclude, in the most absolute manner, that the recording on Room 412
of the Carlton Tower Hotel was done by the Italian secret service," Mr. Rene
told Ansa.

"I wish to take this opportunity to make it known," he continued, "that the

Seychelles Government is the only party responsible for the intelligence job
carried out at the Carlton Tower Hotel. No other party or individual can claim
responsibility for this".

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KAWAWA OPENS WORKSHOP FOR CCM ZONAL IDEOLOGICAL TUTORS

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 9 Nov 82 p 1

[Text]

THE CCM Secretary-General,
Ndugu Rashid Kawawa, has
said that coherent ideological,
clarity and firm political
alignment are the basic
weapons ‘to fight enemies of
Socialism... .
“He satd- only those-without:
firm ‘ideological clarity and
resolve fell prey to the
enemies manouvres.

“Wherever people are clear
on the Party ideology. the
enemy has failed to pene-
trate”, he said.

Ndugu Kawawa, who was
opening a four-day workshop
for CCM zonal ideological
-colleges tutors at Tonga in
Morogoro Region yesterday,
-said the importance of
ideological clarity was the
basic motive behind establish-
‘ment of Party colleges.

He announced that the Cen-
al Committee of the Party

YNational Executive Com-
“tnittee had directed that -par-
“ticipants” to. the ideological

‘courses would be nominated
by the Party and not em-
ployers as at present.

'- The present system. negated.

‘the Party expectations that

~ only Party cadres keen on fur-

: ther training in the Party
ideology should join the
colleges.

He said some employers
nominated workers to attend

, the courses as a punishment
to | “undesirable -elements”.

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many of whom, he added, had
fot shown any comitment
towards Party activities.

“Such system had made the ©

Party colleges appear as
places where the indisciplined
workers go to be punished for
their misdeeds as’ well as
being © reformed before
resuming work”, he said.

Ndugu Kawawa cautioned
that such: situation had in-
stilled fear among the public,
especially among government
and parastatal- workers sent
there for courses.

Ndugu Kawawa also an-
nounced that the Party would
‘from now on meet all ex-
penses for running the Party
colleges. At present, some of
the expenses,. especially
_ during the courses were met
by the employers, he said.

‘After the opening speech,
the workshop participants’
went into discussions. The
first topic, presented by the
Murutunguru —_ Ideological
College in Mwanza Region,
centred on how the private
‘sector was hampering
progress towards socialist
«construction in the country.
They | singled out the
Regional Trading Companies
(RTCs) which they claimed
gave priority to private
‘businessmen rather than the
co-operative and village shops
in the distribution of goods,
thereby crippling co-operative
ventures.

TANZANIA



POLICE DIRECTOR NOTES BUDGETARY PROBLEMS FACING FORCE

Monrovia NEW LIBERIAN in English 19 Oct: 82 p 8

[Excerpt]

cso:

Police Director Wilfred E.
Clarke, speaking to an as-
sembly of uniformed and
other . officers, at the Mon-
rovia City. Hall over the
weekend, disclosed that be-'
“cause of excessive employ-
ment and promotions effect-
ed without corresponding
budgetary allotment follow-
ing the 1980 | Revolution,
there are some ills within
the forcé today..

During a general meeting
with police. personnel last
Saturday, Mr. Clarke said:
“wan , additional 154 persons
were employed, a number
which far exceeds the force
budgetary appropriation. "
This, he said, had caused
the force to operate on a
monthly payroll deficit of
$8,000. :

Clarke fully clad in po-
lice uniforms said besides
employment, 176 promotions

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52

were made, This he also dis-
closed is bad personnel and
financial practice, because

_according to him, it was not

with the or-
budgetary al-

in accordance
ganization's
lotments.

As a-yresult, he said,
those who were promoted are
wwearing their ranks without.
‘the proper remuneration.

Speaking on the theme,
!"fhe Economic Situation of
Our National Government
Relative to the Liberia Na-
“tional Police Operation" Di-
rector Clarke made it crys~
tal clear that the police
organization is in critical
need of uniforms, vehicles,
adequate communications
equipment, accessories, etc.

Without. these which are
necessary for the effective
operation of the Liberia Na-

tional Police, he noted,
there is bound to be frus-
tration and depression in’

LIBERIA



SENEGAL

BRIEFS

TWO CCCE LOANS--Two loans have just been approved by the CCCE [Central
Fund for Economic Cooperation] for the Republic of Senegal: the first
loan, amounting to FF 3 million (150 million CFA francs), is for the
partial financing of feasibility studies for a project for hydroagri-
cultural development in the Department of Matam. Approved by a decision
of the director general of the CCCE, this loan is for 10 years, with 5
years of deferred repayment of the principal and a rate of interest of
five percent and a grant element of FF 779,700 (39,985,000 CFA francs).
The second loan, amounting to FF 4.8 million (235 million CFA francs), is
for the financing of a test development project concerning truck garden
production in the Gandiola area, to be carried out by the Societe des
Terres Neuves. Approved by a decision of the CCCE Loans Committee, this
loan is for 30 years, with 10 years of deferred repayment of the principal,
an interest rate of 1.5 percent during the period of deferred repayment of
the principal and of 2 percent during the rest of the loan period, and
with a grant element of FF 3,256,630 (162,831,500 CFA francs). The
agreements on the opening of the credits concerning these two loans were
signed on 4 October 1982 by Ousmane Seck, minister of economy and finance,
and Jean Charpentier, director of the CCCE office in Dakar. [Text]

[Dakar LE SOLEIL in French 6 Oct 82 p 4] 5170

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106



The second and more serious imbalance appeared in 1981 with the decline in
the price of uranium from F 24,500 in 1979 to F 20,000 in 1981, which was
equivalent to a loss in real terms of 15 percent. This decline in price
will have a noticeable effect on activities related to the mining sector:
construction, development of infrastructure, transportation, services,
public budget, etc.

Finally, the service of the foreign debt has suffered a further blow from
the state of monetary disorder. For example, the French franc, and
consequently the CFA franc, has depreciated in the order of 30 percent
between 1979 and 1982 in terms of the U.S. dollar and in the order of

15 to 20 percent in terms of the principal Western currencies. The
dollar went up from 250 to 336 CFA francs, or more than 42.4 percent,
between 1978 and 1982.

In this context it is clear that an economy as fragile as ours cannot
continue to have substantial internal resources to cover its investments.
Thus the FNI 1982 [National Investment Fund for 1982], which was approved
at a level of 26 billion CFA francs, was only enough to cover 40 percent
of the total required under the existing, difficult conditions because

it was based on external commitments which did not all materialize.

The FNI 1983, approved at a level of 7 billion CFA francs, reflects this
situation. However, it is particularly the reflection of a realism
which should guide us. In any case the lesson must be learned. The

FNI 1983, prepared on the basis of resources certain to be available at
this time, can be 100 percent applied. It is not realistic to write down
a higher figure which perhaps would not be available.

The FNI 1983 will be essentially earmarked to cover the external obligations
of Niger, project counterparts amounting to 2,119,342,000 CFA francs, or
31.5 percent of the total and to continue consolidation activity in the
energy, agriculture and animal husbandry, transport infrastructure, and
administrative sectors amounting to 4,880,658,000 CFA francs, or 69 percent
of the total:

--Energy and water: 1,023,000,000 CFA francs (14 percent)
--Roads and drainage: 2,057,000,000 CFA francs (28 percent)
--Administrative infrastructure: 1,296,000,000 CFA francs (18 percent).

If there are several reasons to be pessimistic about the economic situation,
it is no solution to avoid facing up to the facts. The political leader-
ship which assumes the moral and political responsibility of directing

the nation toward a better future also assumes the responsibility of
informing the nation precisely and clearly about each situation facing

it. In the economic sphere the path will be rough, but there are good
reasons to hope that we will be able to climb to the crest of the wave,
thanks in particular to international cooperation but above all thanks

to the courage, clear-thinking, realism and discipline in the management

of our affairs.

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of peace and social progress to harness .”

collective efforts towards the realisa-
ition of the lofty aim of mankind,

A feature article by Mohammed Be-
shir in the same issue outlined the
objectives and the tasks fulfilled by
the OAU since its establishment in
1963. Eversinee the founding of the
‘OAU imperialists have ‘been sowing

seeds of discord among the member |

states in an effort to retard the pro-
gress of the (Continent, the writer
noted.

Commenting on the victory of the
peoples of Africa, the paper said that
tthe events in tthe past have demopstra-
‘ted that the anti-imperialist struggle of
the peoples of Africa has always been
a success. It also added that the 19th
Summit will be held thereby forcing
imperialist conspinacies and helping to
consolidate African unity. .

The Arabic Weekly also carried an
—‘a Palestinian militant fighter and
aggression of Lebanon. oo

The Amharic daily, Addis Zemen,
on its part, outlined the role played by
agriculture in providing raw material,
to industrial development and of
strengthening the national economy
stressed was the need to modernise the

| country’s agriculture 2g a precondition
for the establishment af socialist eco-
momy. a

In this connection, the paper fur,
ther said the Revolutionary Govern:
ment and COPWE are encouraging
the expansion of peasants producers’
co-operatives to boost agricultural pro-
duction to help establish socialist rela-
tions of production in runsl Ethiopia
aimed at improving the livelihood of
the working people.

Citing an example, the paper point-

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ed out that the establishment of the
Agarfa Multi-purpose Peosants’ Train-
ing School is a demonstration of the
‘success of the efforts of the Revolutio-
nary Government ‘and of COPWE to
improve the livelihood of the peasan-—
try.

Modernisstion of agriculture and
the use of skilled labour are very im-

"portant for increasing productivity and

. in this connection the Nezareth Tractor

Agsembly Plant will have a great role
to play with regard to strengthening
the country’s economy.

Berissa, the Oromigna weekly out-
lined the significant role played by food
for mankind end the efforts being
exerted to increase food production in
its editorial. Quoting a study carried

~ out on East African agricultural situa.

tion, the paper eaid that 30% of the
agricultural production’ is damaged
‘due to tack of careful harvest. In this
connection, the paper recalled the
effort of the Revolutionary Govern-
ment to develop agriculture and to
wipe out poverty from the face of the
country end called on all people to

. exert common effort towards timely

harvest an endeavour that promotes
the interest of the society.
Highlighting the gtowing military
gime and the Reagan Administration
in a feature asticle, Yecareitu Ethidl
Pia pointed out the demgerous policy
pursued by US imperielism with re-
gard to jeopardising peace and progress
in the continent,
‘In defiance t0 UN resolution the
paper painted out the United States
has been rendering military assistance
to the racist regime of South Afric

- and added thst such a military co-ope-

22

-ration is aimed at muffling the strng-

gle of the peoples of Africa thus pos-
ing a threat to international peace and
security.



Nigerians Said To Blame

Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 23 Oct 82 p 1

[Editorial:

[Text]

cso:

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"Good Effort"]

ALHAJI Ali Baba, Mi-
nister of Internal Af-
fairs, has been as good
as his words. Last July,
he announced new im-
migration measures to
contain the influx of un-
wanted aliens into the

* country. He also promi-

sed to crack down on

‘the bad eggs among
: them whose sole pur-

pose for being here is to
sabotage our economy
and grow richer filthily.
On Wednesday, he let it
be known he could not
be taken for a joker. Ac-

: cording to him 10 of

such bad eggs have so

. far been deported for
» Various

offences
against our economy.
On the scale of num-
bers, 10 bad aliens is
like a blow from a tick
on an elephant’s body.
The influence of the
bad foreigners is so

» pervasive as to make

the departure of 10 of
them a major event. But
the significance liés
elsewhere. One, is, that
a public functionary is
seen to be doing what

; Alhaji Ali is doing. The
second is that the

nature of the offences
for which these aliens
were deported must be
a shock to all decent-
minded Nigerians. To
know that an Indian

88

could set up shop here’
and preside comfor-
tably over the massive
importation of cars; or
that a British national
without a valid resident
permit could operate so
freely carting around a -
million Naira in these
difficult times, is to
awaken officialdom to
the realisation that this
country has the poten-
tial of making a name
as a haven for fraud and
the fraudulent.

But when the chips
are down, who do we
hold responsible for the
heinous crimes of the
aliens? Nigerians. Were
Nigerians not unpatriotic
enough, were they not

" greedy enough, were

they not intent on chas-

’ ing money at all costs,

» selves such

were they not them-
rotten
eggs, surely, the aliens

_ wouldn’t find it so easy

‘to operate here. Surely,

:, Alhaji Ali ought to know,

as everyone else does,
that the foreign big

: fishes swimming in the

cool waters of protec-
tion from wealthy and

. well-placed Nigerians
: won’t ever be deported.
2, Itis all too easy to make
;-@ spectacle of a few

> hapless ones as demon-

stration of seriousness.
:We can only hope this
—won’t he so.



We have no expansionist aims. We agree with the view that revolution is not
exported, and we are carrying out our revolution in Angola.. The Cuban com-
rades are helping us carry out our revolution in Angola. Just. as we also
cooperate with countries in the socialist community and even with Western coun-
tries to rebuild our economy and consolidate our revolution. So our revolu-
tion is not being exported. It is not the Angolan people who must carry out
the revolution in South Africa, but the South African people. -It is not the
Angolan people who must carry out the revolution in Namibia, but the Namibian
people. So there is an attempt to deceive people who are less enlightened
politically.

But our people are vigilant. And I know that all the forces in southern Africa
support the liberation movements that are struggling for complete independence.
They must be vigilant. The maneuvers by imperialism and the South African
racists are therefore going to fail.

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In fact, at the time of the conference of government officials on 4 August
1982 the chief of state told the Nigerian people that there were about
800 tons of uranium remaining unsold out of what was produced in 1982.
Thanks to the cooperation of countries and organisms which are friends

of Niger, the situation has noticeably improved. However, the 1983
production level will unfortunately be a reflection of the international
economic situation: the tendency is toward a further decline, although
it is very probably that there will be a modest improvement in the price
level.

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71



The pastoral situation is good in the department overall, with the exception
of Arlit, which has had pasturage problems this year.

In Agadez, President Kountche spoke of national security and said that all
citizens of Niger should inculcate themselves with this concept of security,
creating an impermeable block against all of those who would attempt to upset
our political and economic equilibrium.

In Tahoua, the fourth stop on the chief of state's tour, farm production was
not as good as that last year (268,500 tons of millet-sorghum as compared to
297,500), but good production of potatoes and cassava, totaling about 20,000
tons, and some market garden crops, is reported. Also, the production of
beans more than doubled this year in the department of Tahoua.

The pasturage situation is also better than that last season.

The chief of state talked in Tahoua about patriotism and nationalism. He
appealed to the people of Niger to gain an awareness of the real situation
and to cultivate a feeling of nationalism and patriotism.

The fifth stop on the tour was Maradi. Maradi has had relatively good rain-
fall, producing a surplus of some 30,000 tons of millet-sorghum, while bean
production, although down from last year, remains substantial.

In Maradi, the chief of state discussed the present economic situation, and
said that the deterioration in the terms of trade has further slowed inter-
national market activity and has led to a decline in export income, while by
the same token hindering development efforts in the developing countries.
President Kountche announced that the price of uranium will increase to
27,500 francs per kilogram, but there will be a decline in production of some
700 tons.

The sixth stop was Dosso, where the chief of state arrived on Wednesday,

20 October 1982. This year, Dosso achieved a surplus of more than 35,000
tons of millet-sorghum, despite irregular and poorly distributed rainfall.
The farm situation is satisfactory overall in the department of Dosso. The
chief of state spoke to the population in this area of the development
society, and he paid homage to the organization of the rural sector in
cooperatives and "samariya."

In Niamey, the last stop on the chief of state's tour, rainfall was inade-
quate this year in comparison to 1981, and the Tillabery and Dargol areas
were affected by drought. Nonetheless, the department obtained a 34,300 ton
surplus. But the needs of the Niamey commune turned this surplus into a
deficit of about 31,000 tons of millet-sorghum. In Niamey, President
Kountche discussed security once again. He commented on the increase in
thefts and banditry and concluded that it is urgent to correct the situation
by undertaking to round up all the thieves and their accomplices.

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77



UGANDA

ZAIRE

NMC Chairman Details Problems in Meeting Food Purchase Targets
(Daniel Mshana; DAILY NEWS, 9 Nov 82) .scscsssceseseeees

Lwakatare Reports on African Minerals Experts Tour of
Latin America
(Stephen Rweikiza; DAILY NEWS, 9 Nov 82) ...ssseseseeees

Minister Salim Commends French Stand on Issues of Concern
to Nation
(DAILY NEWS, 6 Nov 82) .seceseeeee

Bill Seeks To Make Hoarding Criminal Offense in Zanzibar
(Habib Nyundo; DAILY NEWS, 8 Nov 82) ......

Kawawa Says Regional Leaders Must Ensure Farm Output Targets Met
(DAILY NEWS, 8 Nov 82) ...

Umbricht Meets With Nyerere Regarding EAC Assets Distribution
(DAILY NEWS, 8 Nov 82) ...

TANESCO Manager Says Studies on Small Hydro-Electric Power Begun
(Halima Shariff; DAILY NEWS, 9 Nov 82) ..scscesceeveeees

TLAI Manager Says Shoe Pileup Sold to RTCS, BORA
(Attilio Tagalile; DAILY NEWS, 9 Nov 82). .sssseeseseeees

Briefs
Soviet Book Sales Planned
Cholera Deaths

Rebel Suspects Killed in Shoot-Out

(AFRICA AFP, 8 Oct 82) wsccsscccsscsveccecccnsscscecenes
Briefs

Army Evicts Hundreds

Editorial on South-South Dialogue
(Editorial, Essolomwa Nkoy; ELIMA, 10-11 Oct 82) .......

New Gold, Diamond Decisions: Mines Reopened
(ELIMA, 7 Oct 82) .

Debt Payments Reported Unmet
(AFRICA AFP, 8 Oct 82) wessesecesccssscssncenesecnsesees

Briefs
MP To Be Prosecuted

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According to the prime minister, the water policy will continue without
interruption until every citizen in our country has water in sufficient
quantity and of sufficient quality.

To support government efforts in the area of water projects, Mr Habib
Thiam revealed the drafting of a bill to authorize rural communities to
allot up to 20 percent of their budgets to operation of their water
works. "While awaiting passage of this legislation," said Mr Habib
Thiam, "following the example of Koumpentoum, all of the wells will have
to set up their management committees."

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105



In view of the priority role played by the samariya in the development soci-
ety, and taking the particularly difficult international economic situation
and its effect on our domestic economy into account, the assembly asks the
members of the samariya to work toward a total change in thinking with a view
to better serving the country in terms of order and discipline.

Since there can be no development without security, the assembly asks the
samariya to intensify its measures of vigilance such as to ensure an atmos-
phere of peace and tranquility for our people.

Within the framework of safeguarding minors from crime, the assembly suggests
that the sale of alcoholic beverages in youth and samariya establishments
when cultural and recreational evenings are held be prohibited. It hopes
that energetic steps will be taken to slow down the traffic in drugs, thefts
and gambling. Where the rural exodus is concerned, the assembly voices the
hope that suitable actions will be taken to keep young people in their places
of origin.

Endorsing the statements made by the chief of state on 20 October 1982 in
Dosso pertaining to love of the fatherland, the general assembly urges the
members of the samariya to teach a patriotic and civic spirit to the young
people within their associations.

With a view to the more effective dissemination of information about the
activities of the samariya, the general assembly urges that a quarterly bul-
letin be published in French and in the national languages. It also urges
that an annual meeting schedule be published, giving places, dates and
agendas.

The assembly asks the samariya authorities on all levels to make periodic
tours at least once a year.

Finally, the general assembly hopes that close collaboration can be estab~
lished between the cadres at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture and

the samariya officials.

The next meeting of the national bureau of the samariya will be held in Diffa
at the beginning of the month of March 1983.

Dosso, 27 October 1982.

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75



a view to setting up more sophisticated.small scale industries in the country.
Given the proper incentives and guidance, he added, small scale industries
could pave the way for the attainment of our national goal of industrializa-
tion. Alhaji Mahmud Othman informed the participants that total industrial-
isation of the rural areas was the top priority of the state government, saying
that in addition to the provisions of water, electricity and feeder roads at
the door steps of the rural populace in the state, his ministry had started
establishing modern small scale industrial projects and was in the process of
modernising local crafts in the local government areas. {Nuhu Galadima] [Text]
[Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 23 Oct: 82 p 11]

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NIGER STEEL COMPANY RECALLS 384 WORKERS
Enugu DAILY STAR in English 22 Oct 82 p 1

[Article by Obi Udefuna]

[Text] fy T= Niger Steel Com-
: dl pany Limited, Emene-
: Enugu, has now agreed to

January, this year.

The affected workers.
will resume duty -on
November 1.

They will also receive a
month allowance equiva-
lent .to their monthly
‘palaries. {
.. The workers’ 10-month
industrial dispute will be
)regarded as leave without

“Arbitration Panel set up to.
“Jook into the dispute bet-
;ween the Workers and
management liger
Secl Company, Emene.

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86

,Mr Efueya,- told. them to
eréciprocate ‘Governor

_Nwobodo’s kind gestufe by
worl hard for the pro-
j gress company.

¢.. He said the workers and
jie management should

always.co-operate so as

ienable the state govern-
:-ment to achieve the much
. meeded economic develop-
‘ment.

{Both parties in the
‘dispute later expressed,
happiness for maturity ex-:
hibited in handling the mat-'
‘ter throughout the period. {

NIGERIA



IMPORTANCE OF DEMOGRAPHIC PROJECT EXPLAINED

Blantyre DAILY TIMES in English 29 Oct 82 p 4

[Editorial:

[Text]

"Census Data Important"]

| IT HAS just been disclosed that the
‘National Statistical Office (NSO) is
to undertake a demographic sample
-survey during the month of Novem-
ber, which is aimed at up dating the
‘1977 MalaWi population census data.

The need for carrying out this
‘kind of national exercise cannot be
over stressed, through the sample
survey, it will be possible to estimate
the current growth rate of the popu-
lation in addition to ascertaining the
total population in the country.’

Population growth rate figures
and figures on total population, it will
be noted, are essential for govern-
ment plans. In order to make precise
and useful short term.and long term
plans, government should have up-
to-date population figures.

The government for example,
-will have to know whether available
hospitals and schools are sufficient
‘for the current population and using
appropriate figures, it will be able to
forecast how much expansion on
such services will be needed within
‘the coming few years.

54

MALAWI



LIBERIA

MINISTER EXPRESSES NEED FOR TRADE LINKS. WITH IRAQ

Monrovia NEW LIBERIAN in English 21 Oct: 82 p 3

[Excerpt]

Acting Commerce Minister
Clarence K. Momolu has ex-
pressed the need for the
establishment of bi-lateral
trade “and
between the governments of

-the Republic of Iraq and
Liberia. :
Mr. Mamolu was speaking

Tuesday when the Iraqi An-
passador to Liberia, Saffa
Mohammed Ali, paid a cour-
tesy call on him to discuss
matters of concern that
could result to concretizing
commercial and other trade
links between their two
countries and peoples.

The Acting Minister noted
that such an establistment
could be made initially
through .the export of crude
oil from Iraqi to Liberia at
a much agreeable term which
could lessen the economic
burden to this country.

‘pointing out another way
of establishing this trading
link, Acting Minister Manolu
spoke of government's adhe-
rence to the free enterprise
systen which encourages fo-
reign investment with Libe-
rians as well as government
on partnership basis, citing
LAMCO and Bong Minés.

With this new trend, Mini-

50

commercial links,

ster Momolu noted that there
could be an exchange of
technical assistance in re-
turn for local raw material
such as ‘iron ore, rubber,
timber, gold, diamond, among
others, which would contri-
bite to the industralization
program of Liberia.

The Acting Minister called
on Ambassador Ali to explore
the possibility of an Iraqi
Trade Delegation visiting
the country in order to ob-
tain first hand information
on business opportunities,to
meet with their Liberian
counterpart/bisinessnen as
well as to assess the coun-
try's economy with the view
to determine the kind of as-

sistance needed to improve
it.
For his part, Ambassador

Ali expressed thanks to Ac—
ting’ Minister Momolu for the
audience and kind words of
welcome; adding, that since
the presentatjon of his Let-
ters of Credence to the Head
of State thrée months ago, he

i had just found time to meet

_ discuss

|

cial

with government officials to
issyes of mutual
concern that would help pro-
mote friendly, cultural, so-
and ecmomic ties be-



The community ‘health agent must help educate villagers, prevent illnesses
and treat injuries, according to officials here.

He.or she must be capable of bandaging wounds, stopping bleeding, aiding mid-
wives, advising on food and personal cleanliness, planning for potable water
supplies and ensuring that his village has a place for waste.

The community health agent functions inside a health center, built by the vil- \
lagers. The availability of materials or funds determines the size and sophis—
tication of the center.

The center houses all medical activities within the village - first aid, pre-
natal examinations, births, diagnosis of child illnesses. It also can serve
as a classroom for courses on first aid.

Villagers themselves set the contributions toward building the center, buying
medicine and other materials.

Once the sum has been set, villagers elect a health committee, made up of a
chairman, a deputy chairman, a treasurer, a secretary and the health agents.

This body is responsible for mobilizing the village's participation, determin-
ing priority health needs and goals and coordinating overall care. It also
serves as a liaison with the Cameroon authorities.

The health committee must follow strict rules of order. Meetings must be
called by the chairman at least once a month to discuss both the village's
health situation and to review previous actions by the health agents.

Every three months, the committee must also approve a financial report prepared
by a management council that it has named.

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12



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' ber’ canmunication ~ Policy
\'Caumittee-headed by Minister
» Sarr Vandi-~ and appointed by
2 Head of State last September.
Lupon the recanméndation of
Minister Vandi, ‘is to pro+
vide .a survey of the ‘State
of the art' in telecommuni=-
cations and. mass camunica-
“tions, . including future
| technological developments.
, The canmittee is also. so-
\ Liciting’ and assessing the
.views of international and
«national mass canmunications
professionals on future
-trends in their fields of
_Specializatiqn.as well as to
~ fomulate a perspective for
‘national canmunication pro-
igram. It. also seeks to the
way for a research insti+
_ tute that will focus on
‘continuing ‘study of the
role of canmmunications in
‘ Liberta's national devélop-
ment.

41



LEC REPORT ANALYSES ADVANTAGES OF HYDRO PROJECT

Monrovia DAILY OBSERVER in English 20 Oct. 82 pp 1, 10

[Excerpt] . The report on a comprehensive feasibility study for
the hydroelectric development on the St. Paul River has
been presented to the Liberia Electricity Corporation

It was presented yesterday The report also states that

by Messrs Deleep K. Harza the St. Paul Hydro Project ~

and Chun-Li Ling, project’ will, among several other
‘managers of the American things, stimulate rapid rural
consultant firm, Chase T. industrialization, which will
Main. International, which eventually provide jobs for
undertook the study. rural inhabitants, “thus
According to a release from reducing rural-to-urban
the Liberia Electricity Cor- migration in the near future”.
poration, the six-volume It is also mentioned in the
report “vividly” analyses the report that four “priority pro-
economic advantages of the jects” of the hydro project
entire St. Paul Hydro Project. _ must be accorded economic
The project is said to have and _ technical importance
been one of the major topics _ since they will systematically
. of discussion during the Head —_ increase LEC’s hydro capaci-
of State’s recent visit to the ty from the present 64

United States. megawatts to 610 megawatts
Besides providing cheap by the year 2007.
and ample electricity for in- “The report extensively

dustrial and domestic con- and exhaustively dealt with

sumption throughout Liberia, ‘the hydrologic studies and
~. the St. Paul project is also en- geotechnical investigations of
visaged by LEC to replace the _ the St. Paul Hydro Project, in-
present thermal generating cluding environmental and
facilities for which govern- socio-economic, considera-
ment spends dearly in buying tions as well as cost
several volumes of fuel oil estimates, economic analysis
yearly. and financiakconsiderations”,

the LEC release'said:

“Jobs

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LIBERIA



NIGER

RECOMMENDATIONS OF ASSEMBLY GENERAL OF SAMARIYA
Niamey LE SAHEL in French 28 Oct 82 p 2

[Excerpts] After very animated and fruitful discussion which developed
within an atmosphere of fraternity, the general assembly reached the fol-
lowing conclusions:

Within its program of activities, it recommends that periodic meetings be
held for consultation and agreement on all samariya levels.

The decisions adopted at the conclusion of these meetings should be set forth
in the minutes.

The training of bureau members should be carried out by means of seminars,
study sessions or round tables.

On the matter of security, the assembly particularly insists on increased
vigilance everywhere and under all circumstances, working in close coopera-
tion with the authorities.

The authorities of the samariya councils should be associated with all of the
activities of the administrative authorities, so as to facilitate contact
with young people.

The general assembly recommends that collective fieldwork, hydro-agricultural
improvements, construction and maintenance of samariya housing, intervillage
roads, the planting of trees and Operation Green Sahara be continued and in-
tensified.

The general assembly also supports the establishment of groups of performers
and multiple-sport teams on the level of the samariya cells and the organiza-
tion of departmental cultural weeks.

The general assembly undertakes to develop the activities of the samariya in
the following sectors: public health and aid to disaster victims and the
elderly, the battle against juvenile delinquency and the deterioration of
moral standards, incentive programs, education on marriage problems, and the
campaign against speculation and rising living costs.

In the food habits area, the general assembly supports and encourages the
appeal the chief of state has made for greater consumption of beans.

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UMBRICHT MEETS WITH NYERERE REGARDING EAC ASSETS DISTRIBUTION

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 8 Nov 82 pl

[Text]

cso:

WORLD _ Bank-appointed
mediator over the distribution
of assets and liabilities of the
defunct. East African Com
munity (EAC), Dr. Victor
Umbrictit, yesterday called on
President Nyerere at, his
Msasami residence in Dar es
Salaam.

Dr. Umbricht, who arrived
in Dar es Salaam last Thur-
sday, also has had meetings
with the Deputy Minister for
' Finance Ndugu . Venance
* Ngula, the Attorney-General,
’ Ndugu. Joseph Warioba and
Treasury officials.

Ndugu Ngula said in Dar es
Salaam yesterday that the
talks which lasted about 40
minutes at Mwalimu’s

Msasani residence were in
; connection with the
‘distribution of assets and
* liabilities by the former part -
ner states — Tanzania, Kenya
and Uganda.

Ndugu Ngula did not give

details of the talks. ‘but it is
“understood that the mediator
“briefed “ Mwalimu on. among
other things. latest mediation
developments and _ problems
* hindering the three states to
‘reach an amicable solution in the
matter.

Ndugu Ngula led a Tanzanian
team in disci ms with Dr.
‘ Umbricht at the Treasury in Dar

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136

es Salaam last Friday. He
however, did not give details of
_the discussions when contacted
yesterday.

Asked to say at what level
the mediation had reached or
whether there had been any

, Problems so far, the Swiss
diplomat said: “Over the last
four years, I have been en:
countering problems of legal
or political nature. I always
try to solve them; that is my
job and that is why I am
re.”

Dr. Umbricht said he would
leave for Arusha today from
where he would drive into
Kenya and later to Uganda to
continue his work.
| The present initiative comes
; more than one month after

the cancellation of a
, ministerial meeting over the
_ distribution of the assets and
liabilities scheduled for Sep-
tember 24.

‘ The meeting which was
cancelled because Kenya

could not attend was, ac- :
. cording to informed sources, *
expected to be the last before “

the Heads of State of the for-
mer Community member-
states met to sign
; documents stipulating the
tesponsibility of each state in
; the liabilities and assets
‘which are valued at 12.1
\ billion /-. : :

TANZANIA



POSSIBLE AIRPORT EXPANSION DISCUSSIONS

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 9 Nov 82 p 1

{Article by Halima Shariff]

[Text]

CSO:

“TANZANIA is studying the
French Government — in=
‘vitation to send a delegation
to Paris. to discuss the
resumption of expansion
programme of the Dar &
Salaam International Airport,
:it was reliably learnt yester-
iday.

' A spokesman in thé
Ministry of Works said in the
icity that the Government had
received the invitation an

ithat it was studying it. “If ap=
“propriate, a team will go to
‘Paris”, he said.

| Once it was decided to send
‘a team, possible areas of
discussions would be on the
‘precise amount of additional
‘eosts of the project, the
spokesman said.

- ~The French firm un-

‘dertaking the — project,

i“Bouygues, had demanded:

fadditional 1,040m/- (80
{million francs) above the
torigional cost of 9,100m/- (700
‘million francs), the
spokesman said.

¢. Ifa Tanzania team went to
Paris the two parties woul

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,also look into the possibility

of shelving some less im-
portant items in the project,
the spokesman added.

The two parties would
also,” look into the terms and
conditions of addition cost;
the spokesman said.
Under the _ prevailing
economic circums:=
tances, the most welcome
type of financial package
would be on grant basis, he
said.

Investigations have in-
dicdted that inspite of Ta
zania government promise’
that it would meet additional
costs .and supply fuel and

‘other materials, the French

firm . decided to stop coh-
struction work.

The expansion programme

:which has stopped for several

months now, involves the con-
struction of a new runaway,
control tower ‘and a transit
lounge capable of handling

1.5 million passengers by the

syear 1995,

TANZANIA



ANGOLA

BRIEFS

CABINDA PHOSPHATE SURVEY-~-Cabinda--The phosphate prospecting work that began

in the Mongo Tando area ‘(municipality of Cacongo) in May of last year was
brought to a positive conclusion last week. ANGOP learned this from Adao Manuel
Neto, who is responsible on the Angolan side for the phosphate prospecting.

He said that a large bed of. phosphate was found in all the localities where the
22 drillings were made. The only thing being waited for now is the results of
the analysis that will be made to determine the quality of the phosphate. That
analysis will determine whether the second--or extraction--phase should begin.
If the analyses are positive, plans call for setting up a phosphate exploiting
enterprise in the Mongo Tando area. Prospecting activities and the future ex-
ploitation of phosphates in Cabinda are being carried on with technical coop-
eration from the Yugoslav enterprise ENERGO-PROJEKT on the basis of abilateral
agreement signed on 2 April 1981. That agreement took effect at the end of
1981. [Text] [Luanda JORNAL DE ANGOLA in.Portuguese 22 Oct 82 p 1] 11798

PROSPECTS FOR FRENCH COOPERATION--Luis de Almeida, the Angolan ambassador to
France, said recently in Paris that the French-Angolan general cooperation
agreement signed last 26 July will make it possible to create the legal instru-
ments that can centralize, direct, and control relations of an economic, tech-
nical, and cultural nature between the two countries. During a press confer-
ence held recently in the French capital, the Angolan ambassador to France em-
phasized that from now on, relations between the two countries will be part of
a framework of cooperation in which France may become a preeminent partner of
the People's Republic of Angola, just after Portugal. Luis de Almeida added
that "France sold. Angola about 900 million francs worth of equipment goods and
semifinished and processed food products in 1981 (about 130 percent more than
in 1980), and.all indications are that the value will increase in 1983." The
Angolan ambassador also said that several. projects are currently under study,
with special attention being paid to the country's most serious needs, which
are the training of technicians in the fields of electricity, petroleum, health,
fishing, and telecommunications and the reactivation of the road, port, railway,
and air infrastructures. Luis de. Almeida emphasized that in the field of agri-
culture, priority will be given to the revival of coffee production. in Angola.
The Angolan diplomat concluded. by saying that French experts will soon visit
Angola to decide on the organization of technical assistance and the allocation
of.financial aid from French aid and cooperation organizations. [Text] [Luanda
JORNAL DE ANGOLA in Portuguese 22 Oct 82 p 2] 11798



TANZANIA

NMC CHAIRMAN DETAILS PROBLEMS IN MEETING FOOD PURCHASE TARGETS

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 9 Nov 82 p 1

[Article by Daniel Mshana]

[Text] _THE National Milling Cor-

cso:

?poration (NMC) has  pur-
chased 107,300 tonnes of food
Eerops valued at 246 million/-
since the purchasing season
started in June this year.
. The Corporation may,
hewever, not meet its target of
214,000 tonnes at the end of
the season in May next year
‘due to a number of problems,
according to its Executive
Chairman, Ndugu Felix
Mwanambilimbi.
| Ndugu  Mwanambilimbi
‘said in‘Dar es Salaam yester-
day that the problems in-
cluded acute shortage of
diesel now affecting transport
companies, inadequate tran-
sport facilities for ferrying the
crops from the villages and
tmiddlemen .(walanguzi) who
‘frustrated the: efforts of the
' Corporation.
» He said the breakdown of
the crops so far purchased
was 54,600 tonnes of maize;
14,000 tonnes of paddy;
‘26,000 tonnes of wheat; 4,500
‘tonnes of beans; 4,300 tonnes
of millet and 3,900 tonnes of
ci

f a, Mbeya,” Rukwa
land Iringa regions had
‘eceived enough rainfall and
iwere the regions which har-
‘Vested abundant food crops,
the said. .

| The target for 1982/83 was
ito buy about 214,000 tonnes
tof food crops before the end of
'the season in May next year,
ine said. The peak buying
jseason had, however, passed

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for miaize but the: Corporation
;was still purchasing beans
and millet, he added.

Last season, the-~ Cor--

poration bought a total of
148,477 tonnes of food . crops
‘throughout the country bet-
ween June 1, this year and
‘December 31, last year. The
NMC purchases by the close
of the 1981/82 financial year
was targetted at 210,714 ton-
nes, he said.

On .problems ‘of tran-

sporting the crops from the
villages, Ndugu Mwanam-
bilimbi said of late the quar-
terly regional allocation of
diesel had been drastically
reduced, thus forcing the
NMC to incur heavy expenses
for its officials coming to Dar
ies Salaam regularly in search
fof fuel. Many regional tran-
‘sport companies which the
‘Corporation relied upon for
‘ferrying food crops faced
acute fuel shortage, he said.
'. Ndugu Mwanambilimbi
‘said due to the shortage of
‘trucks and tyres, private tran-
‘sporters were reluctant to
‘eollect. crops from villages
with bad‘ roads. When they
‘ultimately agreed, they im-
‘posed rigid conditions which
jwere unacceptable to his Cor-
tporation, he said.
}: He urged the peasants to
{sell their surplus food. crops
to the NMC instead of the
imiddlemen who were
‘sabotaging the national
feconomy.

“These days, there are

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imiay black marketeérs who
‘originate from regions which
are threatened by famine —
particularly Mwanza,
Dodoma and Arusha. They go
to. those regions, with abun-
dant food crops, purchase the
ferops and sell them in regions
iwith little food at double the
sNMC price,” he lamented.

On storage facilities, Ndugu
Mwanambilimbi said
although the NMC had not
‘attained its target in the con-
‘struction of godowns, there
‘were no storage problems this
‘season. :

“The Corporation ha’ em-

barked on an annual
‘distribution plan which aims
yat ensuring that as soon as
crops are purchased from the
regions, they are imrhediately
despatched to areas with little
food, thereby avoiding storage
hurdles”, Ndugu Mwanam-
bilimbi ‘stated. .
,. He elaborated that his Cor-
‘poration . secured meagre
“business profit arid actually.
‘thrived on bank overdraft, so
it was difficult to build
storage godowns in all the
regions and satisfy national
demand.
As a result, he said, the
construction of godowns much
depended on foreign con-
\tributions. Countries ‘which
had shown keeri interest to
assist Tanzania in this area
include Sweden, Britain, the
|Netherlands, West Germany,
‘Denmark and the United
\States.



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| Mr. Jones said despite Li-
Lberia's financial problems,
Sand realizing the importance
;of oil to the econany, the
tgoverrment gives priority to
ithe payment for crude oil.

He said, Liberia has par-
ticularly used,,the price
systen of crude oil to en-
‘courage the "sensible" use
(of ofl by passing on oil
, price increase tg the con-
_sumers but, he said, default
fon ofl payment ‘was a matter
, beyond the control of the
government,

He then appealed to the
banking institutions to co-
operate with Liberia to work
out. the best way to rehabi-
litate the financial rela-
tionship established in the
past, adding, "I believe the
best way to do that is to
keep the "facility alive" so
that we can work together
towards the liquidation of
the arrears in that frame-
work". -

, Members’ of the Liberian

| delegation include the Mi-
nisters of Lands, Mines and
Energy, Planning and Econo~
imic Affairs, the Governor of
‘the National Bank of Libe~
| ria, the president of the

| National Housing and savings
| Bank, and. the Managing Di-
rector of the Liberia Petro-
leum Refinery -Canpany.

| The International Monetary
(Fund attended as observer.

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MAURITIUS

Leftist Academic Discusses Status of Indian Ocean Islands
(Jean Houbert Interview; LE MAURICIEN, 22 Sep 82) .....+.-

MOZAMBIQUE

Vigorous Campaign Opens Against Black-Marketeering
(Maputo Radio, 20 Nov 82)...+...04 beeteeeeees a scesvccccce

Clamp Down Announced
Military Tribunal Sentences

Briefs
Soviet Goods to FRELIMO Congress

NAMIBIA

Country's Post-Independence Business Outlook Assessed
(THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER, 12 Nov 82) ...seseceesceeseevee

NIGER

Minister of Planning Discusses 1983 FNI
(SAHEL HEBDO, 4 Oct 82) .csscscecesscececncreeecececeenens

Society of Development Described as Authentically Nigerien Way
(LE SAHEL, 2 Nov 82) cescsecsccsccnccnseeceecscerceesecee

Recommendations of Assembly General of Samariya
(LE SAHEL, 28 Oct 82) .sseseceseeeeveees

President Assesses Results of Agro-Pastoral Campaign
(SAHEL HEBDO, 25 Oct 82) .......

Citizens Must Show Initiative in Face of Economic Problems
(Editorial; LE SAHEL, 20 Oct 82) ..

NIGERIA

NPN Accused of Adopting ‘Religious Politics’
(DAILY STAR, 28 Oct 82) ..cccecceccceccccerecrsseseseesees

Mixture of Politics, Religion Condemned
(Emeka Nwabufoe; DAILY STAR, 27 Oct 82) .........- se eeeeee

Two Trade Union Groups Clash in Enugu
(DAILY STAR, 23 Oct 82) ..... acc e eee ccceeeccccceneeseeees

Labor Statistics for Five Steel Mills Recorded
(DAILY STAR, 22 Oct 82) ssscseccscsecscceceecesceecsecaees

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MOZAMBIQUE

BRIEFS

SOVIET GOODS TO FRELIMO CONGRESS--Mozambicans throughout the country have
contributed over $500,000 to support the FRELIMO party fourth congress to
be held in April of next year. The contributions have been made through
factories, cooperatives, ministries and mass organizations. Contributions
have also been coming in from foreign workers in Mozambique and other
organizations wanting to express their solidarity with the FRELIMO party.
Meanwhile, the central committee of the Soviet Communist Party has promised
thousands of tons of goods to support the fourth congress, including
clothing and sporting goods, plus literature and other material for the
campaign leading up to the congress. Most of the material from the Soviet
Communist Party will be used to award special efforts made by Mozambican
workers to boost production. [Text] [MB231448 Maputo in English to
Southern Africa 1100 GMT 23 Nov 82]

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66



WEEKLY WRAP-UP OF NON-ENGLISH PRESS

ETHIOPIA

Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD in English 31 Oct 82 p 3

[Article by Alemu Hailu in column "Views, Comments, Opinions"]

[Text]

“Serto Ader, the weekly organ of the
Central Committes of COPWE, high.

"lighting “Disarmament Week” bro.”

ught to the fore the unreserved effort

., undertaken by the United Nations to

ead arms build-up in a drive to save
iAs in the past, the paper continued,
the ending of arms race and the safe-
guarding of international peace and
security are among the points of dis-
cussion at the current session of the
UN General Assembly.
gistu HaileMariam’s message to the
UN Secretary-General on the occasion
of “Disarmament Week”, the paper
strongly hit out against the dangerous

. policy pursued by imperialism, gnd'!

urged the UN to take appropriate mea-
sures to avert nuclear disaster. Out
lining imperialists’ policy of unbridled
eams race, the paper quoted a state-
ment issued by the Ethiopian Pesce,
Friendship and Solidarity Committee
on the occasion of “Disarmament
Week” which stressed that if a portion
of the total-arms expenditure were
used in ithe interest of mankind ft

could have helped to change the eco-
nomic and social lives of millions of
peoples im the. developing countries.

‘The paper also noted the call made by

forces of the world to exert more ef-
forts towards averting the threat of

nuclear disaster.

On the 87th “Anniversary of the |
founding of the Socialist Republic of
Czechoslovakia, a feature article in the
same fssue of Serto Ader outlined the
victories ‘echieved'by the Communist
Party and working people of Czechos °
dovakia during the last. 37 years in the .
political, economic, social end cultural
opheres. It enumerated the solidarity

‘essistance rendered by the Socialist

21

Republic of Czechoslovakia to Revolu-
tionary Ethiopia, and pointed out the
tole played by that fraternal country
in helping to lay the basis for indus-
trial development.

Al Alem, the Arabic weekly dwelt
in length wpon the efforts made by the
United Nations and the forces of peace
to save mankind from imperialist at-
tempts of plunging mankind into nuc.
Year holocaust. It called on the forces



[Answer] Yes, they arrived afterward, and in a definitive manner. This
does not mean that they arrived to attack the oil tankers, as was argued in
the West, especially in the American Congress in order to obtain funds to
develop the base at Diego Garcia. But, having established a military pres-
ence, like any great power the USSR is trying to use this power to influence
the nations in the region. In a way this is an escalation. Now, in times
of crisis, the USSR would not be prevented from using its power to place
pressure on the oil tankers.

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cso: 3419/23

64



UGANDA

REBEL SUSPECTS KILLED IN SHOOT-OUT
Paris AFRICA AFP in English No 2939, 8 Oct 82 p 16

[Text] KAMPALA, October 7--Six suspected anti-government rebels have been re-
portedly killed in a shoot-out near here with security forces amid continuing
political violence in Uganda.

The gun-battle took place near a government agricultural college at Kawanda,
just north of Kampala, the Kampala vernacular daily Taifa Empya reported. It
said the six men killed were wearing police uniforms.

An officer of the government special. police unit was wounded in the shoot-out,
the newspaper said. Guns and radio equipment were also captured from the
rebels.

Meanwhile six soldiers from a military police unit at Makindye yesterday ap-
peared in a Kampala magistrate's court charged with armed robbery and were re-
manded in custody until October 20.

Yesterday the official Uganda Times newspaper said 40 anti-government rebels
have been arrested in the last few days, together with a large number of vag-
rants, in police swoops in the Kampala suburbs.

Quoting police sources the paper said the search for "bandits" was continuing
around Kampala. The operations were carried out in the southern and northern

suburbs of the Ugandan capital.

The Times also called for the banning of the weekly Munnansi news bulletin
owned by the Democratic Party opposed to the government of President Milton

Obote.

The Times said in an editorial that Munnansi was feeding foreigners on "filth
and garbage" and should be told to leave the country.

CsO: 3400/298

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MALAWI

TRANSPORT ROUTES THROUGH MOZAMBIQUE CUT. BY BANDITS

Harare THE HERALD in English 2 Nov 82 p 5

INCREASINGLY fero-_

cious South African-
backed . sabotage in
Mozambique is crip-
pling neighbouring
Malawt.

Officials in‘the capital
of ‘the tiny, landlocked
)eountry; look on helplessly
jas. bandits fighting, the
Maputo government at-
(tack Malawi's trade Hfe-
ines, —
"With rising dismay they
‘yee the gangs blow up rail
tracks to the sea and cut

the road south to Zim--

babwe.
i Thousands of ‘tonhes of
fertiliser, vital for’. Ma-
Jawi’s crops, are stranded
Hm the Indian Ocean port
of Beira.

= The officials are draw-
img. up plans for . an
emergency airlift, requir-
ing outside help, to save
mext year’s. harvest of
“maize, tobacco, tea and
sugar — the four pillars
‘of the economy.

. Malawi, once known aw
‘the slum of the British
‘Empire, had. been an Afri-
can economic ~— success
atory from independence:
in 1964 until the close of
‘the 1970s when it was hit
by ‘world recession. The
Picture wag beginning to
brighten again this year
when the warfare in
Mozambique. took .a turn
for the worse. -

“The future of the
whole economy has ‘been
muddied by these trans-
‘port difficulties,” said one
official. .

57

Malawi, 900km long
and never more than
:160km wide, protrudes
like a splinter into north-
western Mozambique,
where the ‘so-called
Mozambique National
Resistance (MNR) is
causing chaos in its fight
against the government of
President Machel.

It . concentrates on
economic’ targets, chiefly
Mozambique’s ports, rail-
ways, roads and bridges.

Mozambique's trade
routes are a key to the
success of the SADCC, a
community: formed by
nine countries, . including
Malawi, mainly to reduce
their economic dependence
‘on South - Africa and its
transport networks.

SADCC accuses South
‘Africa of ‘sponsoring the
MNR. as part of a.covert
war of regional de-
stabilisation to keep its
neighbours dependent.
Regional officials feel that
if Mozambique. cannot
work neither can SADCC.

“It is necessary “to
understand that . without
security there can be no
feconomic co-operation,”
(Zimbabwe's Minister of
State (Security), Cde Em-
imerson Munangagwa, ‘said
flast week, Zimbabwe has
een badly affected by the
fighting in Mozambique.

Malawi, officially one of
the world’s 30 poorest na-
tions, depends for its in-
come . on exports of
tobacco, tea and sugar. It
must" import fertiliser,
“fuel and spare parts to
survive. .

As lines of cars queued
outside a nearby filling
istation for dribbies of pet-



relations which are based on friendship, understanding and
‘mutual benefit. The current visit of comrade Petar Stambolic
will undoubtedly strengthen and solidify the unity of purpose
“between the two countries.

- Cooperation between Yugoslavia and Ethiopia is not
solely confined to development of bilateral ‘relations. At the
United Nations and in the Non-aligned Movement, the two
countries are in the forefront in the struggle against imperia-
lism, colonialism, racism, and apartheid. Co-operation and
exchange of ideas on international issues between the leaders:
of the two countries contribute to the preservation of peac:
in the’ world.

In finding solutions to the acute problems: facing the.
world. today; Ethiopia and Yugoslavia along with other
peace-loving states hold similarity of views and exert sincere
efforts to promote international relations on the basis of jus-
tice, eqaulity and mutual respect. The two countries catego-
tically reject the policy of diktat in international relations and
assiduously pursue a course of peaceful co-existence.

a Yugoslavia's role in promoting and strengthening the prin-
ciples of the Non-aligned Movement is highly admired not
only in the country but throughout the world. The late Yugo-
slav leader, Comrade Tito, one of the architects of the Non-
aligned Movement, was a tested friend of Ethiopia and its
people. . That his feelings of sympathy for the Ethiopian peo-
ple and their cause is consistently ‘being followed by the far-
sighted leadership of Yugoslavia is a testimony to the con-
tinuity of the principled policy of that fraternal country.

- The role of Yugoslav experts in helping Ethiopia build a
progressive social order comnot be overemphasised. The
Yugoslav experts are very popular among the people. In the
technical and economic fields, high calibre Yugoslav experts.
whose co-operation with their Ethiopian counterparts has
shown impressive results, are selflessly working to help build
a solid. foundation for socialism’in Ethiopia, as indeed is the
case with comrades from other socialist countries.

Comrade Petar Stambolic’s visit here is an occasion for
the Ethiopiem masses to express their high appreciation for
the assistance the Socialist Federal Republie of Yugoslavia

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GUINEA

REGIME REFUTES AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL'S ALLEGATIONS

London WEST AFRICA in English No 3405, 8 Nov 82 pp 2874, 2875

[Article by Eddie Momoh]

[Text]

IN SPEECHES reminiscent of the 1960s
and early 70s, radio Conakry went on the
air recently to attack what the radio called
‘‘block-heads’’ and ‘‘counter-
revolutionaries”. The lengthy commentary
was an obvious reaction to an Amnesty
International report early last month nam-
ing some 78 prisoners which it believed had
died in Guinean prisons and 2,900 it said
had “disappeared” since their arrests in
1970s. ‘‘The obstinacy to ignore the truth,”
said the protesting commentary, “is a clear
proof of Amnesty dishonesty.” It argued
“one may well believe in good faith, but
one cannot believe in all this intellectual
debility coupled with a form of naivety
which really amounts to pure provoca-
tion.” The statement dismissed Amnesty’s
allegations as “‘childish,” “perverse” and
“oneiric” [dreamlike] adding, “we are not
bothered. For us Amnesty International no
longer deserves any consideration.”

The Human Rights organisation’s report
has been particularly embarrassing to the
Guinean authorities who no doubt would
have wished the report to be released some
other time than this when the country is
busy wooing foreign investors and M.
Sekou Touré himself is moulding a new.
international image for his once discredited.
regime. Now in Canada talking to political
and business leaders. Touré has travelled.
extensively in the last few months to the
US, the Arab states and both east and west.
European capitals trying to convince the
world that he has shed his radical and
Communist mantle.

“Our detractors have always misrepre-
sented Guinea,” he recently told the
Guinea Investment Forum in New York.

_Our country has talked of revolution and

31

I would like to explain the meaning,” said
the Guinean leader; “our first reason for
revolution was to create a new state, a new
nation based on the genuine free unity of
the Guinean people, above and beyond
their ethnic loyalties.” He explained that
Guinea had never been a communist coun-
try and its president had never been and
never would be a communist chief of
state.”

A few weeks later in Paris, the Guinean
President replied to criticisms of his human
rights record by saying there were only
“traitors” in Guinean jails and not political
prisoners, adding “I’m one of the leading
spokesmen for human rights.”

Against this background of “Mr. Peace-
maker” as Touré is known in the Arab
world, it was not surprising that the Con-
akry regime was bitter and disturbed
by Amnesty’s exposures of its skeletons in
the cupboard. It is a case of a bloody scar
that won’t go away. The trouble is that_
while Conakry would want the world to
forget the past, others like Amnesty Inter-
national and the Movement of French
Wives in Paris whose husbands “dis-
appeared” in Guinea, want a full
account of what exactly had happened to
some of those people. There are other
groups. like the eleven people who in May
1969 were sentenced to death for their
part in what was knownas the“ army. plot.”
Some of them included former Defence
Minister Fodeka Keita, one-time Finance
Minister Barry Diawandou, Col. Kaman
Diaby and former Secretary of State for
Works, Karim Fofana. A second list in-
cluded those who were executed soon after
the abortive November 1970 invasion.

Critics believe that because the regime in_



"This system of training will have a higher proportion of practical content
than theory. It is intended to serve as an alternative route to apprentice-
ship and/or institutional training for those experienced workers who lack
the requisite qualifications for apprenticeship and would otherwise be pre-
cluded from ultimately attaining journeyman status at their own pace."

Liaison

The close liaison between Harare Polytechnic and the University of Zimbabwe
in some technical disciplines should enable the college to offer degree
courses soon.

"With the present high standards of training,it should be possible to upgrade
it to an institute of technology."

The Government would like to see private colleges give a non-profit service
and bring their fees in line with those of State colleges.

"All those private trainers who are.motivated by profit should, therefore,
prepare to close their institutions."

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i tween their two countries.
| he Ambassador who is re-
| stdent in Lagos, Nigeria
+ said that during his tenure,

lhe hopes to do everything’
j possible to maintain and
foster good relationship be-
| eween Liberia and Iraqi ad-
laing, that under this frane-
work of cooperation, he was
‘visiting the Ministry for
“the first time to obtain do-
cuments containing informa-
tion. about Liberia's trade
» and commercial
with the view that they be
studied and appropriate re-
commendations ‘made to his
‘ government for consideration.
Touching on the Acting

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activities —

51

Minister's . proposal regard-
ing his call for Iraq to ex-
port crude oil to Liberia,
the Anbassador said that the —
idea was feasible and worth
considering but that the
proposal would be pursued on
a higher level in the near
future because at the moment,
a curtail has been imposed
on the production of crude
oil in his country for ex-
port purpose because of the
ipresent crisis involving his
country, and one of its
neighbours. Notwithstanding,
he noted that due considera-

‘tion could be given to said
proposal in future to the
extent that the issue of

‘cost would: be secondary.



REYA, ASHEED SIGN PROTOCOL AGREEMENT

Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD in English 5 Nov 82 pp 1, 5

[Text]

Comrade Hailu Tujuba, Chairman
of the Revolutionary Ethiopia Youth
‘Association (REYA), returned here
yesterday from Aden after a 10-day
working visit to Democratic Yemen
and signing a protocol of co-operation
between the youth of the two countries
for 1983-84.

year protocol agreement he signed
‘Wednesday with Comrade Ali Akbari,
member of the Central Committee of
the Yemeni Socialist Party and Secre-
tary of the Union of the Yemeni So
cialist. Youth (ASHEED), would
strengthen closer ties between the
youth of the two fraternal countries
and help in the exchange of experien-
ees in the cultural and ideological
fields. n
He said that the REYA delegation
which included Comrade Gesahegn
Secretary of the Central

Negussie,
“Committee of REYA, was able to see

Yemeni youth activities in Aden and
elsewhere in the country and also
held useful talks on exchange of expe-
riences with the leadership of ASHE-
ED.

The REYA delegation was receiv:
ed by Comrade Abdulghani Abdul-
kader, Politbureau Member and See-
retary for Foreign Rélations.‘of the

17

Yemeni Socialist Party, and held talks
with him ‘on relations between the
youth associations of the two coum
tries.

Comrade Hailu Tujuba said that
while in Aden the REYA delegation
briefed the Yemeni youth on the ac
tivities of the Ethiopian youth in va
tious fields of endeavours since its
establishment.

Meanwhile, a joint communique

‘issued yesterday on the visit of RE-

YA delegation to Democratic Yemen
said that the youth associations-of the
two countries condemned the imperia-
list plots against the peoples of the
Arablan Peninsula, the Horn of Af
rica and the Gulf aimed at interven
ing in the domestic affairs of the pro-
gressive countries in these areas and
plundering their national wealth.
On the Middle East, the two sides
expressed horror and shock about
Israel's barbaric invasion of Lebanon
and its heinous massacre of defence-
less Palestinians with the support and
Blessing of the USA. They ealled for
#8 unconditional Israeli withdrawal
from the oceupied Arab lands and
the establishment of an independent
Palestinian state under the Palestinian
Liberation Ozganization.

ETHIOPIA



TLAI MANAGER SAYS SHOE PILEUP. SOLD .TO RICS, BORA

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 9 Nov 82 p 3

{Article by Attilio Tagalile]

[Text]

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THIRTY thousands pairs of
shoes worth 6m/- which had

| piled up at’ the Morogoro

Shoe Company have been sold
out, the Tanzania Associated
Leather Industries’ (TLAI)
General Manager, Ndugu

» Adam Ngamilo said in Dar es

"’Morogoro-based

‘Salaam yesterday.

He said the shoes, which in-
cluded sandals, safari boots,
platform shoes and mocassins
were cleared up following the
company’s
decision to sell them to other
parastatal organisations in
the country.

Three months.ago the Com-
pany announced that 30,000
pairs of shoes worth 6m/-

~ which could not be exported
had piled up at its premises.

The shoes were. sold out to
the Regional Trading Com-
panies (RTCs), the Tanzania

“Shoe Company (BORA) and
‘other public corporations

which in turn disposed them

_ off to the, public.

Ndugu Ngamilo said, they

“had not yet decided to adopt

the present’ trend of selling

‘the shoes to more than one

organisation into a permanent

‘feature of the company’s

marketing operations.

He however, said that the

~ company’s long term strategy

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was to open_up its own shops
throughout the country and

seompete with Bora, “but this

138

will take a long time to
materialise”, he added.

He explained that to reach
such a stage, the company
would need a lot of things
:such as buildings to house the
‘shops arid the staff for run-

ning sales activities.

i On export market, Ndugu
/Ngamilo. said ‘the ‘situation
was not promising due to high
“production costs. He said the
export: market’ was currently
i very competitive with Third
‘World countries such as
Taiwan, Korea and Brazil
producing cheap, quality
oes.

Given the prevailing
production trend in the coun-
try, he said Tanzania was
losing in export trade, “unless
‘the government subsidises us
‘as we have to sell the shoes
cheaply while producing them
‘at a high cost.”

He. attributed unskilled
‘labour, underutilization of
‘capacity and other factors as
isources of high production
costs. He however, said one of
their. foreign markets was
Italy which. imported cheap
shoes and produced expensive
\shoes for ‘export.
|” Ndugu Ngamilo said the
Morogoro Shoe Company was
cpresently producing .1,600
pairs of shoes a day which he
‘said was exhaustible.



The chairman of the Enugu Local Government, Chief James Agbo, when contacted,
said he had visited the Main Park on Wednesday following reports of misunder-
standing between some groups of the transport union.

He said he personally zoned the park into sections for different groups in the
interest of peace, and wondered why any group should attempt to go against the
rules and regulations of the council.

The Divisional Police Officer, Central Police Station, Enugu, when contacted
refused to make any comment.

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PODIER SAYS LIBERIAN DOCUMENTS OVERSEAS MUST BE RETURNED

Monrovia DAILY OBSERVER in English 18Oct: 82 pp 1, 10

[Excerpt]

» Pavilion,
‘Podier noted that even

National historic documents of Liberia that are
stored in the United States, West Germany and
other parts of the world, must be brought back to
Liberia, the General Chairman of the National
Redemption Commission, Vice Head of State J.
Nicholas Podier said ‘last Saturday night in

Monrovia.

Speaking at a dinner
he tendered. in honor’ of
cabinet ' ministers, the
diplomatic corps and
the business community
at the Executive
General

though some of the na-
tion’s national
documents are here, the
most significant ones
are oversea.

Past Leaders

He said it is imperative
that these documents be

“brought back .to Liberia so

when the National Archives
Center is completed, they can
be stored there for research
purposes and other means.
“The documents are ours,
I don’t see the reason why

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other people should -keep
them for us, and when we are
about to do research, we go
running after them’ Gen
Podier pointed out.

He blamed ‘‘past leaders’’
of Liberia for misleading the
Liberian people, noting that
“they didn’t prepare
anywhere for us to learn
about our country since the
founding of this nation 135
‘years ago’’.

Due to this, he noted,
Liberians have had limited

; chance to know things about

their own country.

This is why, General
Podier, said we must have an
Archives Center where
documents of this country
will be kept so any time we
need them, they can be easily.
found, instead of going to
other countries to collect in-
formation about our own
country.

LIBERIA



But with regard to the crisis, each country is trying to take suitable steps
to reverse the trend. This is true of our.country, in which President Seyni
Kountche has consistently shown our citizens the need of relying on their own
abilities first of all. International aid, if any, will come as a comple-
ment. Among the measures to correct the situation, the chief of state has
announced a pause with a view to consolidating our gains, in order to set
forth again on new foundations, more carefully contemplated and more solid.
Parallel with this, precautions have been taken to guarantee a normal advance
for the country.

In Maradi, the economic capital of our country, President Seyni Kountche
appealed to the people of Niger yesterday to organize themselves better in
order to defend themselves better against an increasingly gloomy situation,
against the effects of this situation on the economic status of the country,
and against our declining export income. In a word, we must tighten our
belts.

Tradespeople, transportation workers, peasants and government employees--each
must make his contribution to the search for solutions which will enable us
to ride out the storm safely. And with this in view, it is gratifying to
note that thanks to friendly countries, countries which understand us and
truly support us, the price of uranium per kilogram will increase from 24,000
to 27,500 francs. Be that as it may, we must produce exactly what we are in
a position to market. The situation and good sense tell us we must. We must
therefore give evidence of a sense of organization and a spirit of initia-
tive, as President Seyni Kountche said.

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MAIZE HARVEST PREDICTION UP. ‘THIS YEAR

Blantyre MALAWI NEWS in English 30 Oct-5.Nov 82 p 1

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AS THE new planting season gets underway, indi-
cations are that this year’s maize harvest has hit yet
another record — despite the serious outbreak of
armyworm early in the season and drought in some
parts of the Southern Region.

With a month to go before the end of the maize
buying season, the Agricultural Development and
Marketing Corporation (Admarc) has bought a
mammoth 227,660.83 tonnes of this staple crop —
93,000 tonnes above last year’s annual total.

The maize sold to Admarc reflects a surplus of the
country’s production because farmers keep enough
for their own consumption.

Maize production is esti-
mated to be between 1.5
and 1.8 million tonnes.

Admaré officials say that

“the increase in production

‘is due to bigger maize
acreages and to higher pri-
ces of maize announced
earlier this year. The prod-

-ucer price of maize was in-
‘creased from 6.6t per kg to

1lt per kg:

According to Admarc of-
ficials, by the middle of this
month, sales of the crop to
the Corporation had rea-

.ched the highest level ever

recorded.
Purchases from the Cen-

‘tral Region (136,793.15

tonnes) are 4,000 tonnes

more than Admarc bought

throughout the country last
year. The region’s sales to
Admarc are 44,000 tonnes
above ‘the figure for the
same period last year.

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Despite a serious army-
worm outbreak in most of
the districts.in the Sou-
thern Region, which forced
farmers to plant a second
crop, 52,933 tonnes of
maize has been sold to Ad-"
marc, a huge increase over
the Region’s 1981. sales,
-when the crop was serious-

‘ly affected by drought.

-..The: Northern Region,
with 37,934 tonnes bought,
has also surpassed the total

“for the same period last

year which stood at

:32,885.74 tonnes.

Maize bought by Ad-
marc forms an important
part of the country’s-straz
tegic reserves. Storage of
the crop’ in the country’s
180,000 tonne silos in Li-
Jongwe began last year but
officials say that it will be
some time before the silos
— one of the biggest grain
storage complexes in Africa
— are filled.

MALAWI



NPN ACCUSED OF ADOPTING 'RELIGIOUS POLITICS

Enugu DAILY STAR in English 28 Oct 82 p 1

[Text]

I ATEST clandestine
joves by the National
Party of Nigeria NPN in

“Anambra State to in-
troduce religious peclitics
into the 1983 elections have
been uncovered.

A statement by the
Director of Information at
the Government House,
Enugu, Mr Sampson Amaku
:disclosed that one of such
«moves was discussed and
sealed at a recent noctur-
’nal meeting held at Ogidi,
Idemili local government,
vat the residence of a well-

: known legal practitioner
; based in Lagos.
. The lawyer who is the
i chief legal adviser to a top
;Federal Government
yestablishment in Lagos,
+ was said to have visited
home to host the meeting
; which was also attended by
;some top NPN state ex-
ecutive members.
'. The statement said,
, among the major decisions
; Teached, was that pressure
; Should be brought to bear
| an Chief C.C. Onoh who is
"an Anglican to adopt the
:Roman Catholic faith
‘should he (Onoh), finally
‘emerge as the state NPN_

flagbearer for the i983

: elections:

The meeting, according
to the director, also decid-
ed that Onoh’s running-
mate must come’“from
Anambra South and that
pressure would be.
mounted on the Roman
Catholics in the South to
vote en bloc for him.

Mr Amaku noted that the

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information - became
authoritative when last
:Saturday, the defeated
gubernatorial candidates
at the 1979 elections, Chief
Onoh and Chief Austin
Ezenwa, were nominated
for the governorship race

. by the NPN at their make-

© shift special convention.

> He warned against the
» dangerous consequences of
introducing religious

* politics in the state.

4, He also advised the peo-
ple of Anambra State to ig-
nore the NPN antics
because: their divide-and-
rule tactics would not lead
them anywhere, since
Chief Nw lo’s deputy is,
himself, of the Roman
Catholic church.

The director was of the
opinion that the Roman
Catholics had never had it
so good before as they now

: did under Governor

Nwobodo’s administration
and wondered whether
they’ would have any
reasonable cause to give an

~ ear to the NPN tricks and

campaign of calumny.
He emphasised that the

: incumbent governor was a

man of.God and had done

everything humanly possi-
ble to enism

ote ecums

throughout the state and

beyond, without any
discrimination.

The director recalled

Governor Nwobodo’s

donations which

been extended to both

. tants and Roman

churches as well

Fas voluntary and social

NIGERIA



SEYCHELLES

BRIEF

BAHRAIN AIR TALKS--THE first of a series of crucial talks between the Seychel-
lois and foreign governments on possible routes for a future Air Seychelles
International ended fruitfully in Bahrain last week. Tranport and Civil Avia-
tion Principal Secretary James Ferrari, accompanied Civil Aviation Director
Maurice Lalanne, returned home on Sunday from Bahrain after a week of success-
ful talks with Gulf Air which resulted in the signing of an air services agree-
ment last Thursday. According to this agreement, which must now be ratified by
the two governments, Air Seychelles International will be. allowed to fly to
Bahrain once it starts operating. Captain Ferrari explained that the Seychelles
Government had to establish such contacts because next April the Lufthansa
flight to Seychelles from Frakfurt would stop. Also, the British Airway's
route from London via Zurich and Bahrain would be changed. The Government
would therefore have to replace the link between Seychelles, Central Europe
and the Gulf. Similar talks will be.held, before the end of this year, with
the Italian, Swiss and Australian Governments and maybe others. Meanwhile,
during the coming two weeks, the Ministry of Tranport and Civil Aviation will
discuss with other local ministries and organisations the setting up of Air
Seychelles International.. "We hope that by the end of this year, we will have
come up with concrete proposals for the airline", Capt. Ferrari said. [Text]
{Victoria NATION in English 19 Oct 82 p 2]

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Factions and ‘also régister
Fthe greatest threat per-
| ceptions,” Dr Gelden-
t huys found.

: The respondents: were
' asked if they felt the Gov-
{ernment was exaggerating
the communist threat

* against South Africa. PFP <

, supporters seemed to be
“a good deal less recep-
‘tive to the Government's
; persistent warnings about

* the communist threat.
“Perhaps the followers
,of the PFP, more than
{ any other party, are con-
+cemed about the threat to
* security resulting from
; the Government’s racial
policies,” the survey said.
i The general acceptance
by South African Whites

i. of the Republic’s ability

to. prevail in the war
against Swapo spelt dan-
‘ger signs for the Govern-
ment.

An early negotiated
settlement in South West
Africa “might create con-
siderable domestic politi-
cal - difficulties for the
South African Govern-
= ment.

;_ “A strong conservative

' backlash, spilling across
*. party lines, is not incon-
= ceivable:”

Warning

1

The public would claim

* South Africa could have

_ defeated Swapo militarily
and destroyed it as a pol-

\ itical force, “had _ the

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The survey states “Pre-

j-toria’s constant warnings

about an escalation in ter-
rorist activities certainly

: do not fall on deaf- ears.

In fact, the White public
may be taking a more pes-
simistic view on this issue

:, than the Government.”

To the statement that a
terrorist war such as in
SWA “will in time also
develop in South Africa.”
Three out of four respon-
dents agreed.

National Party support-
* ers were least convinced

1 of its . inevitability. Dr
Geldenhuys feels they be-
lieve South “Africa is

‘strong enough militarily
to prevent this, and/or
that the Government has
“created adequate chan-
nels for Black political ex-

them noreason to.
Almost ‘half the Eng-
lish- dents

reason to take up arms
and “this may well be in-
dicative of profound
doubts among English-

speakers about the Gov-

ernment’s
ies.”

racial  poli-

“118

‘The Nationalist sup-
porters had agreed on the
\ possibility of a SWA-style
“terrorist war developing
in South Africa, and,
“coupled with their rejec-
‘tion of Blacks having
Bood cause to use viol-

“the obvious con-
“clusion is. that NP fol-

I



ETHIOPIA

BRIEFS

COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY SENTENCED--The first Bench of the Special Court Friday
sentenced Deriba Tura described to be a one-time member of a counter-revolu-
tionary band to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for attempting to murder the
chairman of kebele 06 of Higher 13 and for killing a student in that attempt
in 1977. After committing the crimes, Deriba escaped from revolution defence
squad members and was in hiding for four years working as an employee of. the
Gafarsa kebele Peasants’. Association in Sebeta District of Managasha Province
in Shoa Region. In its verdict the court noted that the accused had been proved
guilty by the testimonies of the prosecution's witnesses, written evidences and
by his own admission. While in hiding, Deriba was also accused of breach of
trust along with one other accomplice and was sentenced to five years rigorous
prison term and 100 birr fine by the Shoa regional high court, but later filed
an appeal. [Text] [Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD in English 7 Nov 82 p 6]

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ZIMBABWE

PLAN TO BUILD TECHNICAL COLLEGE REPORTED
Harare THE HERALD in English 6 Nov 82 p 3

[Text] THE Government intends to build a technical teachers' training col-
lege next year under the three-year National Transitional Development Plan,
the Minister of Manpower Planning and Development, Dr Frederick Shava, said
in Harare yesterday.

Addressing staff, students and parents on prize-giving day at the Harare
Polytechnic, Cde Shava said: "Every effort will be made to create a base
for self-reliance in the technical teaching field...

"The availability of technical teachers is a cornerstone in the provision of
courses at technical colleges.

"Zimbabwean lecturers would still be trained abroad to prepare for the ex-
pansion of training facilities."

Foreign lecturers would be recruited on local conditions and willing teachers
would be brought out of retirement to help ease the shortage.

The Government had asked Harare Polytechnic and the Bulawayo Technical Col-
lege to begin technical teacher training in the next academic year.

"In this development plan, the Government is establishing the Mutare and
Gweru technical colleges in place of technical centres which are presently
administered by the Harare and Bulawayo colleges respectively.

"In areas where there are no technical centres, such as Chinhoyi, Hwange
and Masvingo, colleges, along the same line as at Mutare and Gweru, will also
be established."

This expansion of colleges would still not meet all national requirements for
training and the Government would establish a national vocational training
and development centre in Harare, he said.

The centre would have a network of regional and local vocational training
centres throughout the country.

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DOS SANTOS STRESSES NONMILITARY CUBAN AID

Luanda JORNAL DE ANGOLA in Portuguese 20 Oct 82 p 3

[Press conference by President Jose Eduardo dos Santos in Zimbabwe; date not
specified] i

{Excerpts] During his official friendship visit to the
Republic of Zimbabwe, comrade President Jose Eduardo dos
Santos held a press conference with the local media.

[Question] Mr President, we would like to know your opinion of the allegations
made in some Western press media that the Cuban presence in Angola is obvious
proof that the Angolan Government is politically dependent on external forces.

[Answer] Statements have been published several times to explain our position
on this problem, which does not worry us but does worry a number of political
forces that have always opposed our independence and the struggle for the com-
plete liberation of the Angolan people.

You know that in 1975, Angola was invaded from the north and the south. The
invader from the south was the South African forces, and their objective was
to prevent the MPLA from proclaiming national independence and thus satisfying
the deep yearnings and deep aspirations of the Angolan people.

‘Naturally, the MPLA, a liberation movement, was nowhere near having the military
capability to face a modern army from South Africa. We turned to the Cuban
people for help, and it was with a noble spirit of solidarity that the Cuban
Government promptly acceded to Angola's request. Incidentally, that appeal for
help for Angola, which was being invaded and attacked by South Africa and other
foreign and mercenary forces, was addressed to all of the world's peace-loving
and freedom-loving peoples. And it was the Cuban people and their government
and party who responded promptly and did not shun sacrifices to help the Angolan
people.

In the first place, Cuba is a nonaligned country. At the moment, incidentally,
the chairmanship of the Movement of Nonaligned Countries is held by Cuba in
the person of comrade President Fidel Castro. Angola is also a nonaligned
country. It was therefore on the basis of the bilateral relations existing
between the two peoples and within the framework of that policy of nonalignment



MINISTER SALIM COMMENDS FRENCH STAND'ON' ISSUES OF CONCERN TO NATION

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 6 Nov 82 p 1

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‘THE Minister for Foreign Af-
ifairs, Ndugu Salim Ahmed
;Salim, has commended the
‘French g¢and on issues of con-
cern to Tanzania and the
iThird World, generally.

Speaking at a farewell din-
ner for outgoing French Am-
bassor to Tanzania Andre le
‘Guen, on Thursday night,
\Ndugu Salim said Tanzania
appreciated the sensitivity
and concern shown by France
on the North-South dialogue
jas well as its positive -
‘tribution as.a member of the
‘western ‘Contact Group’’
seeking a negotiated solution
‘to the Namibian  in-
dependence question.

The Foreign Minister said
‘it would be tragic if efforts by
jthe group and the
Organisation of African Unity
:(OAU) on Namibia should
end in frustration because of
South African intransigence.

Ndugu Salim said the
western five had a moral and
political obligation to exert
pressure on the racist South
‘African .regime to adhere
strictly to resolution 435 and
stop’ its. insistence on issues
not related to ‘the
decolonisation of Namibia.

The Minister expressed ap-
preciation for France’s
assistance to Tanzania in a
number of projects, including
the expansion of the Dar es

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Salaam International Airport
‘which would serve as a “living
‘Monymant to’ Franco-
‘Tanzania relations.”

In reply, Ambassador le
-Guen praised Tanzania’s
umoderation, wisdom and ef-
yficiency during discussions
“that have ‘facilitated the
reaching of a solution which
‘is acceptable to all on the
Namibian independence
question.

“I sincerely hope that the
difficulty which has been
created by certain people will
be overcomg. As far as we are
concerned we think that ‘the
mandate ‘given to the five
(western nations) has been
fulfilled and that nothing new
will now delay the in-
; dependence of Namibia,” said
the ambassador. .

; .Mr.'le Guen said during his
short stay in Tanzania,
relations between the two
countries had multiplied,
chimaxing in President
Nyerere’s . official visit - to
France and.a visit to Tan-
vania by Foreign Minister
Claude Cheysson.

| He added that the proposed
wwisit of France’s Minister for
.Co-operation, Mr. Jean Cot in
the near future would give an
‘opportunity to define and
prepare a programme of co-
operation that would be in
keeping with the friendship
that binds the two countries.

TANZANIA



UGANDA

BRIEFS

ARMY EVICTS HUNDREDS--KAMPALA, October’ 5--Several hundred people have been
evicted from their homes around the Ugandan army general headquarters in the
Mengo trading centre in Kampala. . Occupants of the. houses surrounding the head-
quarters in Republic House were given 14 days to evacuate the area from Septem-
ber 20. That deadline expired yesterday, and today most of the houses affected
were vacant. No reasons were given by the Army for the evictions. But the
move came less than three months after the security forces discovered a rebel
hide-out’ less than 100 metres (yards) from Republic House. [Text] [Paris
AFRICA AFP in English No 2939, 8 Oct 82 p 16]

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ZAIRE

DEBT PAYMENTS REPORTED UNMET

Paris AFRICA AFP in English No 2939, 8 Oct 82 p 19

[Text] PARIS, October 6--Representatives of Western banks will meet officials
of Zaire's Central Bank in Kinshasa.on Monday in what banking sources here say
is the mineral-rich central African country's last chance to avoid being de-
clared in default of its debts.

On October 1, for the second time this year, Kinshasa was unable to pay its
debts to 122 private Western creditors. The Zaire authorities said they could
pay only 10 per cent of the 31 million dollars that were due for payment.

The sources said that even this three million dollar payment had not been made
by today. Zaire owes a total of 4,142 million dollars.

In April Kinshasa paid only 10 million dollars towards a 44.4 million dollar
debt that had fallen due,in terms of a March 1980 deal to reschedule a 456 mil-
lion dollar trade debt over 10 years.

The country's western bank creditors are now sending an urgent international
mission comprising three banks--Credit Commercial de France, Citibank of the
United States and Grindlays of Britain--to Kinshasa.

It will try once more to find a solution to a problem that one of the delegates
said was "very serious. We cannot exclude the worst outcome".

The threat of Kinshasa being declared in default of its debts was raised at a
meeting in London last week.

In terms of this scenario, the banks would write off the debts, but Zaire
would find itself blacklisted by the international banking community.

A very reliable banking source said that one United States bank had already
written off its part of Zaire's foreign debts.

Meanwhile, an international banking consortium made up of Lazard, Kuehn Loeb

and §. G. Warburg, which had been acting as adviser to Kinshasa until June, has
not renewed its contract.

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LIBERIA

MINISTER SAYS COMMUNICATION POLICY HINDERED BY LACK OF FRAMEWORK

Monrovia DAILY OBSERVER in English 29 Oct 82 pp 3, 6

[Article by Lue Hinneh]

[Excerpt] Posts and Télecanmunica -
,tions .Minister Dr. Sarr
; Abdula Vandi ‘says the major
problen in.. the formulation
of Liberia's communication
policy -is the present lack
of an adequate framework,
both conceptual and insti-
tut ional,
Dr. Vandi made the remarks
| Wednesday when he addressed
, the 15-man canmittee respon-
sible for the formulation ‘of
the national cammunications

first. general meeting to the
canmittee responsible . for
formulating the ‘Policy, said
these difficulties are ca-
pounded when viewed against
the . background. that each of
the areas involved has de-
veloped separately with its
own traditions, legal struc-
tural and policy franework.
‘, Minister Vandi «further
noted that other problens
arise when broadcasting is
cons.
nanic and “social © develop—
ment; when the relation be-
tween canmunications media
and development policy and
planning becane _what he

lered in tems of eco-

policy.
Dr. Vandi, -speaking at the
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called’a crucial factor.

This sectorial approach,
according to’Minister Vandi,
becames a serious issue in
the general coordination of
policies in the canmunica-
tion's sector and the overall
development policy and plan-
ning of the society, .

He said a.classical exan-
ple may be found in the dif-
ficulty in planning andcoor-
dinating the telecanmunica=
tions, broadeasting and in-

. formation sectors with re-

gard to "networking" the
republic by 1985, as de-
clared by the Head of State.

The Posts Minister aiso
noted that. fragmentation,
@uplication of facilities
and investment in inappro-
priate equipment would be
overcane if canmmunication
systens coordinated their
‘long range planning activi-
ties.

During the meeting M. Ken-
drick Brown of the LAMCO JV

Canpany was elected Co-

Chairman, while . Assistant
Minister of Posts’Mr.Riche-
lieu Watkins was elected

General Secretary.

The purpose of the 15-men-



ZIMBABWE

Plan To Build Technical College Reported
(THE HERALD, 6 Nov 82) ...

Plans To Improve Army Reported
(THE HERALD, 6 Nov 82) ...

Change of Land Tenure System Planned
(THE HERALD, 9 Nov 82) ...

Briefs
Japanese Fertilizer Gift
ZISCO Expansion
Swedish Aid
Rice Experiment

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In fact, parallel with its production program, the company has undertaken
projects of social importance: 100 kilometers of roadway (Kissidougou-
Banankoro), a 1,000-meter landing strip, which is being completed, and some
50 housing units for cadres and workers, also under construction in Banankoro.
And the expectation of 500,000 karats of diamonds per year will make it pos-
sible to create thousands of jobs.

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SEYCHELLES
MINISTERIAL VISIT STRENGTHENS LINKS WITH DPRK
Victoria NATION in English 19 Oct 82 pp 1, 2
[Text] YOUTH and Defence Minister tic People’s Republic of Ko-
Ogilvy Berlouis returned home rea where he delivered a
on Sunday from a successful message from President René
two-week working tour of the to Marshal Kim and received
Far East carrying a message a reply.
from Korean President, Kim
Sung to President Albert The Seychellois delegation
René. had talks in Pyongyang wit

their Korean counterparts, as
a result of which, Minister
Berlouis told Seychelles

With his Principal Secretary
Ralph Adam, the Minister
spent a week in the Democra-

Agence Presse yesterday afternoon, there was a possibility of the DPRK helping
Seychelles to train its youth workers and leaders. Some co-operation in
sports could also be expected, especially in providing equipment.

"Seychelles," Mr. Berlouis said, "has very good relations with the DPRK in
both the youth and defence aspects and wishes to maintain these."

While in the DPRK, the Seychellois mission visited several youth and military
institutions in and around the capital, including army and navy units, a mil-
itary academy and a revolutionary school for children whose parents were
killed during the war.

The delegation also visited the frontier between the DPRK and South Korea to
see for themselves the tense situation there.

On their way to Korea, Minister Berlouis and Mr. Adam stopped briefly in Tokyo
to exchange ideas with officials of the Japan-Seychelles Friendship Association.

From there they flew to China for brief talks with the Assistant Chief of Staff
of the People's Liberation Army.

On the way back. home, Minister Berlouis stopped over in Moscow where he met

Marshal Sokholov, the Soviet Vice Minister for Defence.

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RELATIONS WITH YUGOSLAVIA CALLED WARM, BENEFICIAL
Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD in English 31 Oct 82 p 2

[Editorial: "Deepening Friendly Relations"]

[Text] Comrade Petar Stambolic, President of the Presidency of

‘thé Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, is currently on

an official friendly visit to Socialist Ethiopia at the invitation

of Comrade Mengistu Haile-Mariam, Chairman of the PMAC

and of COPWE and Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutio-

- nary Amy. The first round of talks between the two leaders

yesterday were highly positive and paved the way for the

further strengthening of Ethio-Yugoslav ties and mutual co-
operation. .

The Government and people of Socialist Ethiopia seek
‘to cement the bond of friendship and cooperation with the
‘Jeadership and. people of Yugoslavia. This long-standing
friendship has vividly been manifested particularly over the
last eight years, The two countries maintain close co-operation
in the political, economic and social fields, The fact that
Yugoslavia was among the fraternal socialist countries which
offered wholehearted support to the Ethiopian Revolution
since its early stage adds new admension to this friendship.
~ . The current visit of the distinguished Yugoslav leader
will enable him to know at first hand the progress of the
revolutionary process in our country as well as the hopes and
aspirations of the Ethiopian masses.

Comrade Chairman Mengistu Haile-Mariam’s official
friendly visit to Yugoslavia four years ago and the agreement

on economic co-coperation signed bétween the two countries
gave a new impetus to the development of Ethio-Yugoslav

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OFFICIAL TO HUNGARY, CZECHOSLOVAKIA--Angola's deputy minister of agriculture
for forest resources, Graciano Mande, left Luanda on Thursday night for
Budapest, Hungary and Prague, Czechoslovakia at the head of a delegation from
that cabinet department. Speaking to ANGOP moments before his departure,
Graciano Mande said that his visit to Hungary is concerned with questions re-
lated to the development of fishbreeding in the People's Republic of Angola.
Graciano Mande said that during its stay. in Czechoslovakia, the Angolan dele-
gation will discuss the establishment of a joint forest enterprise in accord-
ance with a decision reached at the joint subcommission's latest meeting,
which was held in Angola at the start of this year. [Text] [Luanda JORNAL DE
ANGOLA in Portuguese 23 Oct 82 p 9] 11798

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Niger Steel Company Recalls 384 Workers
(Obi Udefuna; DAILY STAR, 22 Oct 82) ......

Courts, Other Measures Urged for Immigration Control
(NEW NIGERIAN, 23 Oct 82) .....

Immigration Court, by Omafume Amurun
Nigerians Said To Blame, Editorial

Businessmen Deported for Alleged Economic Sabotage
(Smart Onuigbo; NEW NIGERIAN, 20 Oct 82) .ssssscssecseeeee

Opposition Politicians Suggest Possible Military Rule
(THE STAR, 2 Nov 82) .....

Further Reportage on Religious Rioting
(Enukora Joe Okoli; WEST AFRICA, 8 Nov 82) .sssesseeeeeees

Funds Released To Pay Off Arrears
(WEST AFRICA, 8 Nov 82) .scvsccesccececessccsesccescceeses

Southerners Required To Pay More at Kaduna School
(DAILY STAR, 22 Oct 82) cscseccecsccesscessccccscveseceees

Effects of Austerity Program Noted
(DAILY STAR, 25 Oct 82) .icsecsscceccccescccecevescveseees

Briefs
Austerity Measures Continue
Farmers Benefit From Loans
Austerity Measure
RWANDA

Briefs
Cooperation With Congo

SENEGAL

Premier Inaugurates Chinese-Aided Wells
(Pape Sow; LE SOLEIL, 24 Oct 82) ..ssscecsceescsseveves

Briefs
Two CCCE Loans

SEYCHELLES

SPPF District Committees To Be Appointed Next Year
(NATION, 22 Oct 82) cesscsccsccsccnscercnceeceesseeeeneee

South Africa-Backed Seychellois Exiles' Coup Plan, Paper Reports
(NATION, 3 Nov 82) .secsccesecsenceceevcnccecsecrecencsees

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MSUYA TO SCANDINAVIA, BULGARIA

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 10 Nov 82 p 1

[Text]

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:Cleapa Msuya, leaves Dar es
‘Salaam tomorrow for a 17-
day official visit to the Scan-
‘dinavian countries and
‘Bulgaria, the Ministry of
Foreign © Affairs announced
byesterday.

Ndugu- Msuya is to visit
“Denmark from November 11
‘to 15; Norway from 15 to 18;
:Finland from 18 to 21;
} Sweden from 21 to 24; and
Bulgaria from 24 to- 28.

*- Members of the Prime
Minister’s delegation include
} the Minister for Planning and
» Economic Affairs, Professor
‘Kighoma Malima; the Prin-
‘cipal Secretary in the
{Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
’ Ndugu Gilman Rutihinda;
‘and’ the Treasury Com-
| missioner for _ External
| Finance and Technical Co-
‘operation, Ndugu M.T. Kib-
wana.

: Others are. Ndugu PJ.
‘Ngumbulu, Structural Ad-
s justment Programme. Director
‘in: the Ministry of Planning
Economic Affairs; and Ndugu
‘AN. Njaidi, Deputy, Chief of
‘Protocal,

* The delegation is expected
‘back-in Dar es Salaam. on
"November 29.

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prime minister, who continued, "I know that I will be able to count on
your civic pride which will be in line with the national effort that
President Abdou Diouf is requesting of each Senegalese citizen for the
greatest good of our beloved Senegal."

Koussanar, the second stop on the trip, received Mr Habib Thiam with the
greatest warmth.

Mr Mory Ba, the management committee spokesman, sincerely thanked Mr Habib
Thiam, across from him the head of state and the entire government, for
their concern. "We cannot calculate the value of this beautiful project
which eliminates all our hardships," said Mr Ba. This is why we will
always support President Abdou Diouf.

In his reply, the prime minister thanked the people for their warm
welcome. "In this welcome," he added, "I especially want to see the
encouragement to pursue the project undertaken by the government to
improve rural living conditions according to the policy and the directives
of President Abdou Diouf. The water works in Loussanar are equipped with
a 12-meter tall, 100-cubic-meter capacity water tank; two public fountains
and a 127-meter well with a flow rate of 50 cubic meters per hour.

This project cost 60 million out of a contribution from the Chinese
government.

The Koussanar project, said Mr Habib Thiam, forms a part of the national
water policy to which President Abdou Diouf has given high priority.

Koumpentoum, the third and last stop on the trip, provided a lively
welcome by the people.

Mr Arouna Thiam, who welcomed the prime minister and his entourage in the
name of the people of the four rural communities, was able to express
the gratitude of the people.

"By your words of welcome and your tremendous presence you are showing all
of us who have come here today a particularly warm welcome which we
appreciate very much and for which we thank you," said Mr Habib Thiam in
his reply to the president of the management committee.

"The project which I have the pleasure of inaugurating today," added the
prime minister, "shows you the work undertaken by the government of Senegal
to improve rural living conditions in concrete form on the field."

This project, with a 138-meter well, has-.a flow rate of 45 cubic meters/hour,
a 150-meter water tank on a 12-meter tall tower, and a series of public
fountains and water troughs. According to the prime minister, the state
committed 70 million francs to this project. It benefited from the
cooperation of the Chinese government which has been implementing a
tremendous well drilling program throughout our territory since 1978.

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in order to establish a military base and the problem has a very serious
international dimension. The Chagos were separated from Mauritius to pring
nuclear weapons to the Indian Ocean for the first time and not, as is said,
just to strengthen the Western presence in the region. The Pentagon was
totally resolved to bring nuclear weapons to the Indian Ocean as soon as the
Polaris-3, a missile with a nuclear warhead capable of reaching vital areas
of the Soviet Union and possibly China when launched from American submarines
at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, was developed (in 1964/65). The Soviets
had nothing to counter this with. The submarines needed a surface communica-
tions center. The ideal site was the Chagos Islands. In 1963/64, an entire
team of Americans and Englishmen sought one or two bases in the Indian Ocean
region which would permit them to communicate with their submarines under
water,

[Question] Some characterize the Mauritian claim aimed at having the Chagos
Islands returned to Mauritius' territorial patrimony as worthless, or even
utopian?

[Answer] One must be shortsighted not to maintain the legal claim. For,
in international law, if you drop the claim, they say: they are not claim-
ing it, so they no longer have a right to it. It is necessary to maintain
the claim and even to go further, in particular to the International Court
for an opinion. On the political level, Mauritius cannot do much for the
moment, for no step is seen that will have concrete results. But it must
take the matter to all the international authorities, to the United Nations,
to the Conference of Nonaligned Nations, and so on.

[Question] With the growth of military technology, for example with the
great powers launching military satellites equipped with very sophisticated
weapons in synchronous orbits over the region, couldn't the base at Diego
Garcia lose its importance?

[Answer] Growth can move in one direction or another. In the value of the
day, the island is totally essential to the Polaris missiles and the Rapid
Deployment Force (RDF) strategy. The RDF is made up of elite troops pre-
pared to intervene in any conflict in the Middle East at any time, especially
to take possession of the oil wells. Their equipment is stored at Diego
Garcia which is their base of operations. Furthermore, it is from Diego
Garcia that the teams that tried to free the American hostages in Iran left.
Ships with heavy equipment to support RDF intervention permanently station-—
ed at the island. In fact, the island's importance has increased.

[Question] And how do you see Soviet penetration in the region?

[Answer] The Soviet reply to American deployment has been Afghanistan and
penetration by the Soviet Navy to counter American presence as much as pos-
sible. The Soviets entered the Indian Ocean militarily for the first time
in 1968.

[Question] So, it was after the Americans?

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The ‘two sides also commended the
heroic struggle of the youth and peo
ple of Socialist Ethiopia in repulsing
the barbaric aggression launched by
the regime of Siad Barre and affirm
ed their solidarity with the struggle
of the youth and people in Asia, Af-
wica and Latin Americs. They alse
praised the significant role played by
the World Federation of Democratic
Youth (WFDY) and the International
Union of Students (IUS) in inereas-
ing and further strengthening the
unity of the movement of the world
progressive youth and students hos
tile to imperialism. (ENA)

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TANESCO MANAGER SAYS STUDIES ON SMALL HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER BEGUN

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 9 Nov 82 p 3

[Article by Halima Shariff]

[Text]

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DETAILED studies “on the
establishment of small hydro-
“electric power schemes ex-
‘pected to cater for villages
“and. townships have started in
four regions in the country.

‘The Managing Director of
the Tanzania Electric Supply
‘Com pany (TANESCO),
‘Ndugu Salvatory Mosha said
in Dar es Salaam yesterday
that |investigations. were in
wprogress in Kigoma, Rukwa,
Ruvuma and ‘Arusha regions.

**-Ndugu Mosha said that a
“Norwegian firm —. NOR-
CONSULT —. was _in-
“Westigating potentials iden-
‘tified’ in Kigoma region that
‘would ~ replace diesel
generators in Kigoma town
“and electrify Mpanda, Uvinza,
Kasulu and other ' neigh-
bouring villages.

.: ,NORCONSULT,, he said,
would submit their detailed

report to Tanesco next April.

He said there is a

i possibility of getting power

from river Luche in Rukwa

F region, adding that the poten-

tials identified in the region
‘would replace diesel
© generators.

s:_In: Ruvuma region, Ndugu
»Mosha’ explained that - the
Swedish Consulting Company
S(SWECO) has submitted a
detailed report on the poten-
; tials identified at Sunda Falls
and. Lupilo in the region.
‘The study, he added, was

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financed’ by the | Swedish
government.

Establishing a hydro-
electric power schemes would
mean replacing diesel

generators in Songea ‘and
electrifying Tunduru_ town-
ship.

Preliminary. studies have
been done in Mbulu district,
Arusha region where
potentials. have been iden-
tified at Mto wa Simba and
River Hainu, Ndugu Mosha
said. He -added that the
potentials can electrify Mbulu
town, Karatu and “there is
also a possibility of replacing
diesel generator’ at Bahari”.
. “Detailed investigation on
the area will. soon’ be un-
dertaken utilising an aid by
Finish government,” he said.

The potentials whose
studies are in progress in the
four regions are among the 82
small hydro-electric power
schemes identified in the
country by the United
Nations, Ndugu Mosha said.
,.He said Korean experts
were expected in the country
early'next year to carry out
studies at Kilombero where a
mini-hydro and ‘irrigation
schemes would be established.

At the.’ moment, Ndugu *

Mosha added Tanesco was

soliciting funds for. im-

plementation of the’ projects
whose studies would be com-
_pleted.

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ANGOLA

EDITORIAL RAPS WESTERN OPTIMISM ON: NAMIBIAN ISSUE
Luanda JORNAL DE ANGOLA in Portuguese 22 Oct 82 p 1
(Editorial: "De Sade Optimism"]

[Text] With many pages having been turned in the colossal politicomilitary
struggle surrounding Namibia's independence, we have still not gotten very far
from dead center. Despite even the most logical thinking, that is the truth,
and it leads to unavoidable conclusions concerning the real role being played
by certain parties in this process which, as they themselves admit, is appar-
ently certain to end in the liberation of the Namibian people from the South
African yoke.

What we are witnessing, therefore, in the tangle of proposals and counterpro-
posals, many of them immediately forgotten in favor. of others that are.clearly
unacceptable to peoples who are proud of their dignity and sovereignty, is the
development of a kind of dialectic of the abnormal. That. being the case, how
can one classify suggestions that it is Angola--that firm parapet of revolu-
tion in Africa--which is responsible for the current state of negotiations
concerning Namibia's independence? .Is it "normal" to confuse questions of
Angolan national sovereignty with the decolonization of a territory--a decol-
onization for which, incidentally, there exist internationally accepted pro-
grams to regulate the process? Can a responsible government be expected. to
forgo its own existence in exchange for a handful of dollars?

The problem becomes even more serious when, in contrast to that black picture
of the situation, second-rate movie actors paint it in exclusively bright
colors and use it as the basis for an optimism that is sadistic, to say the
least.

The fact is that in the current state of talks concerning the independence of
Namibia, there is nothing to justify a markedly optimistic state of mind.
Still to be resolved are questions of vital importance, such as the extent of
South African and American commitment to independence for Namibia. After all,
we are still far from getting to the bottom of that question.

As was recalled by President Jose Eduardo dos Santos during a recent press con-
ference in Harare, Zimbabwe, the list of subterfuges and pretexts dug up by the
Pretoria regime to delay the process of decolonization in Namibia is a long



KAWAWA SAYS REGIONAL LEADERS MUST ENSURE FARM OUTPUT TARGETS MET

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 8 Nov 82 p 1

[Excerpt]

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> THE Party has directed regional
and = district leaders, . and
government experts. to

immediately start implementing
the Party ‘directive to revive
sagricultural production.

The CCM Secretary-General,
Ndugu Rashid Kawawa, said in
-Dar es Salaam yesterday that
regional and district leaders must
‘ensure that thorough
f preparations for the _ next
‘farming season were made and
supervise’ implementation to
‘meet projected. production
targets.

He said the leaders would be
responsible to ensure that the
targets set for each region were

‘realised, adding that where

Spossible they should be
surpassed. _ —
“Regional leaders are’

instructed to immediately start
supervising implementation of
the. Party’ directive. on
agriculture... Targets set for
each region must be realised and
even surpassed because they are
minimum projections,” he
explained. -

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\ The Secretary-General. told a
press Conference that the
immediate task for political
‘committees to be formed at the
branch, district and ‘regional
levels by the end of the year
swoul be to © supervise
agricultural and - industrial
‘production.

He said. this. time next year
‘political committee meetings
‘would assess implementation of
production targets in the two
,sectors. Regional reports would
ibe submitted to the Central
‘Committee of Party “National
Executive Committee (NEC},

NdugykKawawa said the NEC
meetin; ich ended in Dar es
Salaam"on Saturday. directed
‘Party and government leaders to
‘mobilise people in agricultural
production and make sure the
production targets were met.

“The Party expects that
tegions. districts, villages ‘and
family units will strive to achieve
their respective — production
targets,” he’said.

TANZANIA



ENA, ADN SIGN PROTOCOL AGREEMENT

Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD in English 29 Oct 82 p 2

ETHIOPIA

[Article by Alemu Hailu: "Closer Cooperation Among Media of Socialist

Countries"]

[Text] Organised by ADN, the News
Agency of the German: Democratic
Republic, the three-day conference in
which Directors of news and ‘press
agencies of socialist countries, includ-
ing Revolutionary E:hiopia, participat-
ed wound up last week in Berlin, ca-
pital of the GDR. Participants held
detailed exchange of views and expe-
riences on the further development of
cooperation between information agen-
cies from Europe, Africa, Asia and
Latin America.

The final protocol of the conference
reflected the prime concern of the so-
cialist news and press agencies to ren-
der active contribution with their re-
porting to the further strengthening
of socialism and the consolidation of
peace, to deepen all-round co-opera-
“tion of the fraternal states, to the
struggle against imperialist war pre-
parations and ideological subversion

for eliminating the remnants of
colonialism, neo-colonialism and ra-

cism. .

Delegates also expressed support to
the concept of a New International
information Order and the equal par.
ticipation of the media of developing

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countries in the international exchange
of information and pledged to actively
promote the implementation of UNE-
$CO’s International Programme for
the Development of Communications
(IPDC).

According to the final protocol, the
participating agencies in their report-
ing will give all-round support to the
Soviet proposals for detente, mutual
trust and good neighbourly co-opera-
tion, the normalisation of relations
with the People’s Republic of China
on the basis of mutual respect, non-
interference in internal affairs, and
for the transformation of the Indian
Ocean and South-East Asia into zones
of peace, stability, friendship and co.
operation.

A major task for the further streng-
thening of relations between the agen-
cies was marked by the protocol agree-
ment signed between the Ethiopian
News Agency (ENA) and (ADN) the
News Agency of the GDR (ADN). De-
veloping countries are reliable allies of
socialist countries in the anti-imperia-
list struggle for securing and streng-
thening national independence, for
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mise

Even so the last elec-
tions which saw Sha-
‘gari. win by polling 6
“million votes .also saw
[ttie combined. opposi-
‘tion vote climb to 11
Hmillion.
bo While a military
feoup would be a dra-
‘matic finale to an in-

‘iguing election build-
up,.the result of the
Y polling may remain a
fs Secret.

f A. controversial Elec-
* toral Bill which had a
bumpy passage through
the National Assembly
‘includes: a clause plac:
jing the mass media. un-
* der control of a. nation-

al advisory ~ council
* three months before
‘and a month - after
© elections — in defiance
{ of the Nigerian consti-
} tution.

i» Theoretically then,
* election. results will be
<dssued only at the dis-
} cretion of faceless mas-
¥ ters — if at all. To his
«credit Shagari personal-
‘ly opposed the. Bill as
: it “interfered with the
“ freedom of the Press”

but signed it fearing
fany further _ delays
, would seriously hamper
the democratic process
:— even destroy it.

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BILL SEEKS TO MAKE HOARDING CRIMINAL OFFENSE IN ZANZIBAR

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 8 Nov 82 p 3

[Article by Habib Nyundo]

{Excerpt ]

! session of ‘the House of Representatives starting November 23, is approved.

cso:

TANZANIA

HOARDING will be a criminal offence in-Zanzibar if a bill to be tabled during the forthcoming

The bill seeks to impose a deterrent penalty of not less than seven years in a’: reformatory centre
or a fine of not, less than 50,000/- or both. It also provides for a mandatory order to forfeit the goods
said to be hoarded it the suspect would be found guilty. .

hy ‘The bill also seeks to’ amend the penal decree by adding a new section to provide for the offence of
"hoarding.

3400/303

According to the October, 30

addition of the Zanzibar
Government gazette, the

penal decree does not provide
for the offence of hoarding or

‘ any such allied offences at

present.

The Zanzibar Attorney.
General, Damian Lubuva,
said lack of a_ section
providing for héarding was a
“highly unsatisfactory
situation particularly at this
time “of scarcity of essential
commodities whereby the of-

‘fence adversely affects the

community".

Ndugu Lubuga said if the
bill is passed, it shall be an of-
fence for any trader to refuse
to sell any part of goods in his‘
possession .or in. stock. ‘It
would equally be an offence
for any ‘person to stock or
possess goods in. quantity
above the normal personal
household*reqiirement;” he
added. ts ‘

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LABOR STATISTICS FOR FIVE STEEL MILLS RECORDED

Enugu DAILY STAR in English 22 Oct 82 p 16

[Text]

cso:

NCES five’ steel”

rolling mills in Aladja,”’

Ajackuta; Katsina, Jos and?
expected: ic

1990; the: Minis'
Development, «

Mamman: Ali-Makete- an!

the activities oe his!
Ministry stated that the.

had so far spent
about §.7 billion: on steel :
development.

According to the

Ban tha Sa
4530. million ‘on , the * ¥
1221-million on the three in-
land rolling mills a
Osogbo. Katsina and Jos. -

the country’s demand for
steel. would rise from 4.5
million tonnes in 1985 to 6.4
million tonnes in 1990,.
igtressing that” this:
highlighted the ee toot
eel plants.

Malam Mamman said

it followin: commis-
ting of re the Delta Steel
soning the the internal sup-

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"down on production cost

‘ply of steel would rise from -
1.09 million tonnes to 6.3°
taillion tonnes in 1968 when

ajaokula ieuta. Steel Project,

_ would be fully completed.
On the price of Nigerian
made ‘steel, the. Minister
said the Federal Govern-
‘ment, had-commissibned a
study on. the .cost implica-

tion of steel products; ad-<

that the result would”

the . government in’;

the ‘prices for steel:

oe Bee

‘Adequate measures; he
‘Said, had been taken to cut.

obtaining energy and

concessions for the steel

plants and raising the
ies on imported steel.

He said that the saving of
substantial foreign ex-
change, the vast employ-
ment opportunities and
technological ‘develop-
ment, justify the country’s
participation. in’ steel
elgpment. © _

“. Meanwhile, the Delta

Steel Company, Aladja,

Bente State has been ad-
mitted as a member of the

International. Iron and
‘Steel Institute. .

85

NIGERIA

“Announcing the ‘adiis-
sion ata news briefing held

Mr Brume ‘who me
ted at the :T
Saree ‘said. that. the
membership would’ give
Nigeria access to technical
information on the steel in-

dustry rather than relying
gnconsultants, ~~"

Africa, North of thé
(Zambezi River, to join the
institute which links the
world’s leading world pro-
ducers of steel. 1

&, The institute was’
established’ 16 years ago

and has its headquarters i *
Brusseis, Belgium: ~

<The Delta Steet Com)
was commissione



one. First, it vacillated. concerning the so-called Anglo-American plan (later
to become the UN plan) for resolving ‘the issue... Then it invoked the character
of Walvis Bay (which is, incidentally, the only deepwater port in the terri-
tory) as an excuse for delaying the process again. Later it concentrated on
what it considers "partiality" on the part.of thé United Nations, an organiza-
tion of which, by a twist of fate, South Africa is a founding member. At. the
same time, it is putting up scarecrows about the future of the white, colonial-
ist,..and exploiting minority in Namibia. With redoubled force, and repeating
arguments used by Washington, the regime installed in Pretoria is putting its
foot down over the presence of Cuban internationalists in Angola and linking
that presence to.its.withdrawal from the illegally occupied.territory of Na-
mibia.

What might appear at first glance to be a fictitious exercise designed to test
diplomats in foreign service schools is, however, hard reality. It is that
fantastic rowing against the tide which is in fact the reason why the Namibian
issue is not yet being resolved. It is a colonial problem in these days when
delirious intellectuals in the United States are prophesying "technotronic
eras," military strategists are thinking of taking war. into space, and people
in Japan are talking about robots that build other robots.

The results are plain to see: "when no more arguments are left, an attempt is
made to find other issues outside the context of Resolution 435 as a way of
Preventing the independence of the people of Namibia." That statement was
made by President Jose Eduardo dos Santos in Harare recently.

That is why the optimism being expressed by officials in some Western foreign
ministries involved in the problematics of Namibia is suspect. By a tragic
irony, the Western statesmen have the deficient imagination of those predes-
tined to lose historic battles. The issue of Namibia is a battle all in itself
and one in which the South African war machine is investing millions and losing

men. It is a battle setting a national
son, has adopted the appropriate tactic
expeditionary armed forces of a country
ment of the worldwide capitalist crisis
nistic system of racial domination that

liberation army (which, for that rea-
of wearing down the enemy) against the
which itself is not escaping the tor-
and the contradictions of an anachro-
are being expressed in a quite violent

manner. President Jose Eduardo dos Santos clearly punctuated a historical

truth when he said that Pretoria cannot
following today.

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continue much longer on the path it is



{ try’s constitution ‘and
Electoral Act in prepa-
ration for “invoke
vement” in the legisla

: tive elections scheduled
for mid-1983.

: Althoug Ovie
Whiskey, as Fedeco
' chairman, assumes a

f position of considerable

; Importance leading up

{ to elections, the consti-

; tution explicitly ex.

; cludes him ‘from any

\ jurisdiction over the

_ armed forces.

Some observers say

‘ Ovie Whiskey has

‘ repeatedly shown an

: “utter disregard” for

» the legislature, not only
in presuming control
, over the military, but
fin other matters of
i national importance.

The most striking ex-
Eample of this was his
: unilateral cancellation

© of voter registration in
+ Lagos — a day after it
started — because of
;, “irregularities.” Opposi-
tion ‘voters have com-
plained. bitterly
: because the decision ef-
fectively disenfran--
chised= millions of
voters who have come
of age since :Shagari
; won at the polls in
1979 after 13 years of
military rule.

Five legislators of
‘the opposition United
iParty of Nigeria
' (UPN) took Fedeco to
{court for alleged regis-

stration irregularities by
*Fedeco itself. The case
‘will seriously discredit
Shagari and Fedeco if
the allegations are
proved true.

Two days after Ovie
: Whiskey's. controversial
:call to the army, oppo-

sition fears were heigh-
;tened a second time
‘when. Brigadier Mo.
thammed Buhari,
deading member of the
dormer military regime,
‘told soldiers to “be
(prepared for an
emergency  _invitation
yby Fedeco.”
‘Brigadier Buhari said
‘the troops “cannot
lafford to be pushed
raround in. any
jemergency.”

The Nigerian Tri-

ybune saw the.

"statements as a chal-
‘lenge to the National
Assembly which consti-
,tutionally controls the
army

If the army cannot
afford to-be pushed
-around the inference is
that the National As-
sembly must have to
seek approval from mi-
litary authorities be-
fore deploying the
fcountry’s military
strength against aggres-
ion —/ a major depar-
‘ture from constitution-
jal provisions, the Tri-
‘bune said in an edi-
‘torial. .

The UPN, led by
:veteran politician Chief
Obafemi Awolowo and
ithe chief threat to Sha-
‘gari’s Natiorial Party of
Nigeria,  stbsequently
‘accused Shagari of

“flirting” with the mili.’

tary.

»_If the roar of onposi-
ticn dissent to. official
policies has “been re-
markable by its vol-
ume, the. government
response has been
more the remarkable
; by its silence.

Neither government
spokesmen nor Shagari
followers have replied
— further fuelling al-
Nlegations that 4
» government - inspired
Lcoup is the ace ‘the
President is holding up
his sleeve.

} The chances of Sha-
“gari losing at the polls
have been strengthened
}by three factors: oppo:
Psition party unity, eco-
‘nomic discontent and.
,the return from ‘exile
lof the  Biafran  seces-
sionist leader, Colonel
Emeka Ojukwu,

I: The leaders of the
four opposition parties
fa fifth minor party
thas subsequently been
formed — met in
{March to discuss the

Hormation of an um-

ybrella opposition to

‘wrest power from Sha-

[sari

Out of this meeting
was born the Progres-
sive Parties Alliance

91

L(PPA) a ‘grouping ‘vf
jthe UPN, the People’s
Redemption Party
F@PRP), the Nigerian
{People’s Party (NPP)
tand the Great Nigerian
“People’s Party (GNPP).
~. A major problem fac-
Hing the alliance was
*the choice of a joint
presidential candidate.
The alliance finally de-
cided'on Chief Awolo-
wo as the candidate
and NPP leader. Mr
Nnamdi Azikiwe | as
chairman of the” al
Hance.

If the alliance lasts
‘until next year it will
jhave strategic strength _
'Shagari may. find it
isiffieult to counter. It

‘could effectively tie up

large section of the

lvoting power of the
“three main ethnic grou-
‘pings.
- Asikiwe commands
considerable support
from the Ibo group;
“Awolowo, and -his UPN
have solid _ Yoruba
‘backing; and the PRP
‘and GNPP -will_ make
inroads into Hausa-
Fulani support.

Not unexpectedly,
‘Shagari {has accused
the opposition parties
fof reviving ethnic vo-
jting patterns — a polit-
ical, trend the
‘American-style constitu-
tion was designed to
prevent.

Shagari himself. has

not. remained entirely
free of ethnic consider-
ation. When he
allowed Colonel Ojuk-
‘wu to return it was on
the condition he kept
out of politics — that
is, stayed..on Shagari’s
side.
‘ Ojukwu has since be-
‘come an important fac-
‘tor, As the man who
led the Biafran scces-
‘sionists in’ a long and
‘bitter war, he is still
iregarded by millions of
iIbos.as their leader.

? If he firmly backs
:Shagari under the
{pretext ‘of national re-
Feonciliation, he will
‘split the influential Ibo
“vote between : the - pre-
{sident and Azikiwe.



FUNDS RELEASED TO PAY OFF ARREARS

London WEST AFRICA in English No 3505, 8 Nov 82 p 2910

[Text]

THE DIRECTOR of Exchange Control at the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr.
C. O. Nwarache, told the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce
meeting in London on Friday, October 29 that the Central Bank of
Nigeria had authorised the release of sufficient foreign exchange to cover
all letters of credit up to October 4 and that applications to the Bank of
England (and presumably to other central banks in other countries)
should be met satisfactorily.

Mr. Nwarache said that it was the Nigerian Government’s intention to
clear arrears on other forms of payment as soon as possible. A system of
categories was being introduced which would give priority to obligations
relating to payments for imports of spare parts and raw materials. He
laid great emphasis on the fact that sometimes delays in payment might
be the result of documents not being properly processed by commercial
banks rather than inadequacies at -

the Central Bank.

Mr. Nwarache was speaking at | substitution industry will have not
the meeting of the NBCC at which —_ only the enormous Nigerian mar-
it had been hoped that Professor ; ket but also the other member
Emman Edozien, special econo- | countries of ECOWAS as poten-
‘mie adviser to President Shagari, tial customers. He pointed out
would be discussing the new | that investments in several in-
Nigerian Budget (on which Mr dustries could attract particular
John Rivett, of First Bank of benefits, that import substitution
Nigeria and honorary Treasurer of industries could expect tariff pro-
NBCC, had been expected to re- _tections'and that the Federal Gov-
port). As the Budget had, howev- ernment’s campaign against smug-

Er, been postponed until Novem- _gling, which has been a problem’

ber 3 it was not possible for for local industries, is beginning to
Professor Edozien (or Mr. Rivett) | take effect. Professor Edozien also
to talk on the subject. To be sure said that controls over the repat-
that he did not inadvertently let | riation of fees, royalties and share
slip knowledge that might, with sales are to be eased in the not too
hindsight, have seemed relevant to distant future, but he said that the
the Budget the Professor spoke on. Government present policy on di-
the Investment Climate in Nigeria vidends was satisfactory and de-
and the various incentives and © lined to comment on the “Indige-
opportunities offered to- potential nisation Decrees”.
investors. . Professor Edozien said that
_ He stressed the importance of | Nigeria’s present problem over
industrial development, and hence | finding sufficient foreign exchange
industrial investment, in Nigeria | to pay off its current obligations is
with considerable emphasis at | not a structural problem but a
present on import substitution — | matter of cash flows (which ought
it is worth remembering that the | {9 be eased for a while by an
development of ECOWAS in the | improvement in oil exports over

future means that an import: | the winter months): he echoed

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NIGERA



“Affer having to use much of
its resources to build, since
Independence, an -infrastruc-
ture that could adequately
support a high and sustained
economic growth, Seychelles
could now concentrate its ef-
forts more on other sectors,
Dr. Ferrari explained.

The 1982-86 Plan envisages
a toial investment of R2.32 ;
billion, a little higher than the
R2.18: billion -of the: 1981-85
Plan. aan

Approximately 26 per cent
of this investment is allocated
to the economic sector, a 100
per cert increase over the
1981-85 Plan. Of the R600
million to the economic sec-
tor, R250 million, that is 42
per cent, goes to fisheries
and R197 million, or 33 per
cent, goes to agriculture. The
infrastructure gets 24 per cent,
four per cent less than last
year, while the social —ser-
vices get 17.8 per cent as
against 22 per cent in the
1981-85 Plan.

Minister Ferrari said that 69
per cent of last year’s invest-
ment programme had been
achieved.

: Satisfactory as this was,
te Government was mindful
of the fact that a Plan was as
good as _ its implementation
and was therefore determined
to improve its performance.

As an addicional help here,
Dr. Ferrari explained, the Min-
istry of Planning and Develop-

;ment was setting up a. sys-

tem to regularly. monitor the
progress of all projects. This

would ‘also make it easier to

112

® make thorough “and regular
assessments of the economic
situation of the country.

Parastatals

Turning to the subjeci of
the state’s roles in achieving
the objectives of the Plan,
the Minister said that the
country’s march towards a
more just society had meant
the state assuring, directly,
more responsibilities, with pa-
rastatals, government minis-
tries and departments playing
ra crucial role. “We therefore
expect these bodis to rise up
to the occasion and achieve
the targets set for them in the
Plan.”

Dr. Ferrari explained that
the Government considered
parastatals to be vital vehi-
cles in the development of the
economy. Because of this
they had been allocated a
high 45 per cent of the plan-
ned investment over the nexi
“five years.

“Next, the co-operative so-
cieties came under Dr. Ferra-
ri’s scrutiny. “In our effort to
achieve an egalitarian society,

‘which is one of our cardinal
goals, cooperative organisa-
| tions in the country are indis-
pensable partners, and in pro-
duciion, the various societies
are expected to play no mean
j arole.” This the Minister said,
| required that the co-operatives
ie well organised and effi-

[cient

| Private enterprise
“Pointing out that the pri-



MALAWI

BRIEFS

RAIL LINK--CONSTRUCTION of the Chipata-Mchinji railway link is expected to
start before the end of the year, a senior Zambian Government official said
this week. Mr. Esau Nebwe, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Power,
Transport and Communications arrived in the country on Wednesday to discuss
with his counterparts here the construction of the new line. The link of the
two countries’ railwaylines is as a follow up of the successful state visit to
Malawi by Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda. While here the Zambian leader and
his Excellency the Life President signed a memorandum of understanding covering
a wide range of subjects including communications. [Blantyre MALAWI NEWS in
English 30 Oct-5 Nov 82 p 1]

GASOLINE RESTRICTIONS CHANGED--FUEL purchase restrictions have been lifted for
two consecutive weekends starting this weekend, a spokesman from the Office of
the President and Cabinet has announced. [Blantyre MALAWI NEWS in English

30 Oct 82-5 Nov 82 p 1]

TEA PRODUCTION--TEA, the country's third biggest export crop after tobacco and
sugar, has had a good start this season. According to officials of the Tea
Association of Malawi, production for the first two months of the season,
August and September, is up by about 50 per cent compared to the same period
last year. Officials said that over 3.5 million kg of tea were produced dur-
ing the first two months, compared to 2.3 million kg for the first two months
last year. Officials also say that prices at the Limbe and London auction
floors are better than they were last year although it was not yet clear how
long the prices could hold. An apparent shortfall in production in some Asian
tea producing countries, due to drought, has pushed the prices up, officials
said. If the trend continues it could spell good news for Malawi whose econ-
omy is dependent on its agricultural experts. Malawi is the second biggest tea
producer in Africa after Kenya. [Blantyre MALAWI NEWS in English 30 Oct-5 Nov
82 p 1]

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59



MOZAMBIQUE

VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN OPENS AGAINST BLACK-MARKETEERING
Clamp Down Announced
MB201313 Maputo in:English to Southern Africa 1100 GMT 20 Nov 82

[Text] The Mozambican people's police force and the Ministry of Internal
Trade have begun a campaign to improve control of the food distribution
in the capital and to clamp down on officials and merchants who misappro-
priate products destined for the city's food rationing system. At a
meeting yesterday, city police Commander (Armando Zandamela) said that
nearly $200,000 worth of products had been siphoned off into the black
market during the past 3 months alone.

He said that the main problem was the lack of control within the state
enterprises concerned, where employees forged documents to obtain large
quantities of goods which they then sold on the black market. He said
that the enterprises themselves often tried to deal with the problem
internally, but that closer cooperation with the police is needed.

Military Tribunal Sentences
MB230615 Maputo in English to Southern Africa 1800 GMT 22 Nov 82

[Text] Large-scale black market operators in Mozambique are to be sentenced
by the Revolutionary Military Tribunal. In a meeting chaired by FRELIMO
ideological secretary Jorge Rebelo at the weekend, representatives of local
political groups spoke of the difficulty of neutralizing the black market.
One spokesman said speculators ignored warnings and took no notice of

short prison terms. He suggested that their attitude might be different

if they had to appear before the Military Tribunal.

In reply, Mr Rebelo said severe measures would have to be taken against
those in high positions who were controlling the black market.

The meeting also agreed that speculators caught in a particular suburb of

the city would be tried there in the presence of the local population.

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65



BOTSWANA

BRIEFS

RAILWAY TAKEOVER SNAG--PLANS for Botswana to take over railway operations in
that country are virtually complete but little progress has been made in their
implementation due to lack of funds. A district office which controls commer-
cial and personnel work has been established in Francistown. Other functions
will be introduced as the takeover progresses. The acting manager of the Na-
tional Railways of Zimbabwe, Mr John Avery, said three Botswana graduates were
training in the traffic, accounting and personnel fields. Thirty-five engine—
men were due to complete training and would be fitted into main-line driving
duties. Four carriage and wagon examiners have also completed their course
and would be returning to Botswana soon. The four were part of a group of 28
who had been sent to the NRZ for additional training. Mr Avery said the re-
maining 24, all artisans, would remain in. Bulawayo until locomotive mainten-
ance facilities and other arrangements have been provided in Botswana. "Work
on the maintenance facilities to be established at Francistown has been
stalled by lack of funds", he said. An additional 42 artisans who were cur-
rently training in Kenya would also come to Bulawayo for additional training
put their future was still under discussion, Mr Avery said. Botswana has re-
ceived eight of the 12 locomotives ordered from West Germany. [Text] [Harare
THE HERALD in English 9 Nov 82 p 3] - 7 pec _-

ZIMBABWE CLOTHING CURBS--GABORONE--A total of 16 Botswana firms have been hard
hit by Zimbabwe import restrictions introduced recently. The latest newslet-
ter of the Botswana Employers' Federation said nine firms in Gaborone and
seven in Francistown, with a work-force of 900, will have to either close down
or reduce the number of employees. Zimbabwe is prepared to allow only R1,875-
million worth of clothing imports from Botswana for the period October to De-
cember this year. This reduces Botswana's clothing exports to only R4-million
for the year, compared with over R10-million last year. [Text] [Johannesburg
THE CITIZEN in English 17 Nov 82 p 8]

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their own affairs, we can
move to other areas where

. our infrastructure can be

similarly used to the be-
nefit of the people.” .

‘The National Farmers’
Association president, Cde
Robinson ,Gapare, warned
interested companies not

to impose their ideas on.

people as: their pro-
grammes would be
doomed to failure.

The opening. ceremony
was attended by over
1,000 large-scale and com-
munal farmers. Among
the guests were the De-
puty Minister of Water

-Resources and De-

velopment, Cde Joseph
Kaparadza; _ the Deputy
Minister of Economic
Planning ‘and De-
velopment, Cde Ezekiel
Sanyangare and members

‘of the diplomatic corps.

154



FURTHER REPORTAGE ON RELIGIOUS RIOTING

NIGERIA

London WEST AFRICA in English No 3505, 8 Nov 82 pp 2873-2874

{Article by Enukora Joe Okoli]

{Text ]

THE PRECISE NUMBER of casualties
and the cost of damage to property in the
recent outbreaks of violence which en-
gulfed Maiduguri, Kaduna and Kano in the
last week of October has yet to be deter-
mined: it has been reported that more than
450 died in Maiduguri, about 45 in Kaduna
and two in Kano. Various press reports
have put the figures of the dead at hun-
dreds and some in thousands. Several
houses, hotels, cars and institutions were
reported burned down during this out-
break of violence, which was started by
Moslem fundamentalists in Maiduguri,
capital of Borno State, about 1,200
kilometres (750 miles) from Lagos.

The violence started on October 26, in
Bulunkutu Ward, about 15 kilometres
from Maiduguri township, after the police
executed a search warrant and arrested 16
members of a Fundamentalist Moslem sect
alleged to have been preaching without a
licence. Members of the sect reacted by
attacking the police with various dangerous
weapons including guns, cutlasses, dag-
gers, clubs, bows and arrows, resulting in
an orgy of violence which paralysed
Maiduguri for three days.

Members of the sect involved were
believed to be followers of Alhaji Muham-
madu Marwa (otherwise known as Maitat-

sine), whose unorthodox preachings —

sparked off the rioting in Kano in Decem-
ber 1980, during which millions of naira-
worth of property was destroyed and hun-
dreds of people were killed, including
Maitatsine himself.

These Fundamentalists claim that their

movement aims to cleanse the Islamic
religion of materialism and to purify its

religious practices. They are said to be

93

against compulsory prayer hours, against
the need to face Mecca at prayer, against
such materialism as private houses and
even possession of wrist watches. Above
all, they proclaim Maitatsine as the true
and approved Prophet, whose teachings
they avowed to follow. They prohibit their
followers from mentioning the name of the
Prophet, Mohammed, whom they refer to
asan Arab. _ _ _

Hundreds of Maitatsine followers were
imprisoned after the Kano riots, but the
last of them were released early last
month, on the anniversary of Nigerian
independence. Some opposition politicians
have since criticised President Shagari ab-
out this move for what they described as
“misplaced magnanimity.”

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has
reported that at least 350 people were
killed in Maiduguri, including 15 police-
men, among them two senior officers —
Supt. Isiaka Yakubu, the second-in-
command of the mobile division, and Supt.
Akuya of the Borno State CID. The
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr.
Zacharia, narrowly escaped death after
being seriously wounded. Af unconfirmed
report said that only 10 out of 110 anti-riot
policemen sent in to restore order in the
area came out alive. The Imam of Bulunk-
utu area whose name was given as Alhaji
Tuta was also among the dead.

An NAN correspondent reported that
the Maiduguri General Hospital was full
and closed for outpatients while corpses
were, at one stage, being brought in at the
rate of one every 20 minutes. Several of the
corpses could not be immediately identi-
fied as their eyes, ears, tongues and noses
were cut off according to the traditions of _



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has rendered to Ethiopia, especially since the upsurge of the
popular revolution. R is the conviction of the Ethiopian mas-
ses and their revolutionary leadership that the relations of
friendship and co-operation between the two countries will
continue to flourish in the interest of not only the peoples of
the two countries but also in the interest of peace and mutual
‘understanding among 'the peoples of the world.

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COMMERCE. MINISTRY EXPERTS REVIEWING PRODUCE PRICES

Monrovia DAILY OBSERVER in English 21 Oct 82 pp 1, 10

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Cassava is one of several
local produce’ whose prices
are being reviewed by experts
at the Ministry of Com-
merce, a release from the
ministry has said.

The other produce are
palm oil, charcoal, pepper
and bitter balls.

The release said as soon as
the review is over, ap-
propriate measures will be
put into effect to reduce their
prices in an effort to tone
down the harsh effects of in-
flation.

If this deal goes through as
the ministry has promised,
then it shall have been the
third major blow the
Ministry of Commerce has
dealt to inflation, which has
spiralled considerably on the
local market in the last few
months. .

Early this month, the
ministty announced that
because of the rise in the
value of ‘the US dollar
against other international
currencies like the Japanese
yen, the price of certain com-
modities was being reduced
to correspond to their fallen

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imported prices.

Among the commodities
affected were French and
German flour, Saint Louis
sugar, Exerter Corned Beef
and some auto mobiles, in-
cluding Toyota Hilux and
Mazda Sedan.

Nonetheless, a survey by
the Daily Observer showed
that most, if not all, traders
in Monrovia, are far from
cooperating with the com-
merce ministry in “‘bringing
relief to consumers
throughout the country”. _

In yet another counter-
inflation offensive October
14, the Ministry of Com-
merce again announced a
“substantial reduction’ in
the prices of a number of
consumer goods.

These include various
brands of magarine, cooking
oil, sardines and baby foods.

A commerce ministry
release said inspéctors had
already been put to work in
the nine commercial zones
around the city to smoke out
unscrupulous traders who
might be found flouting the
new inflation-curbing
measures.

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BUSINESSMEN DEPORTED FOR ALLEGED ECONOMIC SABOTAGE

Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 20 Oct 82 p 9

{Article by Smart Onuigbo]

[Text]

cso:

TEN expatriate ‘businessmen
were deported between July and
Octoher this year for allegedly
engaging in malpractices amoun-
ting to economic sabotage
against the country.

Among them, was a Briton, Mr.
Roger James W. Smith who was
described as representative of a
London-based company which
specialised in the exportation of
cars and foodstuffs on behalf of
state governments and private
clients.

Mr. Smith was alleged to have
engaged in the business without a
residence permit in contraven-
tion of the immigration laws.

The Minister of Internal Af-
fairs, Alhaji Ali Baba - who
disclosed this to newsmen in his
office on Monday alleged that the
British businessman was in
possession of forged documents
which he planned to use to send
more than one million Naira out
of the country.

During a recent search in his
house, the Police also recovered
the sum of one million Naira,
forged Central Bank Form ‘M’,
several.import licen. s, bills of
lending arid five passports.

He was alleged to have been

‘deported along with three ac-

complices, Miss Somina
Thougan, Miss Anpong Vonga of
Thai nationals and Miss Sandra
Seeley, an Australian. _

An Indian businessman, Mr.
Ramesh Jhamandas Melwani
was also deported for allegedly
jmoorting 6.136 cars using 32

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) forgeu import Licences. .

Mr, MelWani_ was deported
along with Mrs. Carole Cariita, «

* citizen of Sri Lanka while all cars
recovered from him were con-

| fiseated by the Federal Govern-
ment.

Two companies, Ceekay
Trading Limited and Melvin In-
dustrial and Business Enter-
prises Limited belonging to’ the
deported alien had neen sealed
up and their bank account frozen

Two other Indian business

_vepresentatives. Messrs R. M.

Kapoor and Atmaram Mahadev-
| mal were deported for allegedly

using the expatriate quota of
i hotel and food beverage
managers in a non-existing com-
pany. °

Another Indian, Mr. Hiranard
Mohadevmal was found in
possession of an expired resident
permit in the name of a defunct
company called ‘Comeco Nigeria
Limited’, while Mr. Lekhraj
Harsh Natri Saderangani was
found to. be in possession of a
forged resident permit.

A Ghananian, Mr. Owusu
Lawrence who is currently serv-
ing a jail sentence for criminal of-
fences has also been recommend-
ed for deportation by the
minister.

Alhay: Ali who -was. speak-
ing on actions being taken by the
Federal Government against
some unscrupulous foreigners
stated that the deportation was a
continuous one, adding ‘this is

just the beginning’.

NIGERIA



GHANA

PNDC DOESN'T INTEND TAKING OVER LAND
Accra GHANAIAN TIMES in English 3 Nov 82 p 3
[Article by Robert Bentil]

[Text] THE Ashanti Regional Secretariat of the NDC has called on Ghanaians,
especially farmers, to disabuse their minds of rumours circulating in certain
parts of the country that Government intends to nationalize all lands in the
country.

Such rumours, it noted, emanated from “parasites and enemies of the people who,
over the. years, have lived on the toils of the farmers but are now parading as
their saviours"

Papa Dadson, member of the regional secretariat told a crowded press confer-
ence here yesterday that if the Government had had the intention of nationaliz—
ing land, it would not: have spent time and money to organize the recent seminar
on land tenure system.

According to him, some people were parading in the villages and communities
telling farmers that the Government intended to nationalize all lands, meaning
that all their cocoa farms would become State property.

The lie also goes that with nationalization, all private houses would become
State owned.

Papa Dadson said an indication of this misconception was also detected at the
just-ended two-day seminar on land tenure system at the National Cultural Cen-
tre here.

The secretariat considers the rumours as vicious and an attempt not only to
discredit the Government but to incur the hatred of the people against it.

"If anything at all, the Government would rather encourage the poor farmers
to develop their farms and thus enhance their productive capacities," he said.

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IDEOLOGICAL COLLEGE:

PRIVATE SECTOR GROWIH RETARDS SOCIALISM

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English:10 Nov 82 p 1

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CCM ideological college
-tutors have blamed the rapid
growth of.the private sector as
va factor retarding the
‘building of Socialism in the
<country. .

Participants’ to the four-day
seminar for CCM ideological
‘college tutors, which was
‘opened on Monday in
Morogoro by Party Secretary<
/General Rashidi Kawawa,
‘noted that individual
businessmen had ac-

* cumulated a lot of wealth and
were, for instance, able to
build restaurants bigger than
the nationalised ones after
the Arusha Declaration:

This concern emerged when
the participants were

, discussing a topic on ow the
private sector affects efforts to

ie ‘Social im in the coun-

‘try.

‘The participants said
: businessmen had now ‘gone to
the extent of bribing public
servants and leaders of
parastatal institutions so that
they could allocate them with
items which would make

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them richer.

. They said black
‘marketeering, hoarding of
essential goods and smuggling
‘of currency and commodities
Iwere practices mostly con-
ducted by private
businessmen.

“We are also surprised at

the tendency of our
‘parastatals having greater
‘business and trade deals with
individual businessmen than
with co-operative groups, con-
‘trary to the internal trading
ipolicy’’, the participants
‘noted.
{ They’ also. wondered why
‘private projects’ thrived on
‘loans from the banking in-
stitutions while co-operative
ventures faced problems in
securing such loans. .

However, the participants
cagreed that the continued
‘growth of the private sector
‘was a result of the failure of
the public institutions
managing their, projects and
business deals efficiently, and
also the poor performance of
“the national. economy.

TANZANIA



CAMEROON

‘HEALTH VILLAGES' ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE. BETTER HEALTH CARE
Paris AFRICA AFP in English No 2938, 5 Oct 82 pp 1-2
{Article by Bernard Degioanni]”

[Text] YAOUNDE, October 4--Cameroon, seeking to move from the stage of avail-
able health care to easily accessible care for everyone, is undertaking to cre-
ate 300 "health villages" where: local residents can treat their own ailments.

The project, presented in a perspective of "health for all by the year 2000",
aims at giving villagers basic knowledge in medicine through participation and
a sense of responsibility.

The experiment, combining community life and the voluntary system, the latter
being seen as essential in less-developed countries, began on August 23. So
far, it has been limited to 40 villages around Yaounde.

The government has granted subsidies of 140 million CFA francs (390,000 dol-
lars) this year for the project, mostly in technical and administrative support.

A health village is invariably created within an already-existing settlement.
It must be a "voluntary act" of - and thus carried out by - the villagers
themselves.

It is moreover aimed only at meeting the basic and most pressing health needs
of the village in which it is created.

Each village designates two volunteers - called community health agents - who
meet the villagers to determine their community's health needs.

The agents must be older than 30, live in the village they are studying, have
a job and know how to read and write. Married people - men or women - with
children are preferred.

“the criteria for the designation of agents were set to ensure that the under-
taking lasts" said Doctor Simon Atangana, a technical adviser at the Health
Ministry, in an interview.

"These days, young people are inclined to leave the country for the city," he
added.

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Growth rate figures are also im-

“portant for the government to know

exactly whether economic growth is

‘being overtaken by population

growth and to assess whether growth
in the provision of social services is
being overtaken by population
growth in order to apply appropriate
measures to correct them. ;

In order for an exercise of such
national magnitude to succeed, as has
been the case before, it is only impor-
tant for the public to co-operate with

‘the NSO officials who will be con- |

ducting the census.
Of course, gone are the days

“when population census was regar-
-ded as an exercise which disturbed

-people’s privacy and census officials
looked at with contempt. Having suc-
cessfully carried out the last census in
1977, everyone should by now be
aware that the information sought by
officials. is, in accordance with the
statistics Act 1967, taken as strictly
confidential, hence there is no need

: for hesitating to give true particulars

as requested by officials.
Withholding of information, it:
should be noted, will not only serve to

‘hinder or delay the work of census

officials but will in the end result in

‘government working on wrong infor-

mation altogether to the disadvantage
of the nation as a whole.

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NEC ELECTS PARTY DEPARTMENT HEADS, COMMISSION SECRETARIES

Dar es Salaam SUNDAY NEWS in English 7 Nov 82 p 1

[Article by Mkumbwa Ally]

[Excerpt]

)THE National Executive
;Committee (NEC) yesterday
‘elected from among ‘its. mem -
‘bership seven. people to head
‘departments of the..NEC
‘gecretariat and appointed
‘secretaries to two national
commissions constituted by
‘the Executive Committee. _
The heads of departm.nt
fend: | commnbibiot:  séctetaties
‘are all members of the Cen-
tral. Committee of NEC.
Y The NEC, which ended a.
four-day meeting in Dar es
‘Salaam yesterday, also elec-
ted eight members ‘of the
ty's Board of Trustees
om. among members hailing
fsom the Mainland and Zan-
ibar

Briefing newsmen after the
eeting yesterday, the CCM
etarv-General, in

Kewawa, said’ Ndugi
‘Salim ‘Ahmed Salim, who is
so Minister for Foreign Af-
ifairs, was elected head of the
Foreign Affairs Department.
‘Ndugu Satim retains his
ministerial portfolio, he ad-
ided. . .
“He said the department of
‘Party Organisation would be
theaded by Ndugu Moses
‘Nnauye. Ndugu Kawawa said
another NEC member, Ndugu
Kingunge | Ngombale-Mwiru

as elected: head of the

ideological; Political

‘Education j|and. Training
artment.'

He said the former CCM
Chief Executive Secretary,
Ndugu Daudi Mwakawago

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was voted head of Depart-
‘ment of Political Propaganda
and Mass Mobilisation, ad-
iding that Ndugu Mwakawago
would retain his post as
‘Minister for Information and
‘Culture.

 Ndugu Kawawa said the
‘department of Finance and
Administration would be un-
der the Secretary-General of
the Party assisted by Ndugu
Salmin Amour who was elec-
ted head. of department.
yesterday. .

* He explained that Ndugu
Getrude Mongella would
jrelinguish her post as
‘Minister of State in the Prime
“Minister’s Office to head the
; Department of Social Welfare.
“ Ndugu Kawawa said NEC
‘also elected Ndugu Seif,
Shariff Hamad head of the
Economic Affairs and Plan-
ning Department. He would
be assisted by Ndugu
Kighoma Malima and
Mohamed Faki who are
Ministers responsible for
Economic Affairs and Plan-
ning on the Mainland and
Zanzibar, respectively.

: Secretary-General said
the Executive Committee ap-
‘pointed Ndugu Edward
‘Moringe Sokoine Secretary to
the National ‘Defence and
Security Commission to be
chaired by Party Chairman,
Mwalimu Nyerere.

Ndugu Paulo Sozigwa was
‘appointed Secretary to the
Control and Disciplinary
(Commigsion which, Ndugu

TANZANIA



SOUTH AFRICA-BACKED SEYCHELLOIS EXILES" COUP. PLAN, PAPER REPORTS

Victoria NATION in English 3 Nov 82 pp 1, 2

[Text]

“FIVE Years of military dic-

tatorship were to be forced
upon Seychelles if the South
African-finahced, -mercen-
ary coup planned by Sey-
chellois exiles in, England
had succeeded,  London’s
respected “Sunday Times”
newspaper reported in the
latest developments of ithe
exposed conspiracy. ‘

The Sunday Times, renown-
ed for its investigative jour-
nalism, also said that the plot-
ters intended to “get rid of”
former president James Man-
cham —:ousted by the people
in 1977 — one he had been
used to give “respectability”
to the bloody takeover by 300
mercenaries recruited in South
Africa.

Mancham last week denied
any knowledge of the planned
coup, drawn up last month
in Room 412 of the Carton
Tower: Hotel by Seychellois
exiles led by 31-year-old form-
er Chief Immigration Officer
Gerard Hoareau. However, the
Sunday Times reported that
tape recordings made while
listening in on the plotting

_with the help of a bug in the

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room, showed clearly that the
exiles hoped to use Mancham
to lend respectability to the
coup.

The Sunday Times said that
at one point Mancham and
the exiles discussed what kind
of government they would es-
tablish after President Albert
René’s overthrow.

The plotters, the newspaper
said, “wanted five years of mi-
litary dictatorship before risk-
ing a return to democracy. On
ano‘her occasion ‘the © exiles
described Mancham’ as ‘bull-
shit’. They added that he
could be ‘got rid of’ once they
were in power.”

* Scotland Yard’s anti-terro-
rist squad, led by Commander
William Huckelsby, spent last
| week studying tape recordings
and documents on ‘the plot

. given to them by the Sunday:
‘Times: ‘ pbs

Reporting the latest details
of the plot which emerged
over the past week, the
Sunday Times said’ that | the
exiles had links with a mem-
ber of the Moroccan royal fa-
mily and even a rich nephew
of the late Shah of Iran.

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i

Looking at why nations like

_ the United Kingdom gave hos-

pitality to such conspirators
and terrorists, Mr. René said
that as long as these coun-
tries decided not to take
measures against such peo-
ple, international terrorism
would always increase.

Commenting on the Sunday
Times’ belief that the British
Government would not take
any measures against the
conspirators for their plottirig,
the President asked: “How
would the British Government
have reacted if the conspira-
tors’ bomb had exploded
aboard a British Airways
plane while being sent to
Seychelles instead of in a car
in Seychelles?” :

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New Development Plan Launched

(NATION, 16 Oct 82) ceccsscccccsescsscvececvecnseresecnces
Ministerial Visit Strengthens Links With DPRK
(NATION, 19 Oct 82) secsscescecevcevcnreeceeseeceeceneeees
Briefs
Bahrain Air Talks
SIERRA LEONE
Briefs
Reported Coups
Paid in Rice
SOUTH AFRICA

Survey on White Opinion of Foreign Policy Reported
(THE CITIZEN, 17 Nov 82) ..essesees

First National Sports Congress To Open
(THE CITIZEN, 15 Nov 82) ....sseeees

Professor Hits Stereotyped Views on Trade Unions
(THE CITIZEN, 15 Nov 82) .sscescsccscevseccevceccnceeceecs

SAFTO Forecasts Increase in Non-Gold Exports
(Patrick McLoughlin; THE CITIZEN, 17 Nov B2) veccccccceeee

Briefs
Polish Immigrants Warned

TANZANIA

NEC Elects Party Department Heads, Commission Secretaries
(Mkumbwa Ally; SUNDAY NEWS, 7 Nov 82) ..cseccssceeseeee

Msuya to Scandinavia, Bulgaria
(DAILY NEWS, 10 Nov 82) ..

Ideological College: Private Sector Growth Retards Socialism
(DAILY NEWS, 10 Nov 82) ..

Nyerere Appoints Four New Regional Commissioners
(DAILY NEWS, 10 Nov 82) ..

Possible Airport Expansion Discussions
(Halima Shariff; DAILY NEWS, 9 Nov 82) w.scscscecessseeees

Kawawa Opens Workshop for CCM Zonal Ideological Tutors
(DAILY NEWS, 9 Nov 82) csscscccccscssacecesevencnsssececes

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COURTS, OTHER MEASURES URGED FOR IMMIGRATION CONTROL

Immigration Court

Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 23 Oct 82 p 3

[Article by Omafume Amurun]

[Text]

‘ ‘THE House of Representatives
Committee on Internal Affairs,
has proposed the establishment
of immigration courts to hear
‘cases concerning the deportation
of aliens.

This is contained in the report
ofthe. House .committee which
looked into the activities of the
immigration department with

| particular reference to the influx

of aliens into the country. ;

The committee’s Chairman,
Alhaji Hassan Mohammed told
the New Nigerian that the setting
up of immigration courts had
become necessary because of the
large number of aliens in the
country’s prisons. ~~

According to him, when the
House committee went-on tour of.

prisons in the country recently, it -

discovered that part of the
reasons for the prisons’ conges-
tion was the large number of
aliens in them. .

He said a buffer zone should be
created along the country’s
borders to prevent human ac-
tivities. °

The committee’s report noted
that aliens were mostly responsi-
ble for sophisticated robbery,
drug trafficking, prostitution,
slavery, importation of arms and

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ammunition now facing the coun-
try, adding that this posed a
‘hreat to the nation’s peace and
stability.

The report stressed the need to

"enlighten ECOWAS: citizens on

the importance of valid travel
documents.

ECOWAS citizens with
technical knowledge, according
to the report were welcome, but
unaccompanied under-aged

“should not be allowed into the

country.

Anumber of facilities were also
recommended to be provided for
the. immigration department.
They are boreholes for each post,
recreation and medical facilities
and at least four Jandrovers for
each post.

Others are the use of helicop-
ters for aerial survey, provision of
four motor boats in each post in
the riverine areas, computer
system at the borders and walkie
talkies for efficient communica-

tion at every post.

It also recommended the use of
firearms by officers on level 06
and above. Official quarters. at
border control posts were part of
the committee’s recommenda-
tions.

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Conakry had vowed to “liquidate without
hesitation all individuals who have chosen
‘imperialism and neo-colonialism against the
Guinean people,” there are reasons for the

regime to account for others such as M. Barry |

Ibrahima, a former Secretary of State,
former Education Minister M. Moriba

Magassouba, M. Fode Cisse, former |

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,

Madam Loffo Camara, a former Social '
Affairs Minister and the German brewer, |

Herr Adolf Marx who was reportedly not
allowed to leave Conakry despite the
personal intervention of former Foreign
Affairs Secretary, Sigismund von Braun.

The secrecy of arrests and killings have |

often made it difficult to keep a track of the
several plots which the regime often said it
uncovered. But after the sensational 1970
plot, one of the other most important events
was the “foulah plot” of 1976 in which the
former Minister of Justice, the OAU’s first
Secretary-General, M. Diallo Telli, was
allegedly implicated. Touré accused Telli
of being a key figure in an alleged plot
to assassinate him on July 27 1976. He
claimed that the aim of the plot was to
replace the then government whose mem-
bers are mostly malinke, with foulah.
Touré said that France, West Germany
and South Africa had financed the plot
through Senegalese and Ivory Coast chan-_
nels. Telli, a foulah from the Mamou
region, was arrested with other prominent
people like M. Sy Savana, the State Ser-
vices Inspector-General,. Capt. Laime
Kouyate, Military Commander of Kindia
region (which adjoins Sierra Leone), M.
Sekou Sillah, former ambassador to Alger-
ia, M. David Camara, a civil servant in the
External Trade ministry and Lt. Assane
Diallo. So far what is known is that Sekou
Touré himself had hinted that because the
National Revolutionary Committee had
found Telli guilty of “permanent conspira-
cy,” the implication was that the former _
OAU Secretary-General may have been
executed.

It has never been clear in any case why
a group of foulahs would have wanted to
oust the Conakry regime. Whatever the
regime may say, the foulahs, who are the
second biggest group in the country, had
never really been interested in politics;
rather they came to accept large doses of
Touré’s revolutionary rhetoric. For them,
like the Asians in East Africa, as
long as they have peace to go about
trading, politics can wait. In the dis-

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tribution of key posts in the country,
the foulahs have often been satisfied with
at least some 20 per cent as compared to
the malinke’s 40 per cent since 1958. And
since independence, the only foulahs who
may have dabbled a bit in local politics or
may have climbed close to the presidency,
‘were M. Saifoulaye Diallo, who until
ill-health relegated him to the background,

was usually regarded as Sekou Touré’s
tight hand man; the other was Dr. Barry

umar, who has been a powerful figure in
one of the small bureaus of the country’s
ruling party.

Last month Amnesty International in
Switzerland wrote at least two letters
(copies of which West Africa has seen) to
the Interior Minister in Guinea, M. Sekou
Cherif, appealing once more for the im-
mediate release of M. Senni Camara, a
journalist who is believed to be in jail at
the Boiro camp since 1977 after demon-
strations by market women against restric-
tions on private trading. Senni, along with
Senkoumba Diaby, was accused of orga-
nising the transportation of demonstrators.
The cases of six individuals including two
police officers, Keita Mohamed and
Camara Himy are also being investigated
by the human rights organisation.

According to its latest annual report,
Amnesty International says Conakry has
been engaged in forcible repatriation of its
citizens from neighbouring countries, not-
ably Liberia and Ivory Coast. The govern-
ment, the report -saidy was believed to
have had collaboration from the Liberian
authorities in the forcible repatriation of at
least three Guinean exiles including Cheik
Mohamed Koné, a teacher and leading
member of a political group called “Con-
cerned citizens of the Republic of
Guinea.” Koné, it is understood, had given
an interview to the Liberian Daily Obser-
ver newspaper calling for the end of the
one party system in Guinea. Koné claimed
to have a large following and indicated his
movement was strong enough to form an
.alternative government in Guinea.
According to the Amnesty report, Koné
and his ‘friends were whisked off in a
special official aircraft which had been
despatched to Monrovia for their expul-
sion. The ‘other person named in this
forced repatriation by the Conakry author-
ities, was Barry Mouctar and two others who
were repatriated from the Ivory Coast after
what Amnesty called “forcible and extra-
legal” proceedings. )



PLANS .TO IMPROVE ARMY REPORTED

Harare THE HERALD in English 6 Nov 82 p 3

[Text]

cso:

ONE of the Zimbabwe
National Army’s top pri-
orities is to intensify train-

_ tng so that it can produce

the best army in Africa,
the Bulawayo District
Commander, “Colonel | M.
Hurungudo,’ said here yes-
terday.

-Colonel Hurungudo was
addressing 42 NCOs -who
completed a 10-week in-
fantry dri and arms
presentation instructors’
course at Llewellin Bar-
racks.

He said the aim of the
course was to train them
to be. instructors so that
they could teach other
soldiers what was. re-
quired of them,

“This is a challenge be-
cause you. have to train
and lead your subordin-
‘ates by example which is
one of the qualities of a
leader. If you do not know
moré than the people you
are trying to lead, \then
you have no business be-
ing thelr leader,” ‘he said.

Colonel Hurungudo said
the course was perform-
ance-orientated so as to

_ improve the standard of_

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arifl and discipline im the
army.

DISCIPLINE

He said the primary atm
of drill was discipline, ad-
ding that the idea ‘that
discipline was a “repres-
sive force operating
through . fear” would
never be accepted in the
army. -

“There ‘1s no doubt
whatsoever that true dis-
cipline is essential in peace
and. in battle.”

He said it had been
“proved over and over”
that possession of disci-
pline led to high moral
standards, and could,
therefore, produce an

*army which the whole

152

nation would be proud
of.

Colonel Hurungudo ur-
ged the NCOs to be firm
and fair and to pursue
their aims and objectives
to their logical conclu-
sions,

He, also’ presented’ ‘ani
award to the best student
of the course Private Jeff-
rey Mapondera of 25 In-
fantry Battalion,

ZIMBABWE



FIRST NATIONAL SPORTS CONGRESS TO OPEN

SOUTH AFRICA

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 15 Nov 82 p 10

[Text]

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ADMINISTRATORS
of every branch of
sport played in-
Soutti Africa will
gather at the Wan-
derers Club tonight
for the start of the
first national sports
congress which is re-
garded as the most
important event,
with probable far-
conse-
quences, in the his-
tory of sport in this
country.

Ostensibly the purpose
of the congress is to learn
of the findings of the Hu-
man Sciences Research

But it is expected that a
“blueprint for sport” will
emerge from the dis-
cussions and it is certain
that the foundations of an
independent sports.coun-
cil “of n for
sportsmen” will be laid.

Although not specifi-
cally mentioned on the
agenda, it would appear
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ness of the congress not to
embrace the question of
South Africa’s sports iso-
lation and the Gleneagles
Agreement and possible
means of combating this
and whether or not the
time had come for indi-
vidual sports to “go it
alone” in their endeavour
to obtain international
competition.

ree congress will be.
opened officially at 6

by the Mince, of Nat.
ional Education, Dr Ger-
rit Viljoen, who has re-
quested a report to him of
the decisions taken by
congress before the end

- ofthe year.

The congress will take
the form of sessions in
which papers will be de-
livered — in many cases
by members of the HSRC
sports investigation com-
mittee — and, after ques-
tion time, there will be.
group discussions on the
subjects concerned.

The subjects are:
© Problem areas in SA
Sport;
© An overall —re-

_view of the HSRC sports

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investigation;

© Philosophical aspects
with regard to sports pro-
‘sion;

© Basic premises: A ju-
dicial perspective;

© Principles and -guide-
lines;

© Statutory _ provisions

concerning sport;

© Involvement in sport
and attitudes;

© Patterns of partici-

pation in sport;

® Demographic trends
and future planning;

© Sports management;

© SA sports festivals and
games

e Sports facilities;

© Planning of the nat-
ional sports centre;

© Physiological and
medical aspects of partici-
pationin sport;

© Training and research
in sport, physical educa-
tion and recreation;

© Publications and the
supply of information



the Maitatsine sect. Recovery of dead
bodies was made difficult by the fanatics
_who fortified their stronghold. -

The city’s airport remained closed as it
was within the shooting range, and all
roads into the city were sealed off by
heavily armed para-military forces sear-
ching for the fanatics, who are said to be
identifiable by a symbol tattooed on their
bodies. Another report said that the fana-
tics had been going from house to house,
killing innocent people.

The army was-put on the alert but did
not have to be used in the end. (The army
and the airforce had to be used to end the
riots in Kano nearly two years ago.)
However, it did require the combined~
operations of police reinforcements from
four states — Bauchi, Gongola, Plateau
and Kano to rout and dislodge the fanatics
from their defences in Bulunkutu. About
330 people were arrested and charged in
various police stations in Maiduguri.

While the violence in Maiduguri was
subsiding, it was reported that some 200
members of the sect had fled the city and
travelled about 640km. (400 miles) to
Kaduna to stir up trouble there. A police
investigation into this rumour sparked off
yet another round of violence during which
Mr. Karim Yakubu, an assistant commis-
sioner of police and one sergeant were
killed. The Kaduna State Police Commis-
sioner, Alhaji Hamza Usman Katsina,
explained that the trouble in Kaduna
started when some policemen, following a
tip off, went to search some houses in the
Rigasa area of the state capital; another
report said that arrows were fired when the
police approached a Moslem prayer
ground. The violence ended with 44 people
having been shot dead, 39 of them mem-
bers of the extremists. Reports said that
the violence in Kaduna was relatively
easily quelled because some civilians, who

_had constituted themselves into vigilante
groups, helped the police. It was said that
the 39, extremists were killed by the vigi-
jantes. Forty-six people have appeared in
court on charges of religious rioting.

Alhaji Mutanda, Kaduna’s Chief Magis-
trate, said it was regrettable that among
the Moslem African countries, only Niger- |
ia was riddled with such murderous reli-
gious riots by fanatics. i

Almost simultaneously, Moslem stu-
dents in Kano went on the rampage burn- |
ing down churches and hotels in various
areas of Kano Municipality following their
disagreement about siting an Anglican

_church near a mosque in Fegge. The

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violence spread into Sabon Gari (the
foreigners’ area of the city), causing panic
and upsetting the peace and tranquillity the
Kano people had enjoyed since their last
riot. The police used tear-gas to disperse
the rioters and arrested 79 people.

Students who were arraigned ‘in Kano
pleaded not guilty to the charges of infring-
ing. public order and safety. The State
Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Sanni
Wali, asked for more time to apprehend
other suspects believed to be at large, and
to conduct investigations into the real
cause of the rampage. The magistrate
remanded the accused students in prison
custody until November 19.

According to an NAN correspondent the

-church about which the students were said

to be protesting was built in 1926 and the
mosque in 1960. __

NAN has reported that 33 people sus-
pected of being Maitatsine followers have
been arrested in Jos, Plateau State. __

President Shagari speaking at a gradua-
tion ceremony at the National Institute of
Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, near
Jos, has condemned the rioting as a show
of religious intolerance and bigotry. He
said his administration is determined to
ensure peace, law and order throughout
the country and warned that he would deal
ruthlessly with all who threatened the
lives, liberty or security of others on
grounds of sectional or any other form of
fanaticism.

When President Shagari visited Maidu-
guri last Wednesday, he said that the
Federal Government would help the Bor-
no state government in its rehabilitation
efforts and congratulated the State Police
Command on its swift and effective re-
sponse.

“He appealed to political leaders and
traditional rulers to help the Government
to maintain the rule of law and democracy.
The President called on all Nigerians,
irrespective of their political or religious
affiliations, to work hard to ensure the
survival of democracy in the country. He
appealed to the people to eschew violence
and all forms of victimisation within poli-
tical campaigns during next year’s elec-
tions. President Shagari remarked that if
the country’s experiment in democracy and
tule of law failed, the effects would have
far-reaching consequences, not only for
Nigerians, but for the whole of Africa and
the Third World.

The Kaduna House of Assembly passed
a motion calling on the Federal Govern-
ment to review Nigeria’s commitment to



GUINEA

BRIEFS

PAYM DELEGATION'S VISIT--Within the framework of its periodic talks with mem-
ber organizations, the secretariat general of the Pan-African Youth Movement
(PAYM) recently dispatched a delegation to visit our country. The members
had an opportunity for a number of meetings, the most important probably
being the audience granted them by President Ahmed Sekou Toure on Sunday,

17 October 1982. In addition to a number of working sessions with youth
officials in our country, the delegation had a working session with Comrade
Sekou Cissoko, general commissioner for youth, sports and the arts, and a
member of the Central Committee. This session was attended by Thierno Saidou
Dieng, deputy secretary general of the National Committee of the JRDA [Youth
of the African Democratic. Revolution], and Mamadouba Bangoura, organization
secretary of that body. Following this meeting,.the leaders of the PAYM ex-
pressed their great satisfaction with the understanding and the ardent desire
of the people of Guinea and its militant youth to strengthen the foundations
of African unity. The head. of the PAYM delegation, Issebere Amidoun, stated
that it is always a pleasure to visit Guinea, because its people are so hos-
pitable and its leaders so open to discussion with a view to the happiness of
Africa. [Excerpt] [Conakry HOROYA in French No 2941, 24-31 Oct 82 p 34]
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