Articles from African Business (January 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A fundamentalist threat: the menace of intolerance.	Hungwe, Boldwill	Letter to the Editor	408
A general without officers: president Mwai Kibaki is facing his most serious crisis since winning the elections in 2002. At the time of writing, he had no cabinet--having sacked the previous one but unable to persuade new ministers to take up their posts. Neil Ford explains the economic consequences.	Ford, Neil		1495
A handy solution: never too hot.		Brief Article	168
AB guide to African currencies.		Illustration	503
Africa and the Diaspora: time to make a stand.	Thompson, Mary	Letter to the Editor	630
Africa's university for peace: as part of our campaign this month focussing on peace in Africa, editor Anver Versi met Dr Jean-Bosco Butera who was recently appointed the first director of the Africa Programme at the University for Peace.	Versi, Anver	Interview	1330
Applying modern science to traditional knowledge: Uganda, like most African countries, is brimming with health-giving, curative plants, but this knowledge is only partially being put to use. Milan Vesely reports on an initiative that will combine Western technical and marketing skills with local knowledge to produce easily accessible medicine.	Vesely, Milan		1525
Bamboo.		Book Review	290
Beasts of no Nation.		Book Review	201
Beautiful vital statistics: the vital statistics coming out of South Africa make healthy reading. The economy is growing well and if this rate of growth can be maintained, the target of cutting poverty by half by 2014 can be achieved, reports Tom Nevin.	Nevin, Tom		1405
BEE move: tribe takes platinum stake.		Brief Article	58
Building on progress: in late November, the government of Sierra Leone met with its development partners for two days of talks discussing its poverty reduction strategy. The outcome was the promise of unprecedented new aid mechanisms and commitments. Stephen Williams reports.	Williams, Stephen		1521
Cairo exchange 'higher than the pyramids': a share index that cannot stop rising, booming liquidity and a mega-listing are set to crown a third soaraway year for Africa's oldest stock exchange. Tom Minney reports.	Minney, Tom		1429
Cost cuts: African parliament faces budget cuts.		Brief Article	133
Country in danger of losing its halo: often hailed as a model African country by Western donors, Uganda finds itself at a crossroads. With landmark elections approaching and uproar continuing over the arrest of the main opposition leader, Stuart Price in Kampala asks if the honeymoon is over.	Price, Stuart		1461
Desertion.		Book Review	258
Easier money: DBSA relaxes lending criteria.		Brief Article	146
Encouraging inventions: the answer, my friend, is blowing the mind.		Brief Article	187
Escaping the trap: a new approach.		Book Review	1540
False impressions? The Diaspora's involvement.		Letter to the Editor	554
Fighting the flab: hope for fatties, lift-off for bushmen.		Brief Article	319
Food: Zambia OKs SA maize.		Brief Article	136
Ghana: we need to sing our song louder; As part of an intense investment drive, Ghana's President John Agye-Kum Kufuor recently led a high-powered economic delegation to Washington and London. In London Omar Ben Yedder interviewed Dr Anthony Akoto Osei, Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning.		Interview	1656
Going nuclear: uranium strike boosts Zimbabwe's power hopes.		Brief Article	111
Gold hits the heights: there's a distinctly bullish sentiment in the precious metals' markets driven by renewed economic growth and strong buying in the main consuming regions, principally the US, the European Union, Asia and the Middle East. Moin Siddiqi analyses the trends.	Siddiqi, Moin		2274
Hot is healthy.		Brief Article	99
Hyrdocarbon bonanza: Angola makes hay with high oil prices.		Brief Article	123
Investment boost: big IFC boost for Africa's private sector.		Brief Article	133
Its now or never.	Manson, Katrina; Knight, James	Cover Story	3951
Land programme: TerraAfrica to confront desertification.		Brief Article	99
Lights out: self-snuffing candle.		Brief Article	196
Malawi by-elections: Mutharika passes litmus test.		Brief Article	118
Nanotechnology in anti-cancer armoury.		Brief Article	63
Nature's lesson: bronzed and beautiful--like a hippo.		Brief Article	183
Nectar collectors' achievements: Kenya company's sweet taste of success.		Brief Article	229
Paul Bowles: A Life.		Book Review	308
Pipeline to fuel industrial dreams: Ghana's long-held dream of becoming an industrial economy is based on a steady supply of relatively cheap power. The government, it seems, is putting its faith in gas rather than hydro for its future power needs. Neil Ford reports.	Ford, Neil		1570
Prices rocket: inflation knocks two African super-economies.		Brief Article	121
Prize letter: win a free annual subscription!			98
Putting out the fires in the Delta: as intentions now stand, the flaring of gas--which wastes around $2.5bn for Nigeria--will be illegal by 2008. Some majors say that the time-limit is too short but the people who live in the Delta region of the country can hardly wait for the new law to come into effect.	Ford, Neil		1472
Ravalomanana needs a fine balance: almost four years after coming to power, the government of President Marc Ravalomanana faces some testing choices over the political and economic development of Madagascar. Neil Ford reports.	Ford, Neil		1445
Red Strangers.		Book Review	177
Reinventing Development? Translating Rights-based Approaches from Theory into Practice.		Brief Article	148
Row over pipeline revenue share-out: controversy looms over how the government of Chad, soon to receive substantial new revenues from its oil pipeline, should spend the income. The bone of contention is that slice of revenues earmarked for future generations. Neil Ford has the details.	Ford, Neil		1501
Salute to a brave fighter.	Versi, Anver	Editorial	832
Scheme to safeguard small-holder production: last month, Hong Kong trade negotiators were considering a proposal that would allow developing countries to protect their agricultural commodities from global commitments to lower import duties. This is seen as a vital instrument to safeguard the food security of some of the world's poorest nations. Mildred Mpundu of Panos reports from Zambia.	Mpundu, Mildred		1649
Sell dollars, buy euros and yen! The New Year brings added cheer for the dollar bulls. But will the dollar's renewed strength represents a long-term recovery or a bear market rally? Should you hold on to your dollars or sell them?	Siddiqi, Moin		1497
Sleepwalking Land.		Book Review	146
Soccer in the mind: S African board game scores in UK.			528
Speaking in tongues: six down--five to go.		Brief Article	134
Telemedicine lifeline for rural Africa: the growth of information communication technologies has allowed a number of projects sponsored by the Vodafone Group Foundation to provide healthcare only previously available in populous urban areas. Stuart Price reports.	Price, Stuart		1566
The healing touch.		Brief Article	60
The Last Expedition.		Book Review	206
Voice of the people: the early years.		Sound Recording Review	833
Warfare on the decline: according to the Human Security Report, there are fewer wars in the world now than over the past 13 years; most of these, unfortunately, are still in Africa. The good news is that conflicts in Africa are also reducing. Are we on the brink of a new, virtually conflict-free period of history? asks Neil Ford.	Ford, Neil		1384