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Africa At A Glance
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FEVER

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Bangl ANP)The steering ruling Social Evol
OfAN) announced here recently
that presidential elections will be held in the Republic on
January pays the presidency the chief
Daako elected his term of office will be for
Lagos ANPvoters the Midwest region of Nigeria will go to
the month elect government under con-
provision which allows considerable increase in member
ship and the Senate delmtaion
working plans for aocaton of seats for each
region.
DEC 22
Fort 1amy (NP)-PoHng date Republic
7s the National
Assembly constitution the election
asembmeu present and
moonlight member of Parliament
AUTONOMY
Madrid (Pctizens of the Spanish colonial territories
Spanish Guine) went the
Sunday which will them self
ent in their respective lands effective next Spanish
approved bill with sention The
two Spanish possessions are situated in West Africa
REFERENDUM LA SWAN
Ababane (ANP)-The Ingwenya sobhuza II
chief of the svazs and his National Council have decided to
organize a question Commission
eros for the referendum has been
set but will be the first such in the history Of the territory All
territory asked choose between sobhuzs
constitutional policy and the British proposal
FIRST WOMAN DEPUTY
egal Carone Diop became the first
the cts history The 4searOd woman is the wife of
Education Minister Donlba Diop
Lagos (ANP)-Provfsona agreements
Nigeria Anyways World Anyways establish
direct Jet flights between Nigeria the agree
public pending approval the
voved and the boards of directors of the respective arlines
BIRTHDAY GIFT
onrovda (AP-A symbolic pres
presented William
birthday sOpured Ngan artist Fs
contains of girls each depicting
phase from the time he took office 1914
present
AFRICAN GRADUATES FINANCING COURSE
Nations tAP) Nineteen African students attending
Of instruction at the UNI the financing of
countries completed their tour OF duty recently The students were
Upper Volta Republic Tmida Chad AL
geia Camerom Maagasy Togo Guinea Bechuanaand Ethiopia
Liberia Lydia Nasaland soUaan Tangany1a and Zanzibar
CHAD-oAMERoUN RAIL LINK
Achambault (ANP)-The Chad republic may
rail link from this city to Dolala Gamer
Gulf OF Guinea joint Cladan Carneoran
dtg committee which met here recently approved plans for the
4O3e Link between this city and Ngaomdere Gamer
REPUBLIC INDEPENDENCE
(ANP)-When Rhodesa Independent
probably August simultaneously become
republic recently Kenneth Kauna president
Independence
ts African prime said he hoped the would be
declared republic Immediately independence and not wait
year sister African nations have done.
FIRST SPACE MAN
setting
John Tftt space currently touring
space Ty
liquid discovery
setting the for the final successful exploration of
NEW NEWSPAPER
Monroa P)Begnning next Liberia win have another
berian publication
which third newape-the Listener Daily and
published being backed by the
Canadan-ased already publishing
Nigeria Tangana Its policy will be that of independent
NO BIAS
ArJP)Kenya will have objection to white South Afi
country provided they Kenya citizenship
Affairs Minister A oginga
odnga recently answering query
resentaives whether the intends bar white South
Africans Kena Noting the governments policy to dis
against individual nationality
that the South African system and not the individual TO blame
apartheid.
ANOTHER DIVISION ASKED
(ANP-A delegation from Eastern Mi
gerfa
Nigeria, be
petition
government a
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Me9SZ,5s?