West Africa Magazine 2856, week ending 10th March, 1972
Date
1972-03-10
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Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd.
Abstract
■ Nigeria pays in full: A year ago the backlog of payments which Nigeria owed for goods other than arms, imported during and since the war ■ Books and publications: Suppression in Paris: La Grande mystrtication du Congo-Kinshas Les crimes de mobutu by Cephas Kamutatu Maspero ■ Commercial news: Three countries miss fair opening ■ UK exports to Commonwealth top sales to EEC ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana- All assets "pressumed" unlawful
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The Issue 2856 of West Africa Magazine (week ending 10th March 1972) mixes economic triumph and activism. Published in London and Nigeria, it leads with Nigeria’s bold move to clear war-era debts, reviews a scathing exposé of Mobutu’s Congo, and crunches trade numbers. Expect post-war optimism and Cold War shadows.
Key stories: Nigeria clears its non-arms import bills (Nigeria pays in full), signalling recovery; Books spotlights La Grande mystification du Congo-Kinshasa (Maspero), a fierce critique of Mobutu’s brutality; Commercial news notes three African countries snub a trade fair, while UK exports to the Commonwealth beat EU sales. A compact issue of geopolitics and cheques Africa flexes its muscles.