AFRICA: Anxious for A New Start

"Cecil B. DeMille," cracked one Western visitor, "eat your heart out!" For five hours last week, 20,000 dancers, 5,000 camel drivers and 3,500 horsemen gathered in the city of Kaduna for one of the biggest celebrations in the history of northern Nigeria. On hand to watch it were eight visiting heads of state; their Nigerian host, Lieut. General Olusegun Obasanjo; and Andrew Young, Washington's new U.N. ambassador. Concluding his African odyssey, Young reached Nigeria in time to catch the finale of the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture....

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