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AFRICA
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Great enthusiasm has been aroused among Africans in the all- British West African co- lonies, says Reuter's spe cial correspondent, by the in Abyssinia
successes and Eritrea.
Italy's original conquest of Abyssinia was greatly taken to heart by the peoples of West Africa, but the prospect of the restoration of Haile Selassie is now wen as convincing evidence of British sincerity in aiding the cause of freedom of the African peoples.
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Indeed, a flight which I have I just completed across Africa from Khartoum has been an eye-opener to the vigour with which both white and coloured populations. Jung in the war effort.
French Collaboration
and
quarter trillions French citizens of French Equa- tonul Africa zire cooperating most Joyally with their energetic Gov- mast-femmeal. Euoue, who is ab pe Afuran descent, and when re cently issued plan at
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drastie reform of enlistual admistration in his territory, adding the assur- ance that England, Belgium and their Empires will find in this un- daunted portion of the French Em. pire the same determination as their own to destroy the enemy.
Cinse liaison with French Africa is being maintained by Sir Bernard Bourdillon, the Gov- ernor-General of Nigeria, who re- rently visited General de Lar- minat at Brazzaville and who also entertained General de Gaulle and
Free other prominent
French caders at Lagos.
Nigeria's Effort
Nigeria's OWEL war effort IN considerable, her cibrens having contributed over £100,000 volun- torily as donations to way fund while 418 Europeans and 16,900 Africans have joined the Nigeria forces, many members of whe
in the at present serving East African campaign,
similarly The Gold Coast doing its utmost and the capitul. Accra, recently had its own "leaflet raid” when pan phlets
are
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fluttered down into the town in- viting recruits to join the Gold Coast Regiment. The response was good.
Finally, the great harbour Freetown is naturally playing most important role in present circumstances.
Sierre Leone
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The defences of Sierre Leone have already been overhauled completely under the inspiration: of the young and vigorous Ma- jor-General Woolner, and men of a famous English county re- giment are now comfortably housed in barracks where before stood only tropical vegetation,
Despite the reputation of West Africa being "the white man's grave" the British troops have, on the whole, becn very ft, thanks largely to a ruthless drive made by Army experts against mosquitoes.
All three West African CO- lonies now
have energetic offl. cers spreading information re- garding the British cause armong the Africans.. Lagos broadcasts now include news.bulletins, in simple Eng- lish," as spoken by the local inhabl'ants. and despite their lack of orthodoxy they have prov- ed exceedingly popular and effective-Reuter.
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The British-American Ambul- ance Corps has asked 760 Ameri- can yacht clubs to buy fast motor- boats to rescue British airmen shot down over the English Chan- nel.
Boats costing between £2,500 and £3,750 will be converted Into hospital cruisers capable of carry- ing six or eight stretchers and ac- commodating, in an emergency, between thirty and, forty people,
Such boats could also be used to rescue survivors of torpedoed alips. Reuter.
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