ABSTRACT
The ‘wind of change’ has become both a cliche and a typical British understatement, for a veritable whirlwind is roaring through Africa, bringing formidable changes in the economy and the political scene. In 1960, when Senegal left the Mali Federation formed only in 1959, the Mali Republic joined the union, then renamed the Union of African States in the hope that other states might join. Meanwhile, the union unified nothing, but was merely an association of radicals. The Union and the Entente represent contrasted approaches to African integration, the political approach of the Union, and the economic one of the Entente. African societies have been accustomed to strong rule by chiefs balanced by very free discussion in councils, and One Party Rule’ in states is often referred to as a natural evolution. Many African governments are anxious to extend irrigated agriculture.
