AfricanBUSINE SS N°279 S ep tem b e r 2002
C h i l u b a i n t h e d o c k
S e n e g a l a n i n s p i r a t i o n
N i g e r i a : H o l d i n g i t t o g e t h e r
Ed i t o r ia l 11 Sudan's fragile peace?
C o v e r St o r y A NEW ERA FOR A fr ic an Transparency
12 Zambia revokes Presidential immunity 14 The case for peer review 16 Africa’s leaders not for sale
V i e w f r o m t h e C ity 18 End of the dollar’s mighty reign
To p ic 20 Can the African Union deliver?
C o n f e r e n c e 24 Nigeria: Two sides of the coin
Pr o d u c t s & Pr o c e s s e s 26 Hot water for Africa...for pennies,
Invisible condom an asset to women, Mbeki signs e-bill into law, Carwashers make waves, 27 Race on for green bio-fuels
A f r i c a n B u s in e s s I Se p t e m b e r 2002
O il a n d G a s 28 Nigeria playing fast and loose with OPEC
D a t e l in e USA 30 The fox and the hen house
I n d u s t r y 32 Nigeria power to be privatised
En e r g y 34 Pooling power in East Africa
C it y G u id e 36 Cape Town - the world’s most beautiful city
H ea l th 40 Weak rand buys cheap beauty 41 The undervalued rand
W h e e l s 42 Mais oui, Maybach
S p o r t 44 Senegal’s inspiring performance
Ev e n t s 46 Caine Prize 2002
C o u n t r y f i l e 48 Nigeria - Holding it together 50 Kenya - SA investors cry foul 52 Zimbabwe - Rushing backwards 54 Ethiopia - Africa’s most modern airport 55 South Africa - Empowerment deal?
Bo o k R e v i e w s
56 The thoughts of George Saitoti, 57 Timbuktu
Caine Prize 2001, 58 A Taste of Zanzibar,
Aids in the 21st Century Borana Folk Tales Nigeria: The stolen Billions
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