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In 1964 the Organization of African Unity approved a Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa, which was endorsed by the UN a year later. Since that time the forty-three African UN member countries have consistently voted for resolutions to keep Africa free of nuclear weapons. A major focus of their concern has been the Republic of South Africa (RSA), which may already have nuclear capability. In 1977, the UN Security Council imposed an arms embargo on the RSA & prescribed that no nation should participate in any negotiation that could lead to RSA manufacture of nuclear warheads. Since then, however, evidence has come to light of collaboration in the RSA nuclear program by non-African nations, including West Germany, France, GB, the US, & Israel. Links are drawn between this collaboration & the political goals of the nations involved, especially Israel. The current effects & possible future consequences of RSA nuclearization are outlined. If, however, the recent political changes in the RSA should lead to a definitive end of apartheid, a black-governed RSA might disarm & then lead the way to a truly denuclearized Africa, which could be a major impetus in efforts for world denuclearization. J. W. Stanton

The author evaluates the performance and potential of OPEC aid to African countries, and concludes that because OPEC countries are LDCs like African states, they cannot provide needed technology. All they have to offer is money (and highly priced oil). As a result they are limited in what they have done or have the potential to do to help Africa develop. (DÜI-Ott)

An Arab leadership within the Third World has been emerging since 1973. Since that year, major diplomatic initiatives on a wide range of issues relevant to the third World have in fact originated from the Arabs. Countries of the Third World are basically producers of raw materials and other primary commodities. The whole struggle for a New International Economic Order (NIEO) has to some extent been led by the Arabs. Some Third World causes have been championed by some Arab countries, and have been pushed by them into the main arenas of international diplomacy. Algeria virtually initiated the raw materials debate at the United Nations in 1974. This was followed by the special session of the General Assembly in 1975. The 1970s witnessed the beginning of a serious consideration of the issue of restructuring the world economy.