AfricanBUSINESS

N°280 O c to be r 2002

W h e n t w o w o r l d s c o l l i d e T u n i s i a ’s - E U r e l a t i o n s h i p

O b a s a n j o c o m e s o u t f i g h t i n g

E d i t o r i a l 11 Mandela stands tall again

C o v e r St o r y Th e U N W o r l d S u m m i t o n S u s t a i n a b l e D e v e l o p m e n t

12 When two worlds collide 14 World Summit Excerpts 16 Action at the side shows 18 Beautiful things wow delegates

D a t e l i n e USA 20 W ith us or against us?

V i e w f r o m t h e C i t y 22 SA economy now solid gold

T r a n s p o r t 24 Oiling the wheels of business

O i l a n d G a s 28 More than just a pipe dream?

N e w P r o d u c t s 30 Put it on my card, please Maam

S p e c i a l r e p o r t Tu n i s i a ’s - EU r e l a t i o n s h i p 33 Reaching for excellence

W h e e l s 38 VW Phaeton: Luxury for the people?

A g r i c u l t u r e 40 The GM conundrum

S p o t l i g h t 42 Gabon and Congo-Brazza:

unidentical twins

To p i c 44 The impact of debt relief

A t l a r g e 46 The self-exploiting exploited

COUNTRYFILE 48 Kenya - Is Uhuru Moi’s ace in the pack? 50 Nigeria -Obasanjo comes out fighting 52 Sierra Leone - Protection for diamond workers 54 Eritrea -A forest from shrimps

A g e n d a 56 Ghana water sale slammed

C u l t u r e 58 Glory of African beadwork

R e v i e w s B o o k s / Music 62 Playing it safe

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