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A FR IC A IN TH E NEWS 5 Sudan beg in s oil p ro du c t io n

5 H u nger P r iz e w in ne rs

6 A g e n d a 7 A fb iz Q u iz 8 Z a i r e -E g y p t pow e r deal

8 Psst 9 S ou th A fr ic a W a tc hdog

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10 Euro-African relations are to change 12 Cover Story: Tourism - Trouble in paradise

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15 Nigeria: M ayhem is b e com in g an annual a f fa ir

16 More bad news fo r N ig e r ia 18 Mozambique: P r iv a t is a t io n o f health care 19 Kenya: Forex sh o r ta g e h its bu s in e s s sec to r

2 0 Kenyan p a ra s ta ta ls o ve rs pend 20 Cote d ’ Ivoire: H o te ls s t ru g g le to su rv iv e

21 Tanzania: Z a n z ib a r p la n s fre e ports 22 Malawi: H a s ty p u b l ic -s e c to r w a g e r ise s 26 Zambia: B eckoning fo re ig n & local in ves tm en t

27 Z am b ia n pay r ises 28 Sierra Leone: N ew re g im e ’s f irs t budget 30 In brief: A n g o la e le c t r ic ity re hab; B u rk in a Faso re fo rm ; C o te d ’ Ivo ire p r iv a t is a t io n ; R e fu gees in K enya; M ad ag a s ca r d ro ugh t ; Mali rural de ve lo pm e n t ; M au r ita n ia w a te r supply;

M o z am b iq u e fu nd in g

SECTOR BY SECTOR 31 Agriculture: K en yan ho r t ic u l tu re 33 Banking & Finance: Z am b ia ’s pa n -A fr ic a n bank

34 A lte rn a t iv e v ie w o f W o r ld Bank 35 Energy & Mining: G h a n a go ld in ve s tm e n t

36 Z am b ia n co p p e r 's m om e n t o f tru th 3 7 In brief: M a law i h yd ro e le c tr ic p la n t; Mali m in in g c red it;

S ie r ra Leone ru t ile re h ab i l i ta t io n 38 Environment: G h a n a p ro te c ts fo re s ts 40 Manufacturing & Technology: Z am b ia n hom e -g row n c om p u te r s o f tw a re 41 Kenyan v e h ic le ba t te r ie s 4 2 Market Network: R w a n d a -K e n y a tra de d is pu te

43 A fr ic an re co rd in g - in d u s t ry p ira cy 44 Transport & Communications: B e lg ia n cou r t se ize s

Z a ire an je t 44 New Z am b ia n a ir agency 45 N am ib ia n c a r r ie r ’s W in d h o e k -L o n d o n a ir rou te

45 W e s t A fr ic an sh ip p in g

BOOKS 4 6 B r it is h im m ig ra t io n law

Cover Photo: La Digue, Seychelles; photo by Richard Dine.

The tourism sector in Africa is performing at present with mixed results - but its outlook is far from bright. AB looks at the factors that herald big changes in this sector in Africa. Page 12

As the day for Nigeria’s return to civilian rule draws nearer, the course of events is anything but smooth. Our Lagos-based dynamic duo, PINI JASON and JATO THOMPSON, report on the troubled developments facing the Nigerian people at this crucial time. Pages 15 and 16

Zambia’s new leaders are walking a thin line as they attempt to balance the need to control inflation and rein in public spending against the need to meet wage earners’ high expectations. ABs SYLVESTER CHIPOSA reports on how Zambia’s recent pay hikes raised spirits - and then tempers. Pages 26 and 27

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