West Africa magazine2025-11-212025-11-211969-03-01https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/2352Issue 2700 of West Africa Magazine(March 1, 1969) marks Ghana's milestones, cocoa woes, and Zaria's quiet shutdown. Published in London/distributed in Apapa, it covers Ghana's Nkrumah legacy, cocoa crisis, and ECA's bi-annual meet. Key stories: Ghana celebrates 12 years independent, 3 years post-Nkrumah; “Ghana's Cocoa in Crisis” asks if rains are to blame; Zaria's Institute fades (Whimper). Books notes Coughlan’s non-Tarzan Africa. Elsewhere: Lonrho’s John Holt bid (Commercial news). A reflective mix – anniversaries, cocoa, and closures.■ Twelve Years of Ghana: Last week Ghana celebrated the third anniversary of the overthrow of Dr. Nkrumah. Next week, on March 6, Ghana celebrates the twelfth anniversary of independence ■ Ghana's Cocoa in Crisis: Is the full Ghana’s cocoa production due to temporary factors particularly the heavy rains last year? ■ Not with a Bang, but a Whimper...Slowly, but remorselessly, the lights are going out in the old Institute of administration in Zaria. ■ Two years work for ECA: Full meetings of the UN Economic commission for Africa now take place every two years ■ Books and publications: Getting away from Tarzan: Tropical Africa by Robert Coughlan and the editor of Time-life books ■ Commercial news: Lonrho Bid for John Holt: Lonrho has made an £8m bid for John Holt, five months after it's successful bid for Ashanti GoldfieldsenArticle