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Contents
June 2008
16 Cover Story The soaring price of food
36 Special Report Africa’s World Economic Forum
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62 Countryfiles South Africa looming spectre of recession
ISSUE 343 WWW.AFRICASIA.COM
Editorial 11 Monkeys and crowns
Cover Story 14 The soaring price of food 16 The silent Tsunami 21 Why Africa needs a Green Revolution
View from the City 30 Africa can tough out credit crisis
Energy 32 Grand Inga – reality or pipe dream? 34 Africans kept in the dark?
Special Report Africa’s World Economic Forum 36 Challenges and opportunities 42 WEF: A history 44 Unleashing Africa’s potential 46 What happened at Davos 50 Confronting a development emergency
2010 World Cup Watch 52 Santana who?
Special Report Ports and Harbours 54 Wave of support for concessions 60 Heavy cargo dominates
Countryfiles 62 S. Africa: Looming spectre of recession 64 Zimbabwe: Time to start rebuilding 66 Malawi: Fish industry breathes again 68 Mauritius: Profits from life of luxury
Reviews Books/Music 78 Currency Wars 80 Angaza Afrika 82 Two’s company
