West Africa magazine2026-01-182026-01-181969-06-21https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/2421Issue 2716 of West Africa Magazine (June 21, 1969) mixes war pragmatism, governance gripes, and livestock talks. Published in London/distributed in Apapa, it hails relief corridors for Biafra, dissects Ghana’s local govt chaos, and salutes Chad’s Tombalbaye’s nerve. Plus: livestock potentials, a bishop bows out, and UNCTAD gets trashed. Key stories: “Making relief work” welcomes Biafra aid breakthrough; “Ghana: local govt” laments dysfunction; “Seven more years” profiles Tombalbaye’s g nerve. Elsewhere: Ahmadu Bello U hosts livestock conf (cows, goats, pigs), Archbishop Patterson bows out after decades; Commercial news blasts UNCTAD as useless. Dateline Africa: Senegal unions split post-strike; Ghana’s local chaos persists. A wonky, vital issue – survival & livestock.■ Making relief work: The reported agreement for fiver transport of relief supplies to Biafran held territory is a success for those who have patiently pressed for a land or water corridor ■ Ghana: The state of local government:1:Local Government in Ghana is at present in a state of chaos: the reputation of local authorities has reached its nadir ■ Seven more years for Tombalbaye: To accept to run his country's affairs for another seven years must surely require a strong sense of duty and considerable courage on the part of M. François Tombalbaye ■ 600,000 cows but not enough: This week's international conference at Ahmadu Bello University on development of Livestock in the drier parts of Northern Nigeria will cover goats, poultry and pigs ■ Archbishop Patterson retires: Last week the most Revd Cecil John Patterson, C.M.G, C.B.E, D.D, M.A., retired as Bishop on the Niger and Archbishop of West Africa ■ Commercial news: UNCTAD irrelevant: UNCTAD the United Nations commission on trade and development has virtually ceased to be relevant to problems of international trade policy ■ Dateline Africa: Senegal: General strike flops: Union splits: A call for a 48-hour general strike on Wednesday of last week led to a declaration of a state of emergency by the governmentenArticle