File of material concerning various issues relating to Western Africa, including:

• Papers relating to a campaign for the release of political detainees Christopher Coker and J.L. Olu-Mammah in Sierra Leone, including letters of appeal and reference information sent to David Owen by Secretary General of the Sierra Leone Democratic Party, Adewole John; copy of David Owen's letter to Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Geoffrey Howe expressing his concern at the case, and letters from Geoffrey Howe in reply; copies of David Owen's letters to Adewole John informing him of his progress, Oct-Dec 1984
• Letter from Lord Kennet enclosing copy of letter from representative of the Ghana Democratic Movement concerning human rights abuses in Ghana, under the military regime of Ft. Lt. Rawlings Jan 1985; letter to David Owen from J.W.S. de Graft Johnson of the Ghana Democratic Movement concerning human rights abuses under the Rawlings regime, with copy of David Owen's reply, May-Jun 1989
• Letters from Helen Lawson appealing on behalf of four British people, including her brother Roland Goslitski, imprisoned in Nigeria, copies of David Owen's replies; copy of David Owen's letter raising the issue with Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Geoffrey Howe, with Geoffrey Howe's letter of reply, Mar-Apr 1985
• Letters from V.A. Audu appealing for her husband Professor Ishaya A Audu detained in Nigeria, with copies of David Owen's reply; copy of David Owen's letter raising the issue with Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs Geoffrey Howe, with Geoffrey Howe's letters of reply May 1984//May 1985
• Draft of letter prepared by Robert Maclennan to answer enquiries on SDP policy concerning the famine in the Sub-Sahal region of Africa and the fund-raising achievements of the Live Aid concerts, Jul 1985
• Letter from Morrocan Ambassador Abdesselam Zenined expressing views of the Morrocan Government towards the Polisarioliberation movement, Jan 1988
• Letter from Head of a Delegation to the UK of the Provisional Government of Eritrea appealing for support for the rehabilitation of the country, 16 Sep 1991.