West Africa magazine 2717, Saturday June 28th, 1969

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dc.contributor.authorWest Africa magazine
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-01T17:12:34Z
dc.date.available2026-05-01T17:12:34Z
dc.date.issued1969-06-28
dc.descriptionIssue 2717 of West Africa Magazine(June 28, 1969) navigates war, politics, and development amidst Nigeria's Biafran conflict. Published in London/distributed in Apapa, it probes power-sharing reports, spotlights Ghana's reforms, and asks if Hausa writers can match Nigeria's English-lit stars. Plus: cashews, irrigation deals, and elections loom. Key stories: “The joint account” dissects Nigeria’s unity via revenue-sharing; Dateline Africa notes OAU’s Sahnoun pushing for Nigeria/Biafra talks, Ghana sets Aug 29 elections, and relief supplies dwindle in Biafra (starvation fears). Elsewhere: Ghana reforms local govt finances, Hausa lit blooms, and Roundabout skewers Rhodesia’s “mini-apartheid”. Commercial news: cashews & irrigation win deals. A complex, urgent issue war, votes, and food crises.
dc.description.abstract■ The joint account-THOSE optimistic about the prospects of United Nigeria would find the report of the committee on interim allocation ■ Dateline Africa: Nigeria: Fresh peace efforts? Mohammed Sahnoun OAU Assistant Secretary-General said while in transit at Lagos airport that fresh efforts to bring Nigeria and Biafra together for peace talks ■ Ghana: The state of local government:2: The local government section (partIII) of the Electoral Commission's report makes the same point about financing of district councils ■ A Hausa literary renaissance: Although no Northerner has yet joined the band of eminent English-writing novelists from Nigeria ■ Roundabout enlightenment: Every time I read a story claiming that the South Africans are cross with the Rhodesians for insisting on creating a mini-South Africa complete with a little apartheid system ■ Commercial news: Cashew cooperation plan: West Africa's Cashew nut production problem could be solved by the establishment in the area of a single processing plant ■ Commercial news: Irrigation plan agreed: An agreement has been signed between the government and Ghana agricultural development a joint venture of four Italian firms ■ Dateline Africa:Ghana: Elections fixed for August: Elections for a new national assembly of 140 members will be held on August 29. Mr Justice Vincent Crabbe Interim electoral Commissioner added ■ Dateline Africa: Nigeria: Dispute on relief: Relief supplies for Biafra held territory have almost totally ceased and great numbers of people dependent on them are threaten with starvation or illness
dc.identifier.urihttps://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/2593
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherOverseas Newspapers (Agencies) Ltd Cramwell House Fulwood Place London WC1V GHZ in Nigeria by Times Press Ltd
dc.titleWest Africa magazine 2717, Saturday June 28th, 1969
dc.typeArticle
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