West Africa magazine2025-11-212025-11-211969-03-08https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/2351Issue 2701 of West Africa Magazine(March 8, 1969) probes Biafra's secession risks, Ghana's politics, and Africa's housing woes. Published in London/distributed in Apapa, it covers Nigeria's fragmentation fears, Accra's attractions, and building material imports. Key stories: “Secession or Security?” warns Biafra risks; “Politics without Parties” notes Ghana’s vibe; “Houses for Africa's People” says import bill huge. Roundabout hypes Nigeria talks; Biafra’s stamp sales hint at survival tricks. Books spotlights Gold Coast movers. Elsewhere: US aid shift (Commercial news), Ghana mine clash turns deadly (Dateline Africa). A charged mix – secession, politics, and bullets.■ Secession or Security? If Biafra's session is successful the argument runs then not only the rest of Nigeria, but almost every tropical African country’, is in danger of fragmen tation. ■ Politics without Parties: From a Correspondent in Accra: There are several concurrent attractions to interstellar the visitor to Ghana’s capital at the moment ■ Houses for Africa's People: African countries spend over S600m a year on imported building materials nearly a third of their estimated annual investment in construction ■ Roundabout: Big names at reconstruction talks: What must surely be one of the greatest gatherings of experts and public personalities ever assembled in Nigeria, meets here later this month. ■ Biafra's Valuable Stamps: How does Biafra still manage to find foreign exchange, in spite of the virtual stoppage of exports from the area, and the impossibility of using Biafran currency abroad? ■ Books and publications: Educated natives: Gold coast men of affairs by Magnus J. Sampson ■ Commercial news: USA: From aid to trade? President Nixon's administration is planning to abandon America's aid programme in favour of a new scheme to stimulate private investment in developing countries ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana: Shooting at Ashanti mine: Two miners of Ashanti Goldfields were shot dead on March 3 when a crowd of 6000 tried to strom the police station at ObuasienArticle