AfricanBUSINESS

Winner o f the Diageo 2005 Best Publication award

N°314 November 2005

Cover Story The Investm ent Revolution

Science African projects win Ashden Awards

Editorial 11 Let us em b race th e A fr ic an diaspora

Cover Story 12 Can A fric a j o in th e in v e s tm e n t re vo lu t io n? 15 FDI in A fr ic a 2004 16 How South A fric a dom e s t ic a te s FDI 16 Research and D e ve lo pm e n t in A fric a

Cityview 18 G8 pledges: o ld w in e in n ew bo ttle ?

Conference 20 A f r ic a ’s role key fo r p e t ro le um fu t u r e

Agriculture 24 Can cassava solve A f r ic a ’s fo o d crisis?

Energy 26 N ig e r ia ’s m o s t t ra n s p a re n t l ic ensing round.

Fisheries 28 A f r ic a ’s f is h in g faces crisis.

Science 32 A f r ic a ’s science re v o lu t io n begins. 34 A fr ic an pro je c ts w in Ashden Awards.

Investment 36 Sovereign c re d it ra t in gs.

Environment 38 A f r ic a ’s ‘d i r t y m a n ’ s ta r ts c le an -u p act.

infrastructure 40 The UN ’s Central A fric a

‘ peace ra i lw a y ’. 41 Jo in t m a n a g em e n t fo r Kenya and

U g an da ’s ra ilw ays.

Environment A fr ic a ’s ‘d i r t y man’ s ta rts clean-up act

Technology 42 In te rn e t te le com s w i t h t w o t i n cans.

Indicators 44 A fric a 's m o s t c om p e t i t iv e econom ies.

New Products 48 S ta n d in g up f o r y o u r s ty le and o th e r new p ro ducts and processes

Countryfile 50 S. Africa: Form a l is in g th e in fo rm a l. 52 Nigeria: W here are th e local shipowners? 54 Ghana: Need t o tw e a k success. 55 Mali: Low c o t to n price b lu n ts g ro w th . 56 CAR: D iam onds are n o t enough. 57 Guinea Bissau: V ie ra f in a l ly c la im s v ic to ry .

Books/Music 62 Knock-O ff and o th e r books 66 O r ie n ta t io n

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