AfricanBUSINESS

N°310 June 2005

Cover Story Daughters of Africa step forward

Editorial 13 S ta rt th e science revo lu tio n .

Cover Story 14 Daughters o f Africa step fo rw a rd 16 Forum: A rab-A frican w om e n ’s d ia lo gue 17 The lo ng road t o equa l ity 18 New A frica n peace and gender centre 19 Parity is t ra n s fo rm in g Africa 20 A l l ’s Solemn Declaration on equa lity 21 Awards Ceremony:

A b r i l l ia n t perform ance.

Cityview 22 A frica n currencies in good shape

Countryfile Cameroon's diversification begins to pay

Energy 24 Congo-Brazza aw a its new fie ld s

Power 26 South A frica ru n n in g o u t o f power?

Infrastructure 28 UN behind Grand Inga

New Products 30 Put a d ic t io n a ry in your m ob ile and o th e r stories

Finance 32 A frica n Developm ent Bank AGM

Zimbabwe Silver Jubilee An IC Special 4 0 page Report

US-Africa Business Summit Building US-Africa partnerships

Countryfiles 36 Kenya: Don’t shoot th e messenger 38 Mauritius: Shopping made in heaven 40 SaoTome: Oil money begins t o f lo w 42 Cameroon: D ive rs ific a tio n begins to pay 44 S. Africa: M b o w e n i ’s life lin e 4 6 Nigeria: Debt. Can pay,

w o n ’t pay?

US-Africa Business Summit 48 Corporate Council on Africa

US-African Business Sum m it

Reviews Books/Music 62 Thabo M beki and th e b a t t le fo r th e soul o f th e ANC, and o th e r books 66 Like fa thers, like sons

Africa a t th e Pictures

A f r i c a n B u s i n e s s i Ju n e 2 0 0 5

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