West Africa Magazine 2852, week ending 11th February, 1972
Date
1972-02-11
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Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd.
Abstract
■ Nigeria and the Commonwealth:Which African Commonwealth countries will follow the example of Australia, Britain, Fiji and New Zealand in recognising Bangla desh ■ Books and publications: Playing at decolonisation: CCentral African Republic: A failure in deconlonisation by Pierre Kalck ■ West Africa index to volume 24: January 3, 1970 to January 2, 1971 ■ Commercial news: Hackman reappointed- Ghana national redemption council has appointed Mr U. K Hackman ■ JS aid Bill approved: Three months after it's surprised rejection by the Senate, the United States foreign aid bill covering expenditure ■ Dateline Africa:Ghana Acheampong choose his cabinet
Description
The Issue 2852 of West Africa Magazine(week ending 11th February 1972) mixes geopolitics and pragmatism. Published in London/distributed in Apapa, it asks if Nigeria will lead African nations in recognising Bangladesh and covers Ghana’s post-coup reshuffles, dodgy decolonisation critiques, and aid wins.
Highlights include “Nigeria and the Commonwealth”, probing African states’ silence on Bangladesh; Books blasts Pierre Kalck’s Central African Republic as naive on messy ex-colonial realities; the West Africa index archives Volume 24 (1970–71). Elsewhere: Ghana’s NRC reappoints U.K. Hackman (Commercial news); the US Congress greenlights aid (JS aid Bill approved); and Ghana’s Acheampong unveils his cabinet (Dateline Africa). A wonky but charged issue expect recognition battles and cabinet chairs.