Articles from New African (January 1, 2005)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
'In dreams begin responsibilities': Ola Sheyin reviews the past year and hopes that in 2005, Africa and its peoples will not waste their energies persuading the West that we are not as hopeless as they suggest, but rather concentrate our efforts on getting to where we need to be.	Sheyin, Ola		1416
Africa/UN: knives out for Kofi Annan; Recent indications from Washington have exposed the Bush Administration's desire to see the UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, removed from office. This is happening at a time when the UN is seeking to reshape itself for the 21st century. Stuart Price reports.	Price, Stuart		757
Celtel wins International Finance Corporation Client Leadership Award.			590
East Africa: united we stand; A federation of East Africa moved a step closer to fruition when the presidents of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania agreed at the end of November to fast-track the implementation process. Stuart Price reports.	Price, Stuart		662
Ghana: four more years for Kufuor; Apparently happy with President John Agyekum Kufuor's first term in office, the Ghanaian electorate, who went to the polls on 7 December, rewarded him with further four more years. Baffour Ankomah reports from Accra.	Ankomah, Baffour		1299
Great Lakes Region: back on the brink of war? Following reports of Rwandan military incursions into Congolese territory, there is the fear that the whole region might slip back into full blown conflict, reports Tom Okello.	Okello, Tom		787
How Africa came to grow tea (2).	Boateng, Osei		2043
I want my file: Britain's long-awaited Freedom of Information Act is finally coming into effect. On paper, it is supposed to affect over 100,000 public authorities and open the doors of government secrecy. But don't kid yourself that you will ever get access to your files held by the intelligence agencies. They are exempt. And you know why.	Orakwue, Stella		1604
Liberia: Weah for president; Debate is heating up across Liberia following the announcement by one of the country's most famous sons, ex-footballer George Weah, to contest the presidential election in October 2005. Jarlawah A. Tonpo reports from Monrovia.	Tonpo, Jarlawah A.		660
Moroccco: US policy shift on Western Sahara; The outgoing US deputy secretary of state, Richard Armitage has said his government "supports the territorial integrity of Morocco." This marks a shift in US policy on Western Sahara, reports J. A. Mundy.	Mundy, J.A.		709
Namibia: cold discourse upon chronic pain; There are still some lingering questions about the genocide in Namibia under German rule. Vezera Kandetu quotes the current German ambassador to Namibia as having said: "if Germany were to admit that it was genocide, then the case for reparations will find basis in merit.".	Kandetu, Vezera		1938
Nubia: welcome to "God's Land'.			3637
R.W. Johnson Mark II: unable to find anything really shocking to say about the first decade of the ANC government, including corruption on a scale comparable to that of even other Western democracies, R.W. Johnson turns to Aids. Africa will overcome. Happy New Year and Happy New Century.	de Figueiredo, Antonio		1477
South Africa: don't postpone land reform.	Afele, Herman Kwame	Letter to the Editor	240
South Africa: the great debate; Desmond Tutu vs Thabo Mbeki.		Cover Story	9636
St Lucia: legend and leisure; Clayton Goodwin takes us to the Caribbean nations of St Lucia and St Vincent & the Grenadines. Get your gingerbread biscuits and saffron buns ready, you may be lucky to meet the Legend of St Lucia.	Goodwin, Clayton		1443
Talk is cheap.	Ankomah, Baffour		1545
The origins of mixed race populations: while rape played a huge part in the origins of Africa and the Diaspora's mixed race populations, it is wrong to attribute it all to rape, argues Carina Ray.	Ray, Carina		1458
The spirit of Aggrey lives on.	Valentine, Valerie	Letter to the Editor	365
We need an African Al-Jazeera.	Nguimatsa, Biidou Z.	Letter to the Editor	907
Zambia: the effect of just a [pounds sterling]20 loan; A programme offering small-scale entrepreneurs loans and the chance to develop their businesses is changing lives in Africa and beyond. Tamsin Morrison reports on one such success story in Zambia.	Morrison, Tamsin		1189