AfricanBUSINESS

SEPTEMBER 2000 No 257

E d i t o r i a l

C o u n t r y f i l e

9 Struggle fo r new independence C o v e r S t o r y

27 Kenya: IMF ca lls the tune C o u n t r y R e p o r t

10 SADC goes fo r free trade V i e w f r o m t h e C i t y

16 Single currency fo r W Africa? C o m m o d i t i e s

18 Tea brings a l i t t le cheer W o r l d T r a d e

20 Banana battle deadlock S p e c i a l R e p o r t

TUNISIA CULTURE 21 -24 Crucible of c iv i l is a t io n

T o p i c

25 Okinawa 0 8 Summit

BOTSWANA 29 One of a kind economy 30 A f r ic a ’s cradle of democracy 32 Spending to be cut 34 M iss Universe fo r President? 36 State of the art m in ing 37 Garden of the gods D a t e l i n e U S A

39 A k inship of suffering A r t s

40 First Caine Prize awarded B o o k s

41 Okavango - A frica last Eden 42 Deserts of Africa 42 Congo - Paris: transnational traders on the margins of the law

SADC takes the plunge into free trade.

Tunisia’s magnificent cultural heritage

Diamonds still rule in Botswana

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