The first meeting of the newly formed ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRISTS IN AFRICA was held in Western Nigeria in January 1962. The Association, first of its kind in Africa, will include in its membership all psychiatrists working or living in Africa. Its secretariat is located at the Neuro-Psychiatric Center, Aro Hospital, Abeokuta, West Nigeria. In addition to publishing a journal which will spotlight African mental health problems, the Association will organize an African psychiatric bibliography to facilitate research in the field.