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N° 91•JUNE 2017
Clockwise from left: IbukunAwosika, Rita Zniber, TabithaKaranja, Maria Ramos
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Trio fortroubled times 06 LETTERS 07 THEQUESTION
BRIEFING 10 SIGNPOSTS 12 PEOPLE 14 INTERNATIONAL 15 CALENDAR 16 OPINION
WilliamGumede,South Africanacademicand author
FRONTLINE 18 NAIROBI
Theeastern gateway Betweennew investorsand old money,the burgeoning city will have to tacklemounting pressureoninfrastructureand alackofhousing
POLITICS 26 SOUTH AFRICA
Battleground: Nelson Mandela Bay Afterits triumph inthe Eastern Cape,the DA is nowdealing witha fractious coalition 30 SOMALIA
Atipping-point talk in London 32 INTERVIEW
Mo Ibrahim, founderofthe Mo IbrahimFoundation 34 DRC
CannyKabila 38 ANANSI
Twomen and twowars
COUNTRYFOCUS 39 RWANDA
Campaign season Despitethe government’s low tolerancefor dissent,opposition partiesare slowlygaining ground in theEastAfrican nation
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BUSINESS 56 BUSINESSWOMEN
Star dealmakers TheAfricaReport’s exclusive list shinesalight on thewomenleadersshaking up business in Africa 64 LEADERS
RobDavies, ministeroftrade and industry, SouthAfrica 66 ZIMBABWE
Indigenisation intrigues 68 HEALTH
Pharmaceutical futures 70 FINANCE
SAPO’s bankingambitions 71 HANNIBAL
AGRIBUSINESS DOSSIER 72 Paddiesofpromise
ThericeindustryinNigeria is showingsignsoffuturesuccess, butithasalong waytogo 75 INTERVIEW
AdeAdefeko, vice-president, corporateand government relations, Olam 76 TEA
Purple shoots of progress 80 ETHIOPIA
Seeking an endtothe starvation cycle
ART&LIFE 82 INTERVIEW
Stonebwoy Theaward-winning Ghanaian dancehall artist shares his inspiration,influencesand the importanceofspirituality 86 BOOKS
Decolonisingthe literary landscape 88 LIFESTYLE
Maliansinger Inna Modja 89 TRAVEL
Thewhite walls of Algiers 90 DAYINTHE LIFE
Ntsiki Biyela,the first blackfemale winemaker in SouthAfrica