Undersecretary of State Nicholas D. Katzenbach is flitting through Africa these days on a frenetic trip that covers 12 countries in 18 days. Does the trip make sense? The answer seems to be that the trip has some limited significance for both the United States and Africa and that it probably made more sense to go than to stay at home. Katzenbach and the men around him say that the trip, which ends this coming weekend, has two objectives: 1 - To demonstrate American interest in African affairs. 2 - To educate the undersecretary about the continent. Katzenbach is the highest ranking American to visit Africa during the Johnson administration. His visit may persuade some heads of state that President Johnson is just as sympathetic to Africa as President Kennedy was. But he probably will fail to persuade Africans below the top level of government. For one thing, few Africans understand the importance of Katzenbach's job. In Kenya, for example, the press and radio continually call him the undersecretary of state for African affairs...

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