Articles from African Business (January 1, 2005)

Title	Author	Type	Words
"Initiative Africa" trophy 2004: three women rewarded for their initiative in Benin, Botswana and DRC; Western Union supports African ingenuous development in Africa.			628
A bright future for precious metals: the West's continuing economic growth represents good news for Africa's precious metal miners and gemstone producers who can anticipate buoyant markets for their products. Moin Siddiqi reports.	Siddiqi, Moin	Industry Overview	1772
A Burning Hunger.		Book Review	399
AB guide to African currencies.			440
Agriculture: humble cassava moves into the limelight.		Brief Article	152
Agriculture: storm in Kenya's coffee cup.		Brief Article	109
Artists repay debt to Africa: African artists, such as Robert Glen and Susan Stolberger are opening doors for other creative talents from the continent to make their mark around the world and also show Africa in its best, most dramatic light.	Vesely, Milan		1423
Aviation debate: pan-African carrier a disaster.	Skiller, Harry	Letter to the Editor	319
Beware the debt trap: property is at risk.	Orojo, Joseph Samuel	Letter to the Editor	421
Black achievers soar with Eagle Awards: legendary footballer George Weah and CNN news anchor Tumi Magkabo were among the winners of the 2004 Eagle Awards in London. Pernille Goodall has the story.	Goodall, Pernille		794
Celtel wins International Finance Corporation Client Leadership Award.		Brief Article	590
Clear as a Bel: a true diva returns.		Biography	816
Development: a fortune in catfish.		Brief Article	255
Development: a light fantastic.		Brief Article	106
Discarding dogma, embracing pragmatism: the government of Senegal finally seems to be shaking up the country's lethargic economy, which has long promised more than it has actually delivered. Several reforms, reports Neil Ford, are designed to give the economy the shot in the arm it requires.	Ford, Neil		1320
Economic policies: an appeal to the IMF, World Bank.	Kiama, David		323
Economic strategy gets full marks: the future looks bright for the Ethiopian economy following a string of good news over the past few months. Donors have slashed debt repayment and the World Bank is encouraging more investment. But, as Neil Ford reports, a great deal of work is still to be done if Ethiopia is to turn the corner.	Ford, Neil		1297
Economy: Zimbabwe making progress, says IMF.		Brief Article	109
Emergency funding: UN appeals for southern Africa relief.		Brief Article	82
Enterprise: foster SMEs, governments told.		Brief Article	116
Export promotion: Africa's first trade and investment expo.		Brief Article	81
Finance: oil price assists Angola.		Brief Article	105
Governance: jolt for Africa's leaders.		Brief Article	118
Health: tragedy of Africa's child deaths.		Brief Article	91
Infrastructure: faster Zambian copper exports.		Brief Article	121
Initiative: there's a fortune in them there 'weeds'.		Brief Article	207
Innovation: let there be landing lights.		Brief Article	178
Invention: gel substitute for paraffin could save lives.		Brief Article	162
Invention: put Tiger in your putt.		Brief Article	269
Is Nepad nothing but a talk shop? What has Nepad achieved in the three years of its existence? The founding fathers of the movement say there has been little else but talk; others disagree.			1272
JSE set to become virtual Pan-African exchange: S Africa's biggest stock exchange, the JSE has been given the green light to list companies from other African countries. The advantages can be significant, but so can the disadvantages. Tom Nevin reports.	Nevin, Tom		1041
Kufuor wins 'grown-up' elections: the presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana last month produced the biggest turnout of voters not only in the country's own history but also in that of the West African region. Does this indicate a change in the style of politics in the region, asks Anver Versi?	Versi, Anver		1385
Lessons in how to wreck a thriving country.	Versi, Anver	Editorial	901
Maasai land: an update please.	Stanhope, Eric		98
MTV rolls out Africa channel: MTV, the world's largest music broadcaster, will launch a new channel dedicated to Africa in February. This will be the organisation's 100th channel and also complete its coverage of all regions of the world. Anver Versi looks at the pros and cons of this new musical movement.	Versi, Anver		1211
Nigeria's gas potential virtually limitless: Nigeria's estimated natural gas reserves currently stand at 159 trillion cubic feet but so far only the Bonny Island Plant is making use of this bounty. The scope for expansion is therefore almost limitless.	Ford, Neil		1392
Oil may rescue locust-hit economy: Mauritania recently celebrated its 44th anniversary of independence with President Maaouiya Ould Taya surveying a curious mix of circumstances in the country he has ruled since 1984. James Badcock reports.	Badcock, James		1423
Papa Wemba bounces back: one of Africa's most famous and beloved musicians, the Congolese Papa Wemba caused shock and dismay when a French court found him guilty of 'people smuggling' and sentenced him to 30 months in jail. Milan Vesely profiles Papa Wemba's tempestuous career.	Vesely, Milan	Biography	1442
Pohamba to fire up economic engine: the only political change brought about by the November general elections is that Sam Nujoma has been replaced by his old friend Hifkepunye Pohamba. The economy however, is another matter, as Tom Nevin reports.	Nevin, Tom		1123
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SADC plots ambitious economic decade: the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has enormous potential and could become one of the world's top 20 regional economic blocks--that is if it can overcome the host of problems currently besetting the organisation. Tom Nevin examines the Community's recently released targets for the next 10 years.	Nevin, Tom		1578
Somalia's Phileas Fogg President: as Somalia's interim government in Nairobi, Kenya announces the composition of its cabinet, our Guest Commentator takes a wry look at the activities of the president-elect, Abdullahi.	Mohamed, Ahmed		1600
Taking safeguards: repelling the mosquito.	Gasarabwe, Fatima		221
Tell Me No Lies.		Book Review	334
The Girl Who Married a Lion.		Book Review	191
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall.		Book Review	709
The Remarkable Baobab.		Book Review	249
The Saharawi issue: call for balanced analysis.	Feraoun, Sharif	Letter to the Editor	177
We are not the ANC's lapdog--Cosatu: South Africa's government, writes Tom Nevin, is facing its biggest ever political crisis as one member of the ruling tripartite alliance, the labour movement Cosatu, is threatening to break away.	Nevin, Tom		1477
What does 2005 hold in store?	Ford, Neil	Cover Story	5169
What is the world's worst calamity? Academics crack hard nuts.		Book Review	1598
What will four more years of Bush mean for the world? If nothing else, last November's US presidential election proved that a skilful politician, equipped with a sufficiently large campaign budget, can be re-elected despite a dismal economic performance.	Siddiqi, Moin		1642