■ Soldiers and smugglers: One main plank in the programme of Ghana's military government was the granting of subsidises ■ Tolbert's first full year: Last week, Liberia was host for the first time in its 115 years of independence ■ Upper Volta: The worries of Ouedraogo ■ OAU prepares for its 10th birthday: The 20th session of the council of ministers of the organisation of African unity was held in Addis Ababa from February 4 to 9 ■ Books and publications: A picture of Ghana- The Ghanaian factory worker industrial man in Africa by Margaret Peil ■ Sekou Toure's iron mountains: Radio Conakry has announced the initialling of a convention on Conakry setting up two mixed companies ■ Commercial news: Groundnut ups and downs- Substantial increase in the area devoted to groundnut in Nigeria is attributed by the US agriculture department ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana- Food subsidy lifted: The government has withdrawn its 30m cedis subsidy for foreign food and commodity