AfricanBUSINESS

N°289 J u ly 2003

B o t s w a n a : D i a m o n d s ARE NOT FOREVER.

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT: U S - A f r i c a B u s i n e s s S u m m i t .

Ed it o r ia l 7 Open the gates for African trade.

C o u n t r y Fo c u s 12 Botswana: Diamonds are not forever.

V iew from the C ity 16 WAMU: Myth or reality?

St o c k Ex c h a n g e s 18 Size constrains Africa's stock markets.

T e c h n o l o g y 20 New technology for an old continent.

Special supplement U S -A f r i c a BUSINESS SUMMIT 24 Doing business in Africa.

28 The beginingof a beautiful relationship.

32 Nepad - MCA on collision course?

33 Tunisia: Africa’s bridge to the world.

37 2003 gains offset 2002 pains.

4 0 Mauritania steps forward.

45 Summit programme.

4 6 Summit participants.

W heels 50 Renault’s new Espace.

52 Trabant: A car for Africa?

E r i t r e a : S t e a m GIANTS ROLL AGAIN.

Ev e n t s 53 UK’s ‘Black Oscar’ for Spike Lee.

O il & G as 54 Nigerian production on target.

COUNTRYFILE 56 Uganda: Getting the balance right.

58 Eritrea: Steam giants roll again.

Kenya: Cracking down on corruption.

6 0 Morocco: Blasts fail to shake trade.

62 Kenya: Punished for terror a le r t .

Rev ie w s B o o k s / Music

6 4 Unbinding Africa. 66 Kassi Kasse - Mande music from Mali.

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