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Examines institutional structures as a frame for economic activity, the free market philosophy and its practical effects in Egypt, development as a source of profit to the North, and impact of the Algerian conflict on women's political associations; 4 articles.

The paper sketches out the evolution of South Africa's relations with black Africa and the new pattern of intra-regional relations emerging in Southern Africa. A strategy to promote constructive interaction between South Africa and the rest of the continent is outlined. (DÜI-Sen)

IN 1997 SUBSAHARAN AFRICA LIVED UP TO ITS IMAGE AS A CONTINENT RACKED BY VIOLENCE AND DISORDER. WAR BROKE OUT OR CONTINUED IN ZAIRE (THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO -- DROC), CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE, SIERRA LEONE, SOMALIA, SENEGAL, SUDAN, AND BURUNDI. MEANWHILE, NEW UNREST ERUPTED IN ANGOLA, RWANDA, KENYA, THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, AND ZAMBIA. ALTHOUGH MOST AFRICAN CONFLICTS ARE DRIVEN LARGELY BY INTERNAL FACTORS, A NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL TRENDS ARE EMERGING. FIRST IS THE GROWING INFLUENCE OF THE RWANDA-UGANDA-DROC AXIS THAT IS CLOSELY ALLIED TO ERITREA AND ETHIOPIA. IN WEST AFRICA, NIGERIAN TROOPS ARE PLAYING AN INCREASINGLY FORCEFUL ROLE. SOUTH AFRICA, DESPITE ITS DOMESTIC DIFFICULTIES, CONTINUES TO BE THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DRIVING FORCE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA AND HAS EXTENDED ITS INFLUENCE NORTHWARD.

MUCH OF THE WORLD SEES AFRICA AS ONE OF TWO EXTREMES. EITHER IT IS A CONTINENT BESET BY GENOCIDAL WARFARE, CORRUPT LEADERS, AND RAMPANT POVERTY OR IT IS A REGION ABOUT TO ENTER A DEMOCRATIC AND ECONOMIC RENAISSANCE. IN REALITY, AFRICA IS NEITHER ON THE VERGE OF ANARCHY NOR AT THE DAWN OF RENEWAL. AFRICANS HAVE BEGUN CONFRONTING THEIR CONTINENT'S PROBLEMS, BUT THEY ARE DOING SO IN A MANNER THAT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MIGHT NOT ALWAYS FIND ACCEPTABLE.

Development planning in Africa, focusing on long-term effects of development aid, community participation, integrated rural development planning, and tourism as development option for small insular states; 5 articles. Summaries in English.