21 cm.Papers presented to a symposium organized by Unesco, and held in Accra, 1980.Africa, the culture and the continent / by David Dalby -- Definition of Fulbe culture / by Djibril Diallo -- A critical analysis of the criteria or parameters used to define African cultural areas / by Anta Diop -- The specificities and dynamics of African Negro cultures : the Yoruba area / by I.A. Akinjogbin -- Cultural specificity and convergence in Madagascar / by Bar-Joana Randriamandimby -- The West Atlantic coast : cultural convergence and diversity in Sierra Leone and Liberia / by C. Magbaily Fyle -- Origins, foundations, and evolution of Swahili culture / by Sayyid Hurreiz -- Some reflections on the cultural specificity and convergences in the different areas south of the Sahara : the case of Zaire / by Sebahire Mbonyinkebe and Kamanzi Bimanyu.