Articles from African Business (February 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
... and coffee for the brain.		Brief Article	82
A Voyager Out: The Life of Mary Kingsley.		Book Review	233
AB guide to African currencies.		Illustration	503
Africa takes centre stage.	Ford, Neil	Brief Article	101
Africa's heroic entrepreneur.	Versi, Anver	Biography	825
African diaspora: look to the 'near' abroad.	Rice-Mason, Duane E.	Letter to the Editor	307
African oil becomes new FDI magnet: Africa's growing importance as an essential source of oil for Western economies will ensure that FDI into the sector will continue to increase.			2134
African perceptions: make 'foreign' a foreign word.		Letter to the Editor	992
An expert analysis: four decades in perspective.		Book Review	1591
Anti-HIV/Aids development: chemical condoms tested in Africa.		Brief Article	299
Bongo to extend rule to 45 years: President Omar Bongo, already Africa's longest serving head of state, has won another seven years in office following the latest elections. While Bongo's rule has brought stability and prosperity, the question is what will happen when he finally goes and the oil runs out. Neil Ford reports.	Ford, Neil		1518
Capitalism: As if the World Matters.		Book Review	241
Cash benefits: banks on the rural doorstep.		Brief Article	199
China, India boost African status: the bullish entry of China and India in the African oil industry is changing the traditional relationship between Africa and the West. It gives Africa a powerful platform from which to negotiate.			947
Compensation call: Uganda facing billions in claims.		Brief Article	113
Darfur: A Short History of a Long War.		Book Review	188
Disparity dangers: SA's income gap a worry.		Brief Article	118
Diversification delivers: think beyond minerals, Africa told.		Brief Article	74
Driven to dink? Water, water everywhere ...			268
Economy clicks into the right gear: slowly but surely, Nigeria is hauling itself out of the economic pit to which it was consigned following decades of military rule. Most encouragingly, non-oil sector growth is now outperforming growth in the oil and gas sectors. Has Nigeria's time come? Neil Ford reports.	Ford, Neil		1361
Elections--business holds its breath: with just a matter of weeks to go before Uganda's all-important vote to determine the country's next president, Stuart Price went to meet some of the country's entrepreneurs to gauge their hopes and fears.	Price, Stuart		1423
Electric connections: towards a continental power pool.		Brief Article	48
Every breath you take: vitamin D for better breathing.		Brief Article	72
Extend the embrace: stimulate investment.	McGuire, Ron	Letter to the Editor	449
Fighting the flab: appetite control within 10 years.		Brief Article	82
Gas: piped success.			587
Golden boom only benefits 20 percent: South Africa, only one decade after the end of apartheid appears to be enjoying a golden period of sustained growth. However, those celebrating form hardly a fifth of the population as a legacy of the country's divisive history. Tom Nevin reports.	Nevin, Tom		1371
Hong Kong a disaster for the poor: the WTO Hong Kong ministerial meeting in December, says Tom Nevin, was a slap in the face of the developing world but a triumph for the industrialised countries who want no change to the status quo. The battle continues.	Nevin, Tom		1445
Hot wheels: stolen cars--SA's growing export.		Brief Article	113
Hunger worsens: food shortages bite in Africa.		Brief Article	103
Jakaya Kikwete at a glance.	Rajab, Ahmed	Biography	796
Labour-intensive growth is vital: the last UN peacekeeping troops pulled out of Sierra Leone at the end of 2005, signalling an end to the physical intervention of outside forces in the country's affairs. Can the country, now at peace, find the right economic formula to sustain peace and stability? Neil Ford discusses.	Ford, Neil		1547
Lean, clean and green surfer: protection for marine ecology.		Brief Article	92
Lost & found: child tracker.		Brief Article	186
Managing Urban Futures: Sustainability and Urban Growth in Developing Countries.	Keiner, Marco; Koll-Schretzenmayr, Martina; Schmid, A. Willy	Brief Article	156
Microsoft launches Swahili Word: Microsoft's decision to launch a Swahili version of Word is likely to ignite a silent revolution in communications across a large swathe from the east coast to the heart of central Africa. Neil Ford has the details.	Ford, Neil		1422
Mozambique--Africa's rising star: Mozambique's tourism sector is flourishing thanks to legislative reforms and the opening of high quality hotels and resorts throughout the country. Stephen Williams reports on the work still in progress.	Williams, Stephen		1545
New energy: carbon capture.		Brief Article	281
Oil price to remain high.			392
Place of Reeds.		Book Review	199
Politics in Land and Water Management: A Study in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.		Brief Article	189
Poor poorly treated: those in poverty short-changed in healthcare.		Brief Article	124
Portugal loosens iron grip on Cahora Bassa: after years of effort, the government of Mozambique has finally succeeded in prising open Portugal's iron grip on the Cahora Bassa dam. This can lead to a period of sustained growth for this southern African country.			1499
Praise the lord: a spirited celebration.			729
Prize letter: win a free annual subscription!		Letter to the Editor	98
Profits of peace: Angola rebuilding its tourist attractions.		Brief Article	112
Rating an award: Fitch ushers Namibia into the club.		Brief Article	101
Small potatoes: back to the roots--and riches.			503
Soludo scoops highest award: the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Soludo was presented with the world's most prestigious banking award at a ceremony in London last month. African Business editor Anver Versi was there.	Versi, Anver		608
Songo Songo an overwhelming success: Tanzania's gas-to-power project, Songas, has exceeded even the most optimistic forecasts and is likely to set a new trend in the generation of power in the sub-region.			1010
South Africa--the post-apartheid economic miracle: the South African economy, which just before the end of the apartheid regime was ailing badly, has astonished the world with its robust growth over the past decade. This has been done against a background of greater challenge than faced by the former regime.	Siddiqi, Moin		1504
Sweet news: dark chocolate for good heart health ...		Brief Article	77
Tanzania's new age leader.			2122
The African Aids Epidemic: A History.		Brief Article	188
The ideal island: Mauritius as the African Court of Justice?		Brief Article	99
The quack on your back: the T-shirt knows ...		Brief Article	96
W Arthur Lewis and the Birth of Development Economics.		Book Review	324
Women get top posts in new cabinet.			968