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8 REVOLUTION IN THE AIR
As the dust settles on Egypt’s revolution, we ask if the winds of change in North Africa will blow south across the Sahara? Political experts say no; conditions in the South are quite different from the North’s. But Black Africa should watch out!
LETTERS
4 Your news and views COVER STORY:
8 Tunisia/Egypt: Where next?
14 The Egyptian awakening 18 Africa reacts!
FEATURES
20 Nigeria: Clean elections this time? 26 Kenya: Is Odinga losing his friends? 28 Liberia/Sierra Leone: Drama at Taylor’s trial
32 Southern Sudan: A hard road to travel
34 Burundi: Two steps forward...
THE INTERVIEW
36 Tony Blair: Africa’s future is in Africa’s hands
SPECIAL REPORT: GHANA
Member of Te Audit Bureau of Circulations.
43 West Africa’s Dubai? 46 Ghana attains middle income status 48 A destiny of choice for business 50 Kufuor: Why Ghana is flying high
NA MARKET
56 ACBF celebrates 20th anniversary 60 Indigenous foods could be a saviour
REFLECTIONS
64 Why vote? FOCUS ON HEALTH
67 Advances in Africa’s health systems THE ARTS
72 Books: Liberating Mandela’s memory
78 Book reviews 82 Travelogue: The Other Africa
SPORT
86 Football: Ghana reaches for the stars
ENDTAIL
90 International Lawyers For Africa celebrate fifth milestone
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