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Germany and all things German have long been the primary concern ofCentral European History(CEH), yet the journal has also been intimately tied to the lands of the former Habsburg monarchy. As the editor stated in the first issue, published in March 1968,CEHemerged "in response to a widespread demand for an American journal devoted to the history of German-speaking Central Europe," following the demise of theJournal of Central European Affairsin 1964. The Conference Group for Central European History sponsoredCEH, as well as the recently mintedAustrian History Yearbook(AHY). Robert A. Kann, the editor ofAHY, sat on the editorial board ofCEH, whose second issue featured a trenchant review by István Deák of Arthur J. May'sThe Passing of the Habsburg Monarchy, 1914–1918. The third issue contained the articles "The Defeat of Austria-Hungary in 1918 and the Balance of Power" by Kann, and Gerhard Weinberg's "The Defeat of Germany in 1918 and the Balance of Power." That same year,East European Quarterlypublished its first issue.

A summary of the philosophy and technique of government officials responsible for information services in the Belgian Congo, British East Africa, Zanzibar and the two Rhodesias. Economic and political changes are slowly transforming this area into a 'new' Africa. The mass media of communication are being utilized to accelerate acculturation. Information service functions are summarized under 5 generalizations with a full discussion of each. These are (1) the information services implement official government policy; (2) audience preference are carefully considered by the information services; (3) every available mass medium of communication is utilized (radio, newspapers, magazines, pamphlets and leaflets, books, motion pictures and film strips); (4) all types of audience research are primitive; & (5) Africans tend to have access to other communication media beside those offered by the information services. In motion pictures, the government has a complete monopoly of distribution and censorship. Types of excised motion picture scenes are presented and it is concluded that 'when the Central Africans now allegedly being trained in the Soviet Union return home [and] begin functioning on a large scale, a very different conceptualization of events will [become] available to large masses of the pop.' It is concluded that 'the information services dare not continue too long to bring to Africans only a manipulated version of Africa, the West, and the rest of the world. Since European officials genuinely wish to develop some form of democracy... they must... devise means whereby those media can be utilized more democratically.' L. P. Chall.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Preface -- Maps -- Chapter 1: A region awash in violence -- The Mobutist state: Bula Matari ascendant -- Sidebar - a draft dodger up against the CIA and Catholic clerics -- Simbas, Mercs and the CIA -- Enter Che Guevara -- The Katanga Tigers: Shaba I (1977) and Shaba II (1978) -- Rwanda: the wild card -- The ground is shifting -- The Banyamulenge rebellion -- The Congo kill zone -- Switching sides -- The Mobutist legacy -- The emergence of proxies -- Chapter 2: Rwanda 1959-1962 : Where it all began -- Sins of omission -- A peasant revolt gone awry -- A man with a mission: orchestrating regime change -- The coup of Gitarama -- The fallout -- Chapter 3: Burundi 1972 : A genocide too far? -- A troubled transition -- Rising ethnic tensions -- April 1972: the Hutu revolt -- The genocidal response -- An unanticipated invitation -- Revisionist takes -- The bane of a binary frame? -- The assassination of Melchior Ndadaye: murder as a game changer -- Intra-mural discords -- Nkurunziza's ambivalent legacy -- The orphans' revenge -- The Ndayishimiye enigma -- Chapter 4: The view from Uganda : Refugee warriors at the gates -- Inyenzi and Refugee Warriors -- The flight to Rwanda - and back -- The breakthrough -- The rising tide of Hutu radicalism -- Enters Rusatira -- An invitation that turned sour -- The backlash of multi-party competition -- Spies and informants: The ibyitso threat -- Ndadaye's assassination and the "Pawa" split -- Chapter 5: Mass murders in Rwanda : Unhealable wounds -- Non-starters -- Fresh insights -- The revolution undone -- The crash that lit the tinder -- What is the evidence pointing to the responsibility of the RPF? -- France's role re-examined -- The other mass murder.

In West and Central Africa, countries with high rates of emigration and immigration tend to have higher rates of HIV infection. However, there is one exception, Senegal, an exception demonstrating that high levels of mobility and migration do not necessarily lead to rapid and extensive spread of HIV infection.Five different population groups are considered in this article, either because their numbers are substantial or because their role in the spread of HIV and STDs is known to be important. They are migrant labourers, truck drivers, itinerant traders, commercial sex workers (CSWs), and refugees.It is difficult to estimate numbers of migrant labourers but they are common in West Africa. Principal migration routes flow towards the coast, with three coastal countries constituting the main centres of immigration: Senegal, Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire. In Central Africa, the most prominent are between Cameroon, Congo, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire). The role of truck drivers in the spread of HIV/STDs is well documented in East Africa, but less so in West and Central Africa. Itinerant trading is often a major economic activity for women. Itinerant women traders may be especially vulnerable to infection with HIV and other STDs since their trading activities often involve travelling long distances without their families and selling sexual services to supplement their other trading activities. In West and Central Africa, prostitutes constitute a particular type of migrant, many of whom travel on an international scale. Prostitutes from Senegal and Guinea Bissau work in Gambia, those from Togo work in Côte d'Ivoire, and those from Ghana work in Benin, Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire. Finally, the continent has seen large‐scale refugee movements in recent years.The research indicates a complex relationship between migration and HIV infection. Clearly not all migrants have the same risk of infection and thus do not contribute equally to the spread of HIV. However, there is little analysis to date on the influences of different types of migration (which might be characterized by duration, frequency of return visits, living conditions, etc.) on the spread of HIV infection. Strong associations between migration and HIV seropositivity have suggested to various authors that migrant workers may be more involved in sexual activities with multiple partners, particularly while away from their home environment. However, few studies verify this hypothesis directly.Practical strategies for preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS among migrant populations in West and Central Africa must aim at providing information before departure, along the communication routes, at the final destination and at the time of their return journey. The degree of concentration at each stage will depend on the characteristics of the population. For example, male migrants should be informed before departure of the risk they take by having non‐protected sexual contacts during their absence. This is perhaps the most effective strategy for truck drivers and seasonal migrant labourers. Whatever strategy is used, however, solid collaboration will be required between countries, particularly with respect to information and prevention campaigns, and to the avoidance of stigmatization of any group of individuals.