Articles from African Business (October 1, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A ground-breaking initiative.	James, Akin		587
A troubling development.	Koulango, Jimmy	Letter to the editor	171
A world class industry in the making.	Siddiqi, Moin	Industry overview	2520
Abidjan port regains its regional importance.	Gossio, Marcel	Interview	1569
Africa to spruce up for 2010.		Brief article	131
Africa's beautiful game; Reporting a phenomenon.		Book review	1846
Africa's top 100 banks.		Statistical table	2714
African business' annual rankings.	Versi, Anver	Brief article	278
Afriqiyah continues expansion.		Brief article	91
Angola leads best of the rest.		Company rankings	1390
Are the metal markets being irrational? After a period of sustained, at times even explosive, price rises, august saw falls almost across the board in metals markets as anxieties about slowing world economies abound. Mathew Morgan examines the outlook.	Morgan, Mathew		1546
Cities of Light--dream or reality? One of the world's greatest construction companies, the Dubai-based Al Noor, wants to create two magnificent cities and a bridge that will link Africa to the Middle East. It sounds impossible--but can it happen? Anver versi went to find out.	Versi, Anver		1440
Competition would spur growth.		Statistical table	1385
European and African MPs form common front: Africa will suffer the worst impact of climate change although it has done the least to cause it. The question is who will pay the mitigation costs? This and other critical issues were discussed in a groundbreaking forum held in Nairobi and involving European and African legislators. Anver Versi reports.	Versi, Anver		1531
Fast track to stardom: Bamako's Rail Band.			784
Gambia shining brightly.	Stenner, Frank	Letter to the editor	159
GM foods: hobson's choice for Africa; Africa once had the potential to become the breadbasket of a considerable part of the world but today is regarded as the global face of hunger. The solution, according to some, is genetically modified crops, with all its implied dangers. Does Africa have a choice? asks Khadija Sharif.	Sharif, Khadija		1471
How do you rebrand an icon? In terms of image, what can be more dangerous than to re-brand a favourite icon? Yet that is exactly what happened when one of Africa's best loved telecoms brands, Celtel, metamorphosed into Zain. Anver Versi tells the story.	Versi, Anver		1620
How we ranked the Top 100 African banks.		Glossary	840
Is triple play the answer?	Wright, Bianca		724
Kenya leads but Ethiopia is pressing.			1223
Levy Mwanawasa Architect of Zambia's economic transformation; The untimely death of Zambian president Levy Mwanawasa has robbed Africa of one its progressive leaders. Tom Nevin pays tribute to the man who transformed his country's economy 'simply by getting on with the job'.	Nevin, Tom	In memoriam	1186
Malawi rewarded for economic reforms.		Brief article	136
Manufacturing under stress: Nigeria may have the largest domestic market in Africa and may be attracting greater FDI than ever before, but its manufacturing sector has been going downhill rapidly. Williams Ekanem explains why the country's producers are raising the alarm.	Ekanem, Williams		1344
Massive solar tower mooted for Namibia.		Brief article	161
Mozambique's coal export drive.		Brief article	133
New WTO deal could favour emerging nations.		Brief article	100
Nigeria still king of the hill.		Survey	1459
Not just in South Africa.	Nureldine, Helen	Letter to the editor	212
Record spend by China, India on African projects.		Brief article	117
Regional integration a step closer: SADC launched its Free Trade Area at its summit in Johannesburg, but as tom Nevin reports, much has yet to be done, especially in transport infrastructure, before the full inter-regional benefits will be enjoyed.	Nevin, Tom		1439
Ring-road seals China-Niger Delta partnership.		Brief article	120
Robben Island in troubled waters; Nelson Mandela's world-famous prison home for 18 years is sinking under the weight of a multitude of financial and regulatory problems.	Nevin, Tom		776
SAA managers paid millions to stay put.		Brief article	147
Scramble for the big time: with half-a-million football fans with money to burn flocking to South Africa for the 2010 soccer World Cup, locals are figuring out how to get their slice of the pie. But which of the multitude of schemes will actually work out?	Nevin, Tom		1457
Strong regulators are vital.	Versi, Anver	Editorial	880
Sudan joins banking revolution.			748
Sunshine for airstrip safety: with only 4.5% of the world's air traffic, Africa is responsible for 25% of total accidents. These are mainly due to outdated and non-functioning equipment such as airstrip lights. Albert Muriuki discovers that a Canadian company may have the solution that Africa needs.	Muriuki, Albert		708
Tanzania drives EA conservation management skills.		Brief article	153
Tanzania-Kenya road upgrade.		Brief article	110
Vodacom acquires Gateway.		Brief article	156
Walking tall.	Simutowe, Amon		913
WB calls for new HIV/Aids dynamics.		Brief article	100
What to do about trade.	Leboeuf, Frank		443
When the going gets tough: so far it has been relatively plain sailing for Africa and China as their trade relationship blossomed. But what will happen now that circumstances have become more challenging? Matthew Morgan investigates.	Morgan, Matthew		1495