• Reagan’s defeat—Good news for Africa. • Nigeria: we don’t need traditional rulers. • Blue for a radical. • Umar: Quotes. • We call him a socialist". • My mission, frustrations, irritations. • Biodate. • Giwa: Gam continues battle. • Press Council at Last. • Sudan: Riots reflect general unrest. • Peace through compromise, not war. • Prospects of peace diminish. • Military stalemate continues. • Famine—civil war new weapon. • Zambia: world labour on the offensive. • Kenya: Probe into earthquake threat. • Decline in maternal deaths. • Uganda: Binaisa returns to the bar. • Zambia: Decline in maternal deaths. • British and Dutch conflict. • South Africa: When is a Boer not a boer. • Religious sects a problem. • Grenada: Back to square one. • USSR: Revolution in trade policy. • USSR: Hands across the seas. • Britain: McCarthyist attack on BBC. • Britain: Split views on the struggle. • Behind Bulgaria’s dynamic socialism. • Central African Republic: external and boost economy. • GM to maintain close tics • Lagos fair, export hope. • Strapped for cash. • German—Nigerian business. • U-Roy out of cooler. • Poetic heritage. • Where's the action. • We lack finesse. • Sport: Egypt seeks home revenge. • Rufat’s likely return.