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January 2 0 0 1 . N° 261

A n CC P u b l ic a t io n Founded in 1966

New products and processas

Metal prices remain firi Jo’burg SE moves house

City Guide: Dakar

Warriors or vi

Can oil and ethics mix! % . :■

Saga of the DRC’s giant gem Traditional doctors come into their own

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A u stra lia ; A $6.60 Austria; ASh50.00 B ah ra in ; BD 1 ,500 C an ad a ; $ 5 .2 5 CFA Zone; CFA 1 ,000 C yp ru s : Gf.2.00 D enm ark ; DKr30

Egypt: E£ 10.00 E th io p ia : BR20.00 G am b ia: D a30 .0 0 G e rm any: DM7,00 G hana: C e l 0 ,0 0 0 J a p a n : Y700 Jo rd a n : JD 2 .5 00

Kenya: KShs200 Kuw ait : KD 1 .200 Lebanon: LL5.000 L ib e r ia : U S$4.00 Morocco: Dh.J0.00 N am ib ia : N S 17 .3 5 (d u ty & sales tax i n d ) N eth erlan ds: DEI 9 .5 0

N ig e r ia : N 250.00 Q atar: Q R I 5 .0 0 S au d i A rabia: R l s l 5 .0 0 S ie rra Leone: LE8,000 South Africa: R 15.00 in c tax O th er S ou th e rn Africa C ountrie s : R 15 .7 5 ( in c tax) Sweden: SK r30 .0 0

T an z an ia : T Sh s 2 ,5 00 T u r k e y : T L 2 ,0 00 ,0 00 UAH: Dh 15.00 U gan d a : UShS,000 UK: £2.50 USA: $ 4 .2 5 Z am b ia : ZK8,000 Z im babwe: ZS80.00 in c tax