Articles from African Business (March 1, 2009)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A clutch of Davids face ANC giant: the emergence of the Congress of the People party (Cope) from within the ANC is nicely spicing up the momentous elections expected in April. But do Cope and other parties gearing up for the polls pose any sort of real threat to the ANC? Tom Nevin discusses.	Nevin, Tom		2556
A joyful return: Mali's Star of Stars.	Sangare, Oumou		740
A tale of two forests: this month, our East African columnist describes the impact on the environment, and consequently on the economy of Kenya, of two different approaches--one destructive and the other constructive--towards the country's forest cover.	Muga, Wycliffe		1432
Africa has more subscribers than America.		Brief article	118
Africa-wide broadband feasibility study begins.		Brief article	181
African softs likely to withstand economic downturn; The agricultural sector may escape the worst of the global economic crisis. There is little evidence that consumers in developed and emerging countries are cutting back on coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, maize, rice and Soya bean consumption, or will do so in the near term.	Siddiqi, Moin		2990
Aid--the silent killer of growth.		Book review	1539
All systems are at 'go', say Blatter and Jordaan: the announcement by Fifa boss Sepp Blatter that there is no 'Plan B' since 'Plan A' is still very much on track should silence all those doubting Thomases around the world who keep maintaining that South Africa will not be ready for next year's World Cup. ......	Nevin, Tom		1095
Battle plans drawn up against the economic meltdown; While the economic outlook does not look particularly promising given the current oil price, President Yar'Adua is nevertheless optimistic that Nigeria can seize the moment to redirect the economy and begin the path to greater prosperity. Williams Ekanem reports from Lagos on the latest developments.	Ekanem, Williams		1311
China's demonstration of strength.	Versi, Anver		845
Ending Aid dependence.	Tandon, Yash	Brief article	254
Festus Mogae--pure diamond of a leader; The second Africa Prize awarded by the Mo Ibrahim foundation went to the former president of Botswana, Festus Mogae. This is the largest cash award in the world and it is awarded to an African leader who has shown outstanding qualities during his tenure as head of state.	Sayila, Alfred		877
Gold remains solid as other metals melt; The collapse in metals prices has already had a severe impact on the fortunes of major exporters. With a recent major IMF report slashing its expectations for global growth from a modest 2.2% to a mere 0.5%, there seems to be little hope of a swift recovery in demand. M J Morgan examines the causes, effects and the likely consequences for African producers.	Morgan, M J		1502
Has Africa escaped the economic storm? Opinion is divided across the business and economics spectrum over whether Africa escaped the global economic storm or is yet to feel the worst effects of it. Tom Nevin discusses.	Nevin, Tom		1539
How to attract foreign investment.	Issa, Omari	Column	1053
New IFC fund will support private sector.		Brief article	149
Nigeria and Dubai in historic Delta deal.		Brief article	142
No easy fix for climate change.		Brief article	227
Obama presidency lifts us-Africa Roundtable to new plane: with Barack Obama as President of the US, the annual African Presidential Roundtable organised by the US-based APARC now takes on critical significance. The event, bringing former and current heads of state together to discuss vital African issues, will be held in Germany in April. Anver Versi has the details.	Versi, Anver	Conference news	1357
Politics versus people: After many stops and starts, a unity government of sorts has been created, but it will be a while before the two bitterly divided parties can begin to function together as a government. But time is not on the side of the suffering people of Zimbabwe and the two parties will have to choose between the welfare of the nation and political one-upmanship.	Nevin, Tom		1382
Resumption of rating process for Zambia.		Brief article	136
Satellite to aid Namibia Disaster Management.		Brief article	83
Seychelles takes a hit.		Brief article	171
Silver lining to dark clouds.			1927
Somali piracy is self-defence--Ghaddafi.		Brief article	159
The blood diamond issue.	Yacob, Remi	Letter to the editor	442
The development charade: empowerment, and other myths.		Book review	1708
The profits and pitfalls.	Mensah, Gabriel	Letter to the editor	445
The Zambia model.	Kaite-Bwalya, Everett	Letter to the editor	439
Tsvangirai's trump card?	Ndlovu, Wellman	Letter to the editor	363
Uganda won't export uranium.		Brief article	149
US military aid for SADC.		Brief article	126
What can Africa expect from Obama's recession-hit America? Expectations are running high over a new era of closer US-African political and commercial ties under president Barack Obama's tenure, because of his Kenyan roots. However, given the state of the US economy and other urgent priorities, there is unlikely to be much appetite in Washington for increased participation in Africa.	Siddiqi, Moin		1296
Will South Africa be ready?			1421