Articles from New African (June 1, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Bad reporting on fertile soil'.	Goodwin, Clayton	Viewpoint essay	1867
Afrika Afrika pure genius: Kate Elsheby went to see Afrika Afrika at London's 02 Arena and reports on the dazzling African circus phenomenon that is mesmerising Europe and beyond.		Dance review	889
And now ... positive Africa: as explored in the preceding pages, the endemic Western media stereotyping of Africa has reinforced and crystallised an image of the continent so pervasive and profound that Westerners just believe Africa has intractable problems. In concluding this special extended cover story, our deputy editor, Regina Jere-Malanda, points to where the Western media fails to look-positive Africa.	Jere-Malanda, Regina		2687
At the crossroads.			1699
At the threshold of a renaissance: Ethiopia celebrates its third millennium against a backdrop of a rejuvenated economy, with an average growth rate of 11.9% in the last five successive years. All indicators show that the country, with a proud history going back 3,000 years, is on the cusp of a profound economic and social transformation.		Country overview	1692
Beware the propaganda: the Western media serves as the propaganda arm of their governments. If you think this is not true, compare the number of services the BBC used to run when the Cold War was at its height, to the number of services it currently runs now that the Cold War has been "won" by the West, argues Cameron Duodu, one of Africa's veteran journalists.	Duodu, Cameron		3099
Biased about China.	Malatsi, Solly	Letter to the editor	228
Bravo New African.	Njuguna, Francis	Letter to the editor	125
Britain should give credit where credit is due: over 374,000 Africans fought (and died) for the British Empire in the Second World War. One of them even rose to the rank of a major--Major Seth Anthony who helped the British by teaching them about jungle warfare. But have you ever heard of Major Seth Anthony? Even a high military medal recommended for him never materialised. Why?	Duodu, Cameron		1575
Britain skin colour still matters: racism in Britain is now disguised in language such as diversity, immigration and citizenship, and is thus far more sophisticated, subtle and slippery in identifying. But as Ama Biney finds out, the colour of one's skin still very much matters in Britain today.	Biney, Ama		1454
Celtel in pole position: Celtel-Tanzania's managing director, Michael Foley, (below) tells New African how his company is positioning itself in the country in order to increase its market share. Here are excerpts.	Foley, Michael	Interview	845
High oil price brings good tidings, but ... the economic growth rate in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to increase to 6.5% this year. The major catalyst for this African revival is the surge in oil prices, precipitated by China and India's insatiable appetite for the commodity. But can this positive momentum be sustained over the longer term? Emanuel Misghinna finds out.	Misghinna, Emanuel		1471
Holland blame everything bad on immigrants: Femi Akomolafe reports from Amsterdam on a favourite Dutch pastime--blaming everything bad on immigrants. And a new kid on the block is one Geert Wilders, an MP, who is simply beyond irony.	Akomolafe, Femi		1322
I'm Jamaican; you're 'African': why do some Jamaicans not consider themselves African? Why is it that, for them, "Africa" and "African" are pejorative terms, terms of abuse?	Orakwue, Stella		1725
Kenya spare us the agony and bias: Kenya's post-election troubles have taught the people why their media should not imitate the "yellow journalism" of the West, reports.	Kabukuru, Wanjohi		1145
No entry into the promised land: the plight of African refugees condemned to squalid and substandard existence in Israel is making steady headlines internationally. New African sent Akin Ajayi to Tel Aviv to check the situation on the ground.	Ajayi, Akin		2132
Presidential tie-breaker awaits: the much-awaited run-off in Zimbabwe's presidential election has been fixed for Friday 27 June. It is now Mugabe vs Tsvangirai in a straight fight for the crown. Mabasa Sasa reports from Harare.	Sasa, Mabasa		912
Reporting Africa: how many times, as an African, have you watched a Western TV report about your country, shaken your head in disgust and exclaimed: "But my country is definitely more than that, it's not just slums!	Ankomah, Baffour		4726
Shouldn't Angola reimburse the Cubans?	Corr, William	Letter to the editor	192
Sir, listen up! leaders can be better communicators turning the art of verbal exchange into an awesome weapon of influence if they can do one more thing: listen well. A lot of leaders are bad listeners; because they listen with bias, impatience, inattention and a closed mind.	Kumuyi, William F.		1445
Stella in the firing line.	Stevens, Heinrich	Letter to the editor	187
Tanzania riding high: Tanzania is not only a land of spectacular beauty, the resilience of the economy and the people is remarkable. Regina Jere-Malanda has been looking at how the government is building on its ambitious development vision aimed at turning Tanzania into a middle income country by 2025.	Jere-Malanda, Regina		2386
The case for the opposition: the fallouts from last year's elections in Nigeria still rumble on, keeping busy both the election tribunals and candidates in disputed governorship polls. Lindsay Barrett has been following three such cases and their impact on democracy itself in the country.	Barrett, Lindsay	Report	1558
The changing face of globalisation: despite its detractors condemning it as yet another costly international conference of speeches that has little relevance to the general public, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) held in Ghana scored some notable successes. Stephen Williams was there and he reports on what was on the agenda for Africa.	Williams, Stephen	Conference notes	1512
The heart of the matter.	Touray, Saihou	Letter to the editor	371
The Zimbabwe treatment: the negative reporting of Zimbabwe reached a frightening crescendo after the 29 March elections. Nothing could have prepared anyone for the almost feral nature of the onslaught. Mabasa Sasa reports from Harare.	Sasa, Mabasa		1215
Voice of the voiceless.	Bulmuo, Misbahu Bawa	Letter to the editor	135
What has Tsvangirai got to offer?	Afele, Herman Kwame	Letter to the editor	309
Who will define Africa? The time has come that we, as Africans, take responsibility for how our continent is portrayed, writes Thabo Mbeki, president of South Africa.	Mbeki, Thabo		2049
Whose reality are we living in? Sir Tony O'Reilly, the baron of independent news and media, once profoundly said: "Media is language and the location is basically indifferent." So, what is the reality of the media's language today? Or rather whose reality are we living in? Khadija Sharife finds out.	Sharife, Khadija		1495
Writing African history.	Campbell, Kofi	Letter to the editor	372