West Africa Magazine 2709, Saturday 3rd May, 1969

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dc.contributor.authorWest Africa magazine
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-12T12:18:47Z
dc.date.available2026-01-12T12:18:47Z
dc.date.issued1969-05-03
dc.descriptionIssue 2709 of West Africa Magazine(May 3, 1969) reflects on de Gaulle's legacy and Africa's shifting tides. Published in London/distributed in Apapa, it dissects de Gaulle's foreign policy impact, Ghana's cocoa diplomacy, and Nigeria's war twists. Key stories: “After de Gaulle” weighs the General's outsized Africa role; “The great decoloniser” wips up colonial nostalgia; “Cocoa After the Deluge” says Ghana plays host to producers. Books spotlights Ikime’s Delta merchant saga. Elsewhere: UK shippers upbeat (Commercial news), Ghana unbans parties, Biafra grabs Owerri (Dateline Africa). A heady mix – empires, cocoa, and war.
dc.description.abstract■ After de Gaulle: The place of foreign policy in General de Gaulle's years of power has been so significant that his departure from office in a strange act of political gambling ■ The great decoloniser: To look for a companion to de Gaulle in English-speaking Africa, you have to find a compound of Queen Victoria Winston Churchill ■ Cocoa After the Deluge: Delegates to the Cocoa Producers' Alliance, meeting in the territory of the Alliance’s most productive member state, were naturally promised visits to Ghana’s cocoa growing areas. ■ Books and publications: Nana of the River: Merchant Prince of the Niger Delta by Obaro Ikime ■ Commercial news: Shippers optimistic: Our Liverpool correspondent writes: Trade with West Africa in the first five months of this year will be 20 per cent up on the corresponding period of last year, the United Kingdom—West African Line joint service ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana: Politics decree: CPP leaders banned: A decree permitting the revival of political parties was published on April 28. ■ Dateline Africa: Nigeria: Biafra retake Owerri: Owerri, the important crossroads town captured from the Biafrans by Federal forces of the 3rd (Marine commando) division last September
dc.identifier.urihttps://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/2413
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherApapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd.
dc.titleWest Africa Magazine 2709, Saturday 3rd May, 1969
dc.typeArticle
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