■ Twelve Years of Ghana: Last week Ghana celebrated the third anniversary of the overthrow of Dr. Nkrumah. Next week, on March 6, Ghana celebrates the twelfth anniversary of independence ■ Ghana's Cocoa in Crisis: Is the full Ghana’s cocoa production due to temporary factors particularly the heavy rains last year? ■ Not with a Bang, but a Whimper...Slowly, but remorselessly, the lights are going out in the old Institute of administration in Zaria. ■ Two years work for ECA: Full meetings of the UN Economic commission for Africa now take place every two years ■ Books and publications: Getting away from Tarzan: Tropical Africa by Robert Coughlan and the editor of Time-life books ■ Commercial news: Lonrho Bid for John Holt: Lonrho has made an £8m bid for John Holt, five months after it's successful bid for Ashanti Goldfields