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A review essay covering books by: 1) African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Countries' Position on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) (2014); 2) Perspectives on the Trade-Development Nexus in the European Union (2014); 3) Silke Trommer, Transformations in Trade Politics: Participatory Trade Politics in West Africa (2014).

A personal account of the difficulties & opinions of African S's in the UK. Reference is made to the accommodation problems, African S-couples with children, relations with English workers, U qualifications as a status symbol, the existence of color prejudice, soc relations with English F's, & the effect of living in the UK on religious beliefs. It is seen that there is no reason for the African S to blame his misfortunes on the British. D. Cooperman.

Negotiations on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the EU and African governments have dragged on since 2002. They were confined by the framework of the Cotonou Agreement, a cornerstone of ACP–EU development cooperation on the one hand and limiting WTO rules on the other. The EPAs were meant not just to liberalize trade but also to promote development in Africa. However, high-flying expectations of creating a win-win situation in a partnership of equals were apparently dashed. Agenda-setting by Brussels left it with grandiose declarations about partnerships between equals , development orientation, promotion of inclusive growth and regional integration with due attention to WTO-compatible regulations. According to the EU's Roadmap 2014 to 2017 (EU 2014), all this should be realized by 2017 by way of exemplary EPAs. The major issues at stake have been especially pronounced in the ongoing negotiations on West African EPAs. Contentious issues were legion.

Broad terms such as Black, African, or Black African are entrenched in scientific writings although there is considerable diversity within African descent populations and such terms may be both offensive and inaccurate. This paper outlines the heterogeneity within African populations, and discusses the strengths and limitations of the term Black and related labels from epidemiological and public health perspectives in Europe and the USA. This paper calls for debate on appropriate terminologies for African descent populations and concludes with the proposals that (1) describing the population under consideration is of paramount importance (2) the word African origin or simply African is an appropriate and necessary prefix for an ethnic label, for example, African Caribbean or African Kenyan or African Surinamese (3) documents should define the ethnic labels (4) the label Black should be phased out except when used in political contexts.

The new frontier in African history is a period in which African answers to African problems must be the basis of African development & progress. The movement for independence in Africa was carried on against a backdrop of paternalism which denied the African basic human rights. The new African countries come to pol'alindependence already characterized by basically co-operative societies. Of the problems of pol'al independence, econ independence is the one of most ominous proportions. 2 issues which trouble the West about Africa are: (1) the tendency toward the development of oneparty systems; & (2) the future of white settlers in Africa if the rest of the continent comes to independence. The development of one-party systems will continue for lack of the bases for constructive opposition. The rest of the continent ultimately will achieve independence, & white settlers can expect to be judged by black Africans on the basis of worth & personal skill rather than color or ancestry. Other problems confronting Africa include the need to break the cycle of illiteracy, poverty, & disease, to avoid the pitfalls & degradations that result from man's inhumanity to man.to achieve a new definition of man's ability to conquer the elements & to grow technologically without sacrificing those personal values which Africans hold in emotional & spiritual sanctity. AA.

Acht Beiträge behandeln die afrikanischen Armeen, ihre historischen Wurzeln, ihre prätorianischen Versuchungen und ihre Anpassung an den Prozess demokratischer Entwicklung. Amadou Toumani Toure, früherer Präsident von Mali und UN-Sondergesandter für die Zentralafrikanische Republik, wird zur dortigen Situation interviewt. Tshiyembe begründet, warum die Demokratische Republik Kongo eine neue Armee haben müsse. Der französische General Mouton entwickelt das Projekt einer Sicherheitsdoktrin für Subsahara-Afrika. (DÜI-Sbd)