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12 Cover Story Nigeria’s Grand Plan
24 IT in Africa Africa’s telecom revolution
ISSUE 334 WWW.AFRICASIA.COM
Editorial 11 Well deserved awards for African journalists
Cover Story 2020 Vision 12 Nigeria’s Grand Plan
Special Report IT in Africa 24 Africa’s telecom’s revolution 30 Kuwait giant looks to Africa 34 A TV channel for mobiles
Cityview 43 Hedging your bets
Energy 45 Pros and cons of Bujagali
Travel & tourism 48 Hotel chains wake up to Africa
Transport 52 East Africa’s Waterways
Countryfiles 54 Ghana: Flying with oil 55 Senegal: Dubai takes Dakar stake 56 Nigeria: Oil on troubled waters? 57 Zambia: Westward route to sea 58 Zimbabwe: Crisis is a way of life 60 Mauritius: Tobacco industry hot 62 S Africa: Political muscle flexing?
Reviews Books/Music 70 Drowning in the devil’s filth 72 Books in brief 73 Caine Prize 2007 74 African Virtuoses
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50 Transport east Africa’s Waterways
