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IKENGA Journal of African Studies is dedicated to the critical study of the fortunes of the black man down the centuries, and of his contemporary problems and dilemmas.Its interest covers the entire spectrum of African Studies.IKENGA, after which the journal has been named, is a cult object of the Igbo-speaking peoples to which traditionally is attributed success or good fortune in the professions or in life generally.It is also closely associated with the right arm with which a man hacks his way through life.IKENGA could, therefore, be briefly described as the Igbo god of achievement.The journal is not committed to preaching any particular gospel but accommodates all views relevant to the fortune of the black man on the basis of objective study and analysis of issues, whether historical or contemporary.Opinions expressed in the articles that IKENGA carries are entirely those of the authors.