■ Acheampong speaks: In an interview given to the editor of this journal in Accra, Col. Acheampong (the Head of State was interviewed before his promotion to General), answered questions on subjects ranging from the situation in Angola to the prospects for Ghana's bauxite. ■ The Administrative Service in Africa: 2 In rural areas throughout Commonwealth West Africa governments are represented by administrative officials performing many of the functions which the "DOs" or ''DCs” of colonial days performed. ■ Ife book fair, March 15-18 1976: The Ife book fair this week is mainly about new books but African publishing has a long pedigree. The first printing presses arrived in West Africa some 150 years ago ■ Books and publications: An African metropolis: Lagos: The development of an African city edited by A. B. Aderibigbe ■ Liberia’s next tour years: Some of the projects scheduled for completion under Liberia's National Development Plan for 1977-80 are outlined below. There are, of course, many other developments underway in Liberia