Articles from New African (August 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'How can someone loan us ourselves?'.	Heywood, Felicity		1462
A rich history, a promising future: Rivers State, at the heart of Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta, is building a prosperous future based on its illustrious history.			2180
Africa: the telecom landscape looks good; A fibre optic submarine system around Africa is scheduled for completion in 2008. It will lead to a 65% drop in the cost of internet bandwidth access. In tandem with Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP), which is catching up in Africa, the continent should be on the roll. It is very good news. Kgomotso Nyanto reports.	Nyanto, Kgomotso		1492
African diaspora.		Brief article	180
And the winner is ...		Brief article	231
Commonwealth: "it hurts real bad".			2352
Cynthia McKinney: the politician of last resort; Michael C. Ruppert, a former police officer, described by one newspaper as "a white kid from Orange County in a blue uniform sent to a black ghetto", speaks out about Georgia's Congresswoman, Cynthia McKinney.	Ruppert, Michael C.	Biography	2759
Diego Garcia: USA is telling London what to do.	Carey, Sean		841
DRCongo: "we need these elections"; DRCongo's first democratic elections in over 40 years should steer the country on a new and positive course for the future. Yet that task is monumental. Stuart Price followed the election campaign.	Price, Stuart		1305
Ecobank is leaving the competition behind: as competition in the banking sector in Africa becomes ever stiffer, one bank is showing a clean pair of heels to its rivals. Ecobank, the leading indigenous regional banking group in Africa with headquarters in Lome, Togo, is turning heads on the west coast. Baffour Ankomah reports.	Ankomah, Baffour		1108
Ethiopia's indigenous script.	Tadesse, Mekonnen	Letter to the editor	144
Facts and figures.		Brief article	248
Ghana: Onetouch is touching more people; With a growth rate of 300% within the last year, Ghana's second largest mobile service provider, Onetouch, is pursuing an aggressive expansion programme to meet the demands of the market. Efam Dovi reports from Accra.	Dovi, Efam		996
Ghana: Susu collectors connect with formal banking; An ancient African banking system is helping to promote a new microfinance initiative in Ghana. Stephen Williams reports.	Williams, Stephen		744
Is homosexuality African?		Letter to the editor	375
Killing us softly?	Konotey-Ahulu, F.I.D.	Letter to the editor	572
Kumuyi: tomorrow belongs to Africa; "When we talk about accountability, it's equally important to emphasise that a leader, like every other human being, has a soft spot ... We have to encourage one another--from leaders to the subordinates. Generally, I prefer 'what do I do? How do I start contributing to African development?' We don't have to criticise all the time.".		Interview	1885
New African wins it again: last year, the New African columnist, Cameron Duodu, won the "communication and media" category of the London-based Ghana Professional Achievers Awards (GPA). This year, New African won it again, this time by our editor, Baffour Ankomah. It's becoming a habit. Tom Mbakwe reports.	Mbakwe, Tom		499
No one was laughing at the Asians.	Ribbink, Gerrit	Letter to the editor	921
Simply unacceptable.	Mensah, Stephen	Letter to the editor	190
Slavery and complicity.	Keita, Lansanou	Letter to the editor	186
South Africa: where are the natives? The formation of a natives club, a black think-tank that will bring together African intellectuals to promote African values and perspectives, is turning heads in South Africa. Kgomotso Nyanto reports.	Nyanto, Kgomotso		649
Sudan: the Nuba are on the way to recovery; After decades of war, most of Sudan is now enjoying a period of peace. This has brought hope to the people of the Nuba Mountains. Kate Eshelby was there recently.	Eshelby, Kate		1106
The Adolescent Project: a highly successful NGO founded by Mrs Justice Mary Odili, wife of the Rivers State governor, has transformed the lives of over 30,000 people.			1613
The D-word.		Letter to the editor	211
The lessons of 1948: by coincidence, 1948 saw both the formal adoption of the system of apartheid in South Africa and the creation of the state of Israel. How do we explain this to the modern generations of Africans?	de Figueiredo, Antonio		1681
The place to do business: Rivers State is building an investor-friendly environment that no business people worth their salt can ignore.			1733
The Zidane finale; The Akan people of Ghana have canonised the idea of cause and effect with a proverb that says: "If nothing had gone and stamped on the dried palm leaf, it would not have crackled noisily" (Biribi ankoka papa a, enka ennye twereder).	Duodu, Cameron		1820
Trouble at the Commonwealth.	Boateng, Osei		3653
USA: a princess called Cynthia.	Boateng, Osei; Ruppert, Michael C.		1228
Welcome to Somaliland: just back from Somaliland, Alex McBride sings the praises of an unrecognised country, somewhere in the Horn of Africa, which is doing everything to survive.	McBride, Alex		2217
What does my God look like? What does my God look like? Are you mad to ask me such a silly question? Did I say I see Him? No, I said we speak. I have never met my God but he has told me that I am made in his image. And that makes common sense to me.	Orakwue, Stella		1481
Wonderful magazine.	Potoko, Rudolph L.	Letter to the editor	47
Zimbabwe sanctions.		Letter to the editor	187
Zimbabwe: "our economy is under siege, but we'll soldier on".	Boateng, Osei; Gore, Innocent		2328