Articles from African Business (March 1, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A writer's award: student sponsorship.	Jones, Arnold	Letter to the editor	177
AB guide to African currencies.		List	501
Africa's low cost airlines: plenty of room for growth.			743
Air safety: 2008 deadline for Africa.	Ackbarally, Nasseem	Interview	1597
Bafana Bafana deepen gloom.	Nevin, Tom		1476
Black firms move into manganese: some of the world's biggest mining companies have signed deals with empowerment firms to further develop the South African manganese sector. But, as Neil Ford argues, the country's critical shortage of power could undermine the deals.	Ford, Neil		1497
Botswana upgrades airport.		Brief article	111
Cautious optimism as calm returns.	Bohnstedt, Andrea; Onyango, Denis; Versi, Anver		1405
Change is in the air.	Ford, Neil	Report	1424
Climate change: funding Africa's defence.	Emananjo, Aaron	Letter to the editor	243
Coal is back.	Chatel, Benedicte		1052
Delta aims to become industrial power: an ambitious industrial project, based on the presence of liquefied natural gas, is one the drawing board in the states of Ogun and Ondo. It will involve developing a new shipping hub and a large scale industrial zone. Report by Neil Ford.	Ford, Neil		1503
Delta wins Liberia concession.		Brief article	119
Don't forget us! World Cup ticket prices.	Sampai, Antonio	Letter to the editor	191
Ford commits to S Africa.		Brief article	122
Gazprom to signal end of Western domination? Nigeria's growing importance as an international gas supplier has been highlighted by talks between Abuja and gas giant Gazprom. The Russian company is the biggest gas exporter in the world. What lies behind Gazprom's foray into Africa?	Ford, Neil		1450
Ghana cocoa gets a boost.			171
Mittal wrapping up Africa? As the pace of Asian investment in African raw materials begins to pick up, India's Arcelor Mittal, the world's largest steel producer, has announced new investment in West African iron ore mining. What are the implications for Africa? Report by Neil Ford.	Ford, Neil		1480
Musical explorers: the many-headed hydra.		Sound recording review	669
Nigeria calls for security force.			147
Power cuts at crisis point.	Nevin, Tom		1673
Prices remain firm for softs.	Siddiqi, Moin		2699
Rising tide of FDI reaches Africa.		Editorial	94
Rwanda opens a securities exchange.		Brief article	104
S Africa joins elite FDI destinations: for the first time, an African country, South Africa, has made the list of the top 25 most attractive destinations for global foreign direct investment. It now ranks 18th in the world from a very low base 14 years ago. Neil Ford explains this remarkable achievement.	Ford, Neil		1085
Searching for Kony: Uganda's running sore.		Book review	1845
Small earners face brunt of economic fallout: the effects of the violence that engulfed Kenya post the December elections, as usual, have fallen most severely on the small-scale farmers and workers. Dennis Onyango went on a fact-finding mission to the rural heartland of Kenya. Here is his report.	Onyango, Dennis		1405
South Africa biggest investor in Africa.		Brief article	235
South-south trade fuels investment growth.	Nevin, Tom		1219
The Asia connection.	Nevin, Tom		1077
The China-Taiwan paradox: diplomacy and business.	Hau-Yu, Jackie	Letter to the editor	141
The heart of civilisation: averting a conflict in Africa.	Hifato, Basha	Letter to the editor	454
The inevitable trade-offs.			352
The new Chinese wave.			358
The power of feeling good.	Versi, Anver	Editorial	858
Timber exports banned to save forests: Sierra Leone is losing its rainforests to uncontrolled logging by Chinese and other companies. The situation has become so bad that President Koroma has slapped a ban on all timber exports. Neil Ford reports.	Ford, Neil		1451
UBA, MTN sponsor TV show.		Brief article	148
Uganda's fortune: avoiding the curse.	Pravad, Krishnan	Letter to the editor	280
US-Africa seminar upbeat.		Brief article	139