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Asks who is winning the power struggle for Africa, democrats or dictators. How on paper democracy looks good; The second wind of change blowing away tyrants and one-party systems; Why only Sierra Leone's election was a real success; That only six out of the twenty-eight democracies are healthy; Rebels in Uganda and Ethiopia who have seized power are keeping their hold on it through the ballot box; How soldiers seem to persuade civilians to vote for them except in Sierra Leone.

Presents the paper `Agriculture Extension for Women Farmers in Africa,' by Katrine A. Saito and C. Jean Weidemann. Research into problems facing women farmers in Africa; Research on how to raise the productivity of the women farmers; Women's role in producing food for the nation.

Presents an article about the acceptance of "The Saturday Evening Post" magazine in Africa. Use of its magazine covers to paper a cabin in the South American wilderness; Ownership of magazines by nomadic traders from Sahara; Sale of the magazine in a town on Lake Victoria.

Presents an article on being an art teacher while serving in the U.S. Peace Corps in Africa. Efforts to explain the concept of parallelism to a Namibian teacher; Reaction of an African teacher to the explanation of the procedure for making a potato print; Change in views of using food in art classes.