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doubted. It is not yet decided whether the Cross or the Crescent shall rule over Africa. ” Further our Missions in West Africa are now mostly self-supporting and the funds required for their needs are pro- cured from local sources. The yearly budget of Ghana alone is £66370/- This shows the deep sense of sacrifice which African Muslims now entertain for Islam. Ahmadiyya Missions have also been opened in Liberia, Togol- and, Ivory Coast and Gambia where Africans are steadily em- bracing Islam. In 1924 we had no Mission in East Africa. Now our Mission in that part of the continent is a vital force and rooted firmly in Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika it is now forging useful links with Congo and Central Africa. This Mission has published a translation of the Holy Quran in Swahili, the Lingua Franca of East Africa. The translation will ever shine in the history of the continent as a very great service to the cause of its literature. Translations in Luganda, Kikuyo and some other local languages are also under preparation. In South Africa due to visa restrictions we have not been able to send any missionary but the local Ahmadiyya community is serving Islam substantially. New Missions have been opened in Denmark, Germany, Hol- land, Switzerland and Spain. Mosques have been built in Lon- don, the Hague, Hamburg and Frankfurt. In Zurich a mosque is under construction at the moment and plans are under way for building some more mosques in Europe. Translation of the Holy Quran has been published in English, Dutch and German. French translation is already in the press. Translation in Danish and Russian languages is under prepara-