■ The Plan of Action: The ideas that were expressed with great eloquence by the African leaders who gathered in Lagos last week were not new. ■ The OAU’s Economic Summit: The first economic summit of the OAU resolved last week to take steps towards the establishment of an African common market by the year 2000 ■ What hope for Chad? Alex Rondos suggests that the time has come for wider international action. The announcement of the withdrawal of French troops from Chad last week ■ Log-rolling in Ghana: The second of two articles on the political aspects on Ghana's timber industry ■ Books and publications: By any other name? Reappraisals in Overseas History edited by H. L. Wesseleing and P. C. Enuner(Leiden University Press) ■ Demand for airports: Aeroplanes need airports. In a recent article in the Financial Times, Michael Donne considered what this could mean in demands on the construction and supply industries by the Third World ■ The importance of roads: Ad'Obe Obe looks at the significance of some of the bold plans to lay new roads across the face of Africa and the obstacles they must circumvent. ■ On the right lines: Ad Obe Obe looks at the potential for railways in African development ■ Economic and business news: Thoughtful cocoa comment The latest cocoa market report from Gill & Duffus carriesan unusually long commentary on the world cocoa scene ■ Dateline Africa: Liberia: Constitution suspended: The Constitution has been suspended, martial law has been imposed, and all legislative and executive powers have been vested in the People's Redemption Council