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The article focuses on the impact of the drought that swept across the midsection of Africa. It states that about 250 thousand people died from the effects of a disastrous drought on the regions of Africa such as Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Upper Volta, Mali, Niger, and Chad. It notes that the drought has moved eastward to affect another states ranging from Ethiopia and Somalia. It notes that in West Africa, the recovery from the drought is the biggest problem. It indicates that thousands of people died because of the long-term effects of the drought such as the susceptibility of people to diseases due to malnutrition and starvation.

The article focuses on the implications of the visit conducted by Russian President Nikolai Podgorny in Africa. It mentions that the visit of Podgorny, along with Cuban President Fidel Castro, in Africa has earned controversy when Castro decided to go to Mozambique, instead of Zambia, for an unknown reason. It states that their visit in Tanzania was considered a success as Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere and his countrymen offered them a warm welcome. It discusses the remarks made by an unnamed U.S. State Department official on the hospitality and cooperation shown by the Tanzanians for the visitors, particularly Castro. Furthermore, it says that the visit was part of the alleged plan of Russia to create a pro-Soviet Union belt across Africa involving Zambia, Angola, and Mozambique.

The article reports on the cases of slavery scandals in Africa according to the Anti-Slavery Society of London, England. It notes the discovery of Kenyan slave masters who are tempting young boys from Kenya's remote district of Kisii, shipping them away to Tanzania and put them to work as forced laborers in sawmills and maize farms. It mentions the government's tightening of the laws and the priority treatment ordered by Tanzania President Julius Nyerere of the slave scandal.

The article focuses on the trade agreement between countries Japan and Africa. It notes that the country have long had an important place in Southeast Asia and the U.S. and has plans to extend industrial loans in Africa. It claims that the country's trading drive focuses on the central African nation of Zambia. However, it also mentions that Tanzania and Uganda banned all imports from Japan as the latter centered more on selling rather than investing.

The article focuses on the use of Africanization and exile as the two options given to missionaries in the spreading of Christianity in Africa. Priests and ministers are being exiled due to the fear of colonialism, allegations of supporting anti-Moslem rebels, and the threat of subversion. However, missionaries are given the option to Africanize their teaching by translating the Scripture into local languages and using the tribal folk tunes in hymns.