January 2002 No 271

CONTEEditorial9WhatissauceforthegooseCoverStorvWorldTradeOrganisation10Doha-Ashamelessvictoryforspin12Alitanyofbrokenpromises13EnterChinaWheels14TheNewRangeRoverrevealed18Kenyasteamgiantrollsagain19Bulawayo'sRailwayMuseumCommodities20Oil:Opecplayshigh-riskpoker

Dateline USA 2 9 Bin Laden's A fr ic an connections

Resources 31 Battle over w a te r p r iv a t is a tio n

Inside Business 3 3 Analysing th e analysts

M in in g Notebook 3 5 Tanzania's m in in g d ile m m a

Essav 3 7 My hope fo r S ierra Leone

Is su e s 3 9 C on -m e n 2001 style

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Labour 2 2 U n io ns f le x muscles Industry 2 4 S lum p in A fr ic a n FDI 2 5 EU 'F r ie nd in need ' fu nd

T o p i c 2 6 N ig e r ia most cu r ru p t in A fric a 011 ^ Gas 2 7 W i l l m oney solve Delta p rob lem ? 2 8 Fuel prices d ro p in East A fric a

Countrvfile 41 Z im b abw e : Relentless s lid e 4 3 N ig e r : Ends o f s lavery in s ig h t 4 4 Somalia:U S cuts net l ife l in e 4 5 Z am b ia :P r iv a tis a tio n succeeds Tourism 4 6 Cape Town's C a rn iv a l Books 4 8 C om in g to te rm s 4 9 The G am b ia 5 0 A fr ic a 's e le p h a n t , etc.

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