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Contents
Contents
African Business February 2009 February 2009
African Business February 2009 ISSUE 350 WWW.AFRICASIA.COM
ISSUE 350 ISSUE 350 WWW.AFRICASIA.COM
14 Cover Story Aid - who benefits?
Editorial 13changingtheworld
Cover Story 14thedevelopmentMyth 22howAidworks(ordoesn’t) 28thetopthreedonors
Focus Food production in Africa 30thebiglandsell-off 32Malawitakesanewangle 34SudanasMeastfoodbasket?
2010 World Cup Watch 36Zimbabweimage damaging2010brand
Energy 38Backtothecoalage
Letter from East Africa 60Statisticsandotherlies
Tourism 61UkandUScouldleadvisitor charge
Special Country Report Gabon 62Bongo:Whogoes slowly,goessurely
Special Report Mining in Africa 40Waitingforthestormtopass 44Mauritania:Mittaldeal isthekey 46Guinea:Juntauncertaintyclouds miningsector 50S Africa:Manganeseshoresup Beecompanies 52DR Congo:A$24trillionfortune
64CNLCEI:Fightingcorruption
Guest Column 66howBotswanaavoidedthe ‘resourcecurse’
Countryfiles 68S Africa:Zuma,the‘great escapeartist’ 70Nigeria:Searchforpricestability 72Ghana:theJohnAttaMillseffect 74Malawi:thecharcoalconundrum
Reviews Books/Music 80dobicyclesequaldevelopmentin Mozambique? 82ry-coJazz