AfricanBUSINESS

N°287 MAY 2003

T h e I r a q w a r & A f r i c a

T a n z a n i a : S l o w b u t s t e a d y g r o w t h

E v e n t s : N o r t h S e a Ja z z F e s t i v a l

Ed i t o r ia l 11 Democracy is a state o f mind

C o v e r Sto r y T h e I r a o W a r a n d A f r i c a

12 Harsh lessons o f the new g lobal reality 14 A hollow victory 16 What A fr ica ’s media had to say

V i e w f r o m t h e C ity 18 African currencies gain over the dollar

C o m m o d i t i e s 20 Ivorian cocoa revenues to rise

O il a n d G as 22 Angolan production to double

C o u n t r y Fo c u s 24 Tanzania: S low but sure progress

A g e n d a 28 Nepad - A gravy train in the making?

D a t e l in e USA 30 Bush’s d ip lom atic d isaster

N e w Pr o d u c t s 32 Turn your dear departed to d iam onds 33 Yawn and the whole world yawns w ith you...Snore and you snore alone

H ealth 34 SA tries to halt medical brain-drain 36 SA governm ent backs down over AIDS

To u r i s m 38 Small is beautiful

Te c h n o l o g y 41 Satellite system s enable TV war

W heels 42 F iat’s African offensive 4 4 Alfa Romeo set to storm Africa

Spo r t 4 6 Kenya’s cricketin g future 4 8 O lo nga’s last stand

C O U N T R Y F I L E S 50 SA: T id e t u rn s a g a in s t M u gabe 52 B o tsw an a : Z im m ig r a n t s under f ire 54 Kenya: A fte r th e euphoria 55 M au r it iu s : IBL’s A fr ic an co n n e c t io n s 56 Su d an : A fu tu re d iv id ed by oil 58 Egypt: M u b a ra k cu r re n c y ’s g am b le

Ev e n t s 6 0 North Sea Ja zz Festival:

A fric a ’s grandest gathering

Re v i e w s B o o k s / Music 62 Potent Brews 63 Is lam ’s Black Slaves 6 4 The Legacies o f Ju liu s Nyerere

Sword and the Cross W a it in g for the Wild Beasts to Vote 65 A Common Purpose

66 Artisanat - Red Hot Salsa

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