Articles from African Business (December 1, 2004)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A play-it-safe budget: Nigeria's budget for 2005, announced early in order to speed up implementation, has chosen to err on the safe side--despite the high crude prices. Neil Ford analyses the figures.	Ford, Neil		1416
AB guide to African currencies.		Illustration	499
African Church prepared to cut US financial lifeline: the consecration of a gay bishop in the US has thrown up sharp divisions within the Anglican Church worldwide. The Anglican Church in Africa is threatening to break away, but doing so will mean cutting off its main financial lifeline.	Vesely, Milan		1469
African pride: countering negative perceptions.	Blyden, I. Espadon	Letter to the Editor	430
Complaints corner: Ethiopia is also Africa.		Letter to the Editor	313
Confused and bemused: excellence the benchmark?		Letter to the Editor	324
Danger! The hidden perils of GM crops.			4440
Design Your Own E-Shop: Creating and Promoting Successful Small Business Sites.		Book Review	94
Development: stop Africa's debt squeeze--UN.		Brief Article	150
Economy moves into decisive territory: there were no surprises in the Tunisian elections held in late October. The country voted overwhelmingly for the team that has brought it economic success and social cohesion. But, says Anver Versi, the country is now entering a critical phase.	Versi, Anver		1604
Economy will be election battleground: Ghanaians go to the polls on December 7. The main rivalry will be between the ruling NPP led by President John Kufuor and the NDC, led by John Mills. Both have based their campaigns on the state of the economy. George Frank Asmah reports from Accra.	Asmah, George Frank		1538
Economy: S. Africa--economic big brother?		Brief Article	110
Finance: Devbank's $9bn regional boost.		Brief Article	101
Giving witchcraft the boot: juju, mutu, urongo and other magical terms are common throughout African football. Witchdoctors have made fortunes selling their 'special powers' to clubs and players alike. But, Milan Vesely reports, the practice is now coming under sustained attack in Tanzania.	Vesely, Milan		1560
High Stakes: How I Blew [pounds sterling]14 Million.		Book Review	231
Highlife blues: a pan-African carrier the answer?	Sassine, Jacques	Letter to the Editor	210
I.O.U.: The Debt Threat and Why We Must Defuse It.		Book Review	1633
Is democracy a step too soon? Under President Yoweri Museveni, Uganda has been generally stable and is beginning to become prosperous. But international donors and opposition groups now want a full transformation to multi-party democracy. Will this be a step too soon, wonders Neil Ford.	Ford, Neil		1275
Legislation: S. African mercenaries in Iraq.		Brief Article	113
Locust clouds darken African skies: a plague of locusts is once again darkening the skies of the Sahelian region and moving north to attack crops in the Maghreb. The damage left behind is immense. Yet we now have the science to both predict and prevent this plague. Milan Vesely reports.	Vesely, Milan		2418
Media: ThisDay suspends S. African publication.		Brief Article	141
Mining leads diversification drive: gold-mining has become a major foreign exchange earner for Mali. Now, with the urgent need to upgrade its transport infrastructure, other extractive resources may finally be exploited. Stephen Williams reports.	Williams, Stephen		1478
Moving Mountains.		Book Review	258
Mubarak the younger leads economic reforms: President Hosni Mubarak's son, Gamal, is leading a coterie of free-market ideologues who seem determined to swing the country into free-market economics. A series of radical reforms is already altering Egypt's economic landscape. James Badcock reports.	Badcock, James		1461
Nigeria banking reforms gain a new impetus: until quite recently, Nigeria, Africa's second biggest banking market after South Africa, was largely an undisciplined, poorly regulated mess. The turnaround began some five years ago when the Central Bank started imposing order. As Moin Siddiqi reports, the weeding and clearing is gathering pace as Basle 2 Accords loom ever closer.	Siddiqi, Moin		1457
Power: five nations to build DRC hydro plant.		Brief Article	113
Prize letter: win a free annual subscription!		Brief Article	98
Red and Green: Ali Farka Toure.		Sound Recording Review	778
Red tape strangling Africa: it is ironic that Africa, desperately in need of much more productive business, is also the continent considered the most difficult to do business in because of red tape. While the rest of the world is slashing red tape, Africa is drowning in it. What should be done? Neil Ford offers some thoughts.	Ford, Neil		1478
Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival.		Book Review	306
Small is beautiful: banking on development.	Maddy, Theo	Letter to the Editor	296
Soweto--the sleeping giant stirs: South Africa's biggest dormitory, Soweto--a sprawling, unorganised conurbation of dwellings--could soon become a thriving, proper city in its own right. Tom Nevin has the story.	Nevin, Tom		1225
The Chad-Cameroon pipeline test: it is now just over a year since the Chad-Cameroon oil pipeline was officially opened. Oil production is rising and the two governments are beginning to benefit from the oil revenues generated by the project. What has been the impact of the project?	Ford, Neil		1294
The Economic Decline of Zimbabwe: Neither Growth Nor Equity.		Book Review	127
The horror in Sudan must stop--now.	Versi, Anver		832
The New Financial Order: Risk in the 21st Century.		Book Review	344
The private sector holds the key to prosperity: a well-regulated and open market economy is a powerful engine for growth and poverty alleviation in the developing world. But bureaucratic and other hurdles are getting in the way. Is there a way out?	Siddiqi, Moin		1411
Title deeds could unlock trapped wealth: millions of Tanzanians who own plots of land and other property have no documentation to prove their claims. All this is set to change as the government embarks on a major property formalisation campaign. Herald Tagama reports.	Tagama, Herald		1356
Trade: possible sweetener for Africa's sugar prices.		Brief Article	129
Voters refuse to rock the boat: Botswana's voters have confounded critics by once again demonstrating their confidence in the incumbent president, Festus Mogae, and the ruling BDP party, by returning both in a landslide victory. Tom Nevin reports.	Nevin, Tom		1283
What Went Wrong with Africa? A Contemporary History.	Veen, Roel van der	Brief Article	205
Who should pay for health care? The Kenyan government's decision to offer free basic health care and medicines to poor citizens has reawakened the debate over how to pay for health care in Africa. Analysis by Neil Ford.	Ford, Neil		2647