ABSTRACT
Some journals catered for British settlers, administrators, traders and commercial agents and the articles they contained were written by people who identified with one or other of these groups. In spite of Johnston’s gloomy prognostications, the Society began to thrive again under Buxton’s presidency. The Institute had branches and membership all over the Empire and the journal reflected the emphasis on Dominion interests, rather than the colonies. The journal contained a variety of articles about Africa sometimes couched in general terms viewing Africa as part of the Empire, and sometimes concerning the problems of particular colonies. The journals published monthly or weekly, some of them survivals from the nineteenth century, gave a varying amount of space to African issues. The regular quarterlies, monthlies and weeklies sometimes gave regular coverage to African affairs but the emphasis was on regularity rather than frequency. It involved the acceptance of the need for change and actual preparation for independence.
