West Africa Magazine no. 2713, 31st May, 1969

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dc.contributor.authorWest Africa magazine
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-18T04:03:33Z
dc.date.available2026-01-18T04:03:33Z
dc.date.issued1969-05-31
dc.descriptionIssue 2713 of West Africa Magazine(May 31, 1969) navigates Africa-Europe ties, Ghanaian politics, and war drums. Published in London/distributed in Apapa, it dissects Yaoundé convention expiry, Ghana’s opposition revival, and Guinea’s liberation war. Plus: CDC deals, Japan buys Nigerian oil, and uni troubles. Key stories: “Yaounde deadline” hits Africa-Europe trade pact crunch; “Personalities Ghana” links Busia’s party to Nkrumah foes; Books hails Davidson/Cabral on Guinea liberation. Elsewhere: CDC profits in Cameroon (Commercial news), Japan snaps up Nigerian oil, Abidjan uni shuts (Dateline Africa), Biafra raids resume. A charged mix – pacts, oil, and gunfire.
dc.description.abstract■ Yaounde deadline: May 31 is the date of expiry of the Yaounde convention associating 18 African states (14 former French colonies, three former Belgian colonies and Somalia) ■ Personalities and Politics in Ghana-2: If as I suggested in my first article, Dr Busia's new Progress Party has certain clear links with the old opposition to Dr. Nkrumah ■ Books and publications: Peasants in the Guinea war: The liberation of Guinea aspects of an African revolution by Basil Davidson forwarded by Amilcar Cabral ■ Commercial news: CDC: profit and loss in West Africa: Cameroon wants the Commonwealth development corporation to continue as managing agents for the Cameroons development corporation after December 1969 ■ Commercial news: Japan buys Nigerian oil: For the first time, a Japanese oil concern, Idemitsu Kosan Kaisha has bought oil from Africa ■ Dateline Africa: Ivory Coast: Abidjan university closed down: The university of Abidjan and the schools attached to it have been closed until the reform of the higher education system ■ Dateline Africa: Nigeria: Biafra air raids start again: Night aircraft in the service of the Biafrans raided Port Harcourt airport on May 22 and Benin airport on May 24 at Port Harcourt at least one piston- engined aircraft
dc.identifier.urihttps://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/2420
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherApapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd.,
dc.titleWest Africa Magazine no. 2713, 31st May, 1969
dc.typeArticle
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