Trying to FIND a passage in the Law of One ...

[βαθμιαίος]

Isn't there a passage where Ra mentions that the situation of starvation in Africa acts as a "drag" on the transition into the birth of fourth density? Or something approaching that idea.

I thought that "drag" would be the keyword to locate the excerpt, but that term produced nothing in a lawofone.info search.

Does this ring a bell with anyone?

This quote doesn't have anything to do with Africa, but it's one I thought of when I read your question.

13.23 ...However, the thought-forms of your people during this transition period are such that the mind/body/spirit complexes of both individual and societies are scattered throughout the spectrum instead of becoming able to grasp the needle, shall we say, and point the compass in one direction.

Thus, the entry into the vibration of love, sometimes called by your people the vibration of understanding, is not effective with your present societal complex. Thus, the harvest shall be such that many will repeat the third-density cycle. The energies of your Wanderers, your teachers, and your adepts at this time are all bent upon increasing the harvest. However, there are few to harvest.