Articles from New African (December 1, 2005)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Diego Garcia is still part of Mauritius'.	Carey, Sean	Interview	1850
A tale of two countries (2).	Ankomah, Baffour		1956
Africa report: a unique platform to the world for people who make things happen in Africa.		Brief Article	206
Africa: making a global impact with gas.	Ford, Neil		2349
Bennett who?	Akomolafe, Femi	Letter to the Editor	285
BIBA awards.		Brief Article	203
Brain drain can become brain gain.	Johns, Trevor	Letter to the Editor	172
Ethiopia: the Emperor fought the war.	Zunidza, Nunurai	Letter to the Editor	490
Ghana: it's lift-off for new national carrier; After months of painstaking negotiations, following the collapse of Ghana Airways in 2004, Ghana now has a new national airline. Efua Hiagbe was at Kotoka International Airport in Accra to watch the maiden flight of the new airline take off for London-Gatwick on 29 October.	Hiagbe, Efua		757
How Britain impeded the first 'Back to Africa movement': while today's migratory patterns reveal an outward flow of people from Africa seeking better lives for themselves in Europe, there was a time when people living in Europe desperately sought asylum in Africa. Carina Ray continues her Tales from the Archives.	Ray, Carina		1889
If Africa were Tippexed from the globe ...	Hoffmann, Dirk	Letter to the Editor	403
Kenya: the poachers are back, but for a different victim; The illegal harvesting for sale of a rare tree species, the East African Sandalwood, has left wildlife experts in alarm. Wanjohi Kabukuru reports from Nairobi.	Kabukuru, Wanjohi		1082
Liberia: a lesson for Africa's big men.	Price, Stuart; Tonpo, Jarlawah		1105
Mama Africa: a season of films; Beverly Andrews on an exciting new show of African cinema mounted by the British Film Institute.	Andrews, Beverly		763
Nigeria: how Mandela stood tall for Ken Saro-Wiwa.	Duodu, Cameron		3066
Nigerian banks acquire more muscle: the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof Charles Soludo, has reason to sound upbeat. His task of consolidating Nigeria's 90 or so banks into fewer but stronger operations has been yielding surprisingly good results. Pini Jason reports from Lagos.	Jason, Pini		485
South Africa.			207
South Africa: justice by the colour bar.	Nyanto, Kgomotso	Cover Story	2171
South Africa: the trial of Jacob Zuma; The date has been fixed, 31 July 2006. But already the trial of South Africa's former deputy president, Jacob Zuma, has started splitting heads. Kgomotso Nyanto reports from Johannesburg.	Nyanto, Kgomotso		1442
Tanzania.		Brief Article	187
The Mediterranean has become a floating cemetery for African immigrants: Kitti Sabune, chairman of The Afro Swedish National Organisation, Lena Sawyer, and Mekonnen Tesfahuney--all based in Sweden--are fed up with the treatment given to African immigrants who try to cross into Europe from Morocco and want Africans everywhere to protest and demand their right of mobility under the UN Human Rights Charter.	Sabune, Kitti; Sawyer, Lena; Tesfahuney, Mekonnen		937
The second scramble for Congo.	Boateng, Osei		2377
Tutti Frutti, how Little Richard captured the world: fifty years ago, the release of Little Richard's Tutti Frutti instituted the era of Rock'n'Roll, the greatest single revolution in the history of popular music. Little Richard was genuinely the "King of Rock and Roll"--and he helped make white societies in Europe and America aware of the African heritage presence in their midst. Clayton Goodwin reports.	Goodwin, Clayton		1594
Uganda: a voice for the voiceless; For over 19 years, an intractable conflict has smouldered away in the Acholi region of Northern Uganda. The suffering of the people caught in the crossfire has been captured by a young Ugandan photographer, James Akena. Stuart Price reports.	Price, Stuart		605
Uganda: the return of the great contender.	Price, Stuart		1345
What could we have done in Africa for Africa? What are Africans doing in Europe? Can someone tell me, please? I was brought here as a four-year-old child. If you are reading this and you are an African in Europe, I ask you this: Why are you here? Why did you come? Why did you stay? What are you doing?	Orakwue, Stella		1463
What is 'race' and what is 'racism'? Dr Charles Quist-Adade sheds light on the destructive power of race and racism and contends that the twin notions, while illogical and irrational, have real, abiding influence on our collective psyche and continue to wreak havoc globally. Ironically, he writes, "there is no pure 'race' and all groups are 'racially' mixed".	Quist-Adade, Charles		2367
When planning for a year, sow corn.	de Figueiredo, Antonio		1659
When the Zulus defeated the British.	van Wyk, Charl	Letter to the Editor	162
World Cup, here we come! Oh, the joys of football. At long last, the glamorous Black Stars of Ghana have qualified for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. How it reminds all of us--full-blooded Ghanaian boys--of the good old days when we kicked stones and pebbles about, whilst trying to turn ofuntum (gum tree) juice and other things into footballs.	Duodu, Cameron		1936
Zambia: French ambassador vs the government; Ditching all diplomatic niceties, the French ambassador to Zambia, Francis Saudubray, has been firing salvos at the government of Zambia. Austin Mbewe reports from Lusaka.	Mbewe, Austin		653
Zimbabwe: opposition in disarray; Infighting within Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), is seriously threatening the future of the party that nearly won power in 2000. Chipo Shoko reports from Harare.	Shoko, Chipo		684