West Africa Magazine 2696, Saturday February 1st, 1969

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1969-02-01
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Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd.
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■ Ghana’s big debate: Before starting discussion of the constitutional proposals of the chiefs justice's commission Ghana’s constitutuent assembly which began its work ■ Two sides of war relief: The International red cross is now to fly food and medical supplies once more into the redoubt under Biafran control ■ 10 years of ECA:3 : The men and the machine: Next week, at its ninth full meeting, which will be attended by U Thant, the UN Economic Commission for Africa celebrates the tenth anniversary of its founding, in January 1958. ■ Guidelines for Ghana's constitution 2: The council of state proposed in the constitutional commission's draft constitution to aid and counsel the president is an innovation ■ Roundabout: The French intervention force: I noticed that in the statement criticising the French that Justin Bomboko the Congo-K foreign minister made just after Christmas he says that a leading general in the French armed forces ■ Books and publications: Awolowo's new Nigeria: The people's republic by Obafemi Awolowo ■ Commercial news: Ghana: Ashanti, Lonrho and the new lease: Ashanti Goldfields has now obtained a new lease of the Obuasi goldmine in Ghana's Ashanti region which it has mined since 1887 ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana: What happens after the assembly? On the third day of it's debate on the constitutional proposals which began on January 21, the constitutuent assembly adopted a resolution seeking full powers to enact ■ OCAM: Third term for Hamani Diori: The OCAM summit was held in Kinshasa this week from January 27 to 31. ■ Dateline Africa: Nigeria: Eve of the final push? Biafra radio on Wednesday claimed that a big offensive in the Abagana sector of the Northern front opened on that day with heavy artillery and mortar bombardment

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Issue 2696 of West Africa Magazine(February 1, 1969) navigates Ghana's constitution talks, Biafra aid, and ECA's decade. Published in London/distributed in Apapa, it covers Ghana's big debate, war relief twists, and ECA's anniversary. Key stories: Ghana's assembly grills constitution; Red Cross aids Biafra; ECA's 10 years (The men and the machine); Awolowo's Nigeria book. Elsewhere: Ghana Ashanti Goldfields lease (Commercial news), OCAM backs Hamani Diori, Nigeria war heats up (Dateline Africa). A charged mix – constitutions, aid, and war.
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