Articles from African Business (July 1, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'E A Federation will be political as well as economic'.		Interview	1551
A 'failed state' that functions: Somalia has no government to speak of or functioning official institutions and it is battle scarred and chaotic but, and here is the surprise, it works remarkably well. Tom Nevin explains.	Nevin, Tom		1274
AB guide to African currencies.		Statistical table	505
Aid and responsibilities: G8 only promised more interference.	Dingle, Ceri	Letter to the editor	542
Allies turn into foes over Senegalese iron ore: iron and steel conglomerates Kumba of South Africa and India's Arcelor Mittal square up over Senegal's fabulous Faleme iron ore deposits. Tom Nevin reports.	Nevin, Tom		782
An economic freedom fighter.	Yedder, Omar Ben	Interview	3485
Battle lines drawn over Bujagali dam: developers say the new hydroelectric project on the Nile is vital for the region's economic growth, but environmentalists insist it will drown a sacred waterfall and accelerate the emptying of Lake Victoria. Tom Nevin reports.	Nevin, Tom		1168
Chogm: of potholes and timepieces; With a little over four months to go until the much anticipated Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting takes place in Kampala, Uganda's capital, can the plethora of projects be completed in time?	Price, Stuart		901
Coal can be clean: new technologies explained.	Ross, Danny	Letter to the editor	681
Copper is the star as Africa enjoys price boom: the exceptionally high prices of commodities, particularly those of industrial metals, which leapt by over 50% last year, will help Africa nudge past 6% growth this year. The trend is likely to continue for the next couple of years, driven mainly by strong demand from China. Moin Siddiqi reports.	Siddiqi, Moin		3083
Facing forward: telling our stories for ourselves.		Book review	656
Generics agreement.		Brief article	204
Globalism, corporatism, and corruption: exposing the Economic Hit Men.		Book review	1578
Hardwoods under threat as illegal logging escalates: one of Mozambique's important natural resources, its hardwood forests, is being seriously denuded by a spate of illegal logging despite government attempts to regulate the industry and add value to timber before export. Neil Ford reports.	Ford, Neil		1344
Industrialisation cannot wait.	Siddiqi, Moin		1503
Jo'burg monorail project hanging in the balance: there were cheers when plans for a mass-transit monorail to link Soweto with Johannesburg's CBD were announced, but it then emerged that the country's transport minister had been kept completely in the dark about the project. Will the project now happen and if it does, will it work? Tom Nevin reports.	Nevin, Tom		1317
Makerere goes digital.		Brief article	157
Malaria initiative.		Brief article	164
Myopic 'greens' threaten exports: as Kenya begins to gear up for the December elections, analysts are beginning to take stock of President Mwai Kibaki's record on the economy during his first term of office. The raw statistics, so far, are positive, despite threats to the country's horticulture exports from foreign environmentalists. Report by Neil Ford.	Ford, Neil		1356
Nigerian writers scoop prizes.		Brief article	93
Peace index launched.		Brief article	160
S Africa looks to gas to fill power vacuum.	Ford, Neil		1529
SAA bans fluids.			175
SADC to meet in Lusaka.		Brief article	137
Science & technology: using indigenous languages.	Menkiti, Solomon	Letter to the editor	369
Statistics that hide the truth: Tom Nevin looks through the distorting lens of economic figures, such as per capita incomes, to discover the reality that often gives the lie to statistics.	Nevin, Tom		867
Tanzania's model industrialist: while there is a lot of talk about creating inclusive societies in which the handicapped are offered equal opportunities to work, very little is actually done. The exception, as Jane Bryce found out, is Shah Industries in Tanzania, which is bringing new hope to the country's marginalised.	Bryce, Jane		1470
The lesson of China.	Versi, Anver	Editorial	908
The science and art of logistics in Africa: African Business editor Anver Versi was invited to take a closer look at the work of international logistics company, the Bollore Group, in four African countries. The trip, says Versi, was 'a tremendous learning curve'. Here is his report.	Versi, Anver		3605
Think small to go big: this is a condensed version of a paper delivered to the Zenith Bank/Africa Advisory power conference in Lagos, Nigeria, in May this year by African Business associate editor Tom Nevin. He puts forward the case for small power projects.	Nevin, Tom		2028
Yar'Adua rolls up his sleeves: as the controversy over his election victory continues to dominate national life, Nigeria's president Umaru Yar'Adua is seeking to get on with the job of running the country. Neil Ford discusses his economic options.	Ford, Neil		1855
Zimbabwe's economy: contentious issues.	Ndebele, B.J.	Letter to the editor	335