While most attempts at regional co operation in Africa have been feeble and fleeting, three leaders have devoted considerable time and brainpower to planning an effective togetherness. Ken ya's Jomo Kenyatta, Tanzania's Julius Nyerere and Uganda's Milton Obote spent many months working out the details of their East African Economic Community, which has just started operating. Already, foreign businessmen are eyeing it with interest and other African politicians with a touch of envy.
Last week, when the three rulers gath ered in the Ugandan capital of Kampa la to talk about the Community's future, nine other African leaders showed...