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...African Democratic Rally (R.D.A.). Guinea's Sékou Touré once led a powerful opposition of the left within the party, but Touré opted Guinea out of the French Community and into relative quarantine. Houphouet-Boigny men from the R.D.A. now rule in the French Congo, Niger, and Upper Volta, and his voice is strong in the other states that joined in last week's conference...
Some of the uncommitted were tentative; all were self-centered. "We are the new boys at school." confided a tall, broad-shouldered delegate from Niger. "We are just watching to see how the others behave.'' A fragile Somali in an embroidered cap added, "We are interested in what concerns Africa. We do not care to become involved in the struggles between the great powers." But they also found a new pride in themselves, an awareness of growing importance...
...known to support Dag Hammarskjold's policy in the Congo. Generally, his sympathies lie with Britain and with the U.S., which he visited in 1955 to study the water flow of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers in connection with a planned dam of his own on the Niger. He will make his second U.S. trip this week, leading independent Nigeria's first delegation to the U.N. General Assembly meeting in Manhattan...
...Cameroun, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Dahomey, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Malagasy, Niger, Somalia, Togo, Upper Volta. Also admitted to membership was the Congo (Leopoldville), but the delegation was not seated, pending settlement of the dispute over representation...
...others, all African: Republic of the Congo (Belgian), Republic of the Congo (French), Dahomey, Chad, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Niger, Republic of the Upper Volta, Gabon, Mali Federation, Malagasy Republic, Republic of Cameroun, Togolese Republic and Republic of Somalia...