AFRICAN BUSINESS March 2000 No252

Editorial CONTENTS

Money M a t te rs

7 The European nightmare

Cover S to ry

2 5 Pipeline to disaster?

Mining Notebook

8 Pay back time - International law 2 8 Illegal diamonds fuel war pursues African criminals

Technology

V ie w from th e C ity

1 2 US investments - go for broke

Focus

1 3 Death knell for killer taxis

Spotligh t

1 7 Somalia - pirates’ last stand

3 0 Internet boost for Africa

Conference Spotligh t

3 2 SA in global economy

Feature

3 5 Belgium sweats over Lumumba death

T rends

Countryfile

Cover story: You can run but you cannot hide

Spotlight: Somalia - pirates’ last stand

2 0 Has Africa become the centre for washing dirty money?

Special Report

2 1 Tunisia’s 4 4 years o f independence

3 7 Zim elections - the gloves are o f f 38 Malawi - fish breeding

Books

3 9 - 4 2 Fire from the Ashes, My Gorilla Journey and others

Countryfile: Zim elections - the gloves are off

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