Articles from African Business (May 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
2006: Country by country.		Brief article	292
A single African currency in our time? The goal of a single market underpinned by a common African currency remains an ultimate objective of African unity. But wishing for a common African currency and achieving it are two very different things. Moin Siddiqi looks at the benefits and pitfalls of a common currency.	Siddiqi, Moin		2694
AB guide to African currencies.		Table	503
Africa Dances.		Book review	124
Africa's great lakes are drying up: Africa has more than 30,000 cubic kilometres of water in its 677 lakes, more than anywhere else in the world. Vast numbers of people depend for their livelihoods on African lakes but there has been an alarming drop in the water levels of some of the most famous such as Lake Victoria. Neil Ford examines the causes of this new water crisis.	Ford, Neil		1404
African Business: more focus on business people please!		Letter to the editor	239
African tourism: the other side of the coin.	Musanda, Albert R.K.	Letter to the editor	411
Agriculture: harvest shortfall for Zim.		Brief article	106
Alarming warning: timely chimes.			154
Banking blitz: the reform agenda.	Towry-Coker, Ola Chukude	Letter to the editor	147
Chapman-Andrews and the Emperor.		Book review	213
Chemicals: grow your own pesticides.			410
Computers: mini laptops for African children.		Brief article	141
Cool Hotels: Africa/Middle East.		Book review	238
Devotion and celebration: Senegal's maestro returns.		Audiobook review	671
Economic recovery gathers pace: the Algerian economy, driven by an upturn in oil and gas earnings, is posting a strong recovery that looks set to continue for the foreseeable future. Stephen Williams reports from Algiers.	Williams, Stephen		1557
Economy: strong rand hammers Swazi growth.		Brief article	99
Energy: solar for Botswana villages.		Brief article	134
Finance: reinvest oil revenues, Africa urged.		Brief article	128
Fisheries: Namibian industry in deep water ...		Brief article	92
Getting the measure: lasermeter tackles even the most awkward shapes.		Brief article	210
Globalisation: Non-formal Education & Rural Development.		Book review	116
Glorious Africa: why I love the continent.	Watts, Jeff	Letter to the editor	301
Handy helper: want to quit smoking? Just rub your hands.		Brief article	231
Horns of a dilemma? A superpower's role in a pivotal region.		Book review	1705
If you're chubby, blame it on viruses.		Brief article	91
Invention: easy swimming pool maintenance.		Brief article	197
Investment: Moz to make doing business easier.		Brief article	97
Is China Africa's best friend?	Versi, Anver	Editorial	827
Kufuor wants talking to end and action to begin: with the considerable strengthening of Ghana's banking sector, the country, according to President Kufuor, is ready to transform itself into a financial centre for the whole continent. Neil Ford reports.	Ford, Neil		1576
Mining: S Africa's gold crown slips.		Brief article	133
New convenience for diabetics.			91
New development models: we must learn self-confidence.	Allan, Daniel A.	Letter to the editor	652
New W Bank fund to reward results: the World Bank has launched a new fund for Africa which aims at capacity to achieve rather than need. The fund will be disbursed in the form of grants rather than loans. Will this fund really make a difference? Neil Ford discusses.	Ford, Neil		1342
Nutrition: malnutrition is Africa's big enemy--World Bank.			135
Poverty gets a hammering: according to the biggest investigation in living standards ever carried out in Africa, Namibia has reduced poverty levels by around 10% during its decade-and-a-half of independence. But could more have been achieved? Neil Ford reports.	Ford, Neil		1481
Prize letter: win a free annual subscription!		Brief article	98
Spare part surgery.		Brief article	114
The management conundrum.	Versi, Anver	Cover story	11209
The Revenge of Gaia: Why the earth is fighting back--and how we can still save humanity.		Book review	218
Third term factor casts a shadow: Nigeria's economy is on the mend and both national and international confidence in the country's progress has been increasing. President Olusegun Obasanjo's second term has been a success but will it all go awry if the constitution is amended to allow him to stand for a third term next year? Neil Ford discusses.	Ford, Neil		1404
United Nations: Human Rights Council has more teeth.			124
We Won't Budge.		Book review	162
World Cup: a fan for football fans.		Brief article	102
World Cup: a mission impossible? While there is huge excitement over the 2010 soccer World Cup to be staged in South Africa, there is also considerable unease. The form of the national side is a big worry; but an even bigger worry is that the huge infrastructure development needed might be falling behind schedule. Tom Nevin reports.	Nevin, Tom		1655
World on the move: the world has never seen the movement of people from one place to another on such a scale as at present. Africans are in the thick of it. Can it be a positive force for Africa's development, or will Africa lose out as the brain drain draws away the continent's more skilled workers? Tom Nevin reports on the issues.	Nevin, Tom		1485
Writing Feature Articles.	Nevin, Tom	Book review	331