AfricanBUSINESS

Winner o f the Diageo 2005 Best Publication award

N°316 January 2006

Cover Story

Peace in Cote d ’ Ivoire:

It's now or never

Editorial

11 Salute to a brave f ig h te r

Cover Story

Cote d’Ivoire

12 It's now or never

14 Cocoa feels th e bite

16 Cote d ’ Ivoire’s t im e l in e

16 W ho ’s w ho in Cote d ’ Ivoire

View from the City

20 Sell dollars!

Energy

22 F la re -up s to be put out

Spotlight

Focus on Peace

24 Peace in our t im e 26 The Peace University

Spotlight

Focus on

Peace

Commodities

Gold hits new heights

Commodities

28 C o ld h its new heights

New Products

32 'Bronzed and b e a u t ifu l’ and other

Countryfile

44 S. Africa: Beautiful v ita l statistics 46 Ghana: P ipeline to fuel dreams

48 Egypt: Cairo Xchange pyram id high

50 Kenya: General lacks commanders products

52 Sierra Leone: B u i ld in g on progress

Interview

53 Mozambique: An FDI bonanza

54 Madagascar: Seeking a f in e balance

36 G h a n a ’s Deputy M in is te r of Finance 55 Seychelles: New in vestm en t rules

Science

56 Uganda: Losing its halo?

58 Chad: P ipeline revenue d ispu te

38 Modern sciences a llie d to trad it ion 59 Niger: Country in a quandary

ICT

4 0 Telem ed ic ine's rural life lin e

Agriculture

42 Safeguarding sm a ll farm e rs

Books/Music

62 Ending G lobal Poverty and other books

66 Sp irits to Bite our Ears

A f r i c a n B u s i n e s s ! Ja n u a r y 2006

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