AfricanBUSINESS

N°306 F e b r u a r y 2005

COVER STORY G o r d o n B r o w n ’ s A f r i c a R e c o v e r y P l a n

DATELINE USA C o c a i n e s m u g g l e r s a r e N O W T A R G E T T IN G K E N Y A

COUNTRYFILE S o u t h A f r i c a a r m y g o e s f o r g i a n t A i r b u s

Ed ito r ia l 13 Dogs o f W a r b ite th e ir own tails

Cover Story Gordon Brown’s Africa Recovery Plan 14 Live now, pay la ter 16 A M arshall Plan fo r Africa 18 George M a rs h a l l ’s speech 20 The p lan ’s model

ClTYVIEW 22 Hidden potential o f African bourses

Dateline USA 24 Cocaine kings ta rg e t Kenya

O il & Gas 26 Egypt boosts gas production.

H ealth 28 Cheaper drugs incite industry anger

M in i n g 30 Gold fever hits Kakemega.

Ports & Sh ip p in g 32 The burden o f te rro r burden on

African ports.

N e w Products 34 Fertility safaris and o th e r stories

Av ia t io n 36 Virgin enters Nigeria 38 ASI builds on success

C O U N T R Y F I L E 4 2 S. Africa: Airbus g ia n t w in arm y vote 4 4 Nigeria: Lagos’ real estate sell-o ff 4 6 Tanzania: Impressive economic perform ance 4 8 M o zam b iq u e : Voter apathy,

but Freelimo w ins SO DRCongo: Despite conflicts,

huge potential 52 Kenya: Telkom Kenya finds suitor. 54 Morocco: The King’s Brazil visit.

Sporting b usiness 56 Formula One to return to S. Africa.

Review s Books/Music 62 Books: An Honourable Deception,

and o th e r books. 66 Music: Rebel Radio.

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