Stories Collection

  1. Banque Belgolaise and Bank of Africa have reached agreement to form a strategic allia...
  2. My fellow golfers among your readership will no doubt have been delighted with the pr...
  3. Decades of almost total reliance upon oil revenues finally seem to be catching up wit...
  4. One by one North African countries have abandoned the ideal of state-controlled indus...
  5. BOWBOI By Rokia Traore Toma Records Cat: LBLC2594 Rokia Traore's rise through the ...
  6. If you have preconceptions about what a BMW should be, prepare to drop them now. The ...
  7. The first 10 months of National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) rule have been marked by two...
  8. To the modern African man, a mobile phone, Mercedes Benz and a three bedroom bungalow...
  9. SOMALIA: ECONOMY WITHOUT STATE By Peter D. Little 12.95 [pounds sterling] African Iss...
  10. ZlMBABWE'S FIGHT TO THE FINISH The Catalyst of the Free Market By John L. Moore 65 [p...
  11. African oil and gas production has long played a considerable role in supplying globa...
  12. While oil supplies Nigeria with constant export revenues and hope for the future, it ...
  13. The confrontational stance between the rich countries and the developing world, known...
  14. Anver Versi's editorial 'Who rules Africa?' in the August/September issue of African ...
  15. Was the World Trade Organisation's summit in Cancun a dismal failure or the start of ...
  16. All religions warn us of the sin of selfishness lest it destroy you. But selfishness ...
  17. Following the collapse of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting in Cancun, Mexic...
  18. AB guide to African currencies Country Currency STG [pounds sterl...
  19. The normalisation of Rwanda's domestic affairs continued in August and September with...
  20. I wanted to write to tell you how much I appreciate reading African Business, and in ...
  21. Gold is a grouchy commodity. For all its glitter and lure, it has a dark and moody si...
  22. Maritime boundary disputes in the lower half of the Gulf of Guinea continue to obstru...
  23. What does the boffin tinkering in the back room have to do with Africa's economic rev...
  24. South Africa's Springboks, once the most feared international team on the world stage...
  25. Paul Berenger, who comes from the island's ethnic French minority, took over from Sir...
  26. Tanzania has nearly 2,000 cyber cafes, more than any other sub-Saharan African countr...
  27. After Africa At The Pictures, a weeklong film festival held in London from 17-24 Octo...
  28. I would like to comment on the article 'Chad: The tip of the spear' by Milan Vesely i...
  29. Oil production of 35,000 b/d has finally begun on South Africa's Sable field, lying 9...
  30. If a new bill becomes law, it promises that gambling will receive the same treatment ...
  31. Standard Chartered Bank has won The Banker magazine s 'Bank of the Year' award for Af...
  32. Following the untimely death of the former Vice-President, Kijana Wamalwa at a London...
  33. GHANA'S ADJUSTMENT EXPERIENCE THE PARADOX OF REFORM 16.95 [pounds sterling] Woeli (Gh...
  34. For many years, Cote d'Ivoire was known for its tradition of ethnic inclusiveness, us...
  35. MAKERERE UNIVERSITY IN TRANSITION 1993 - 2000 9.95 [pounds sterling] James Currey ISB...
  36. I really appreciated Anver Versi's editorial 'Who Rules Africa?' in the August/Septem...
  37. Nepad, the African Union's grand design for the continent's social and economic salva...
  38. The IMF once considered Senegal a model economy but today the country is on the verge...
  39. Chad's annual revenues are about to take a quantum leap upwards. Thanks to the newly ...
  40. Most African banking markets are now fully open to foreign participation. Privatisati...
  41. BY JIDEOFOR ADIBE 6.99 [pounds sterling] Adonis & Abbey ISBN 0-9545037-0-8 The f...
  42. After a fairly harrowing transition period marked by bank failures and gross mismanag...
  43. Amid the turmoil which has been inflicted upon the global airline industry as the res...
  44. The C3 Pluriel, with all its innovation and flair, has rekindled memories of the Citr...
  45. Ecobank provides a classic example of the value of a regional financial institution. ...
  46. When I first came across American Business magazine earlier this year, I almost passe...
  47. Africa--'the continent of great possibilities'--needs a more diverse and sound bankin...
  48. Small, but sure steps in the right direction The story of the rise and fall of autoc...
  49. BY NORMAN RUSH 18.99 [pounds sterling] Jonathan Cape ISBN 0-224-03709-9 This is anot...
  50. The clash between the developing world and the rich nations during the World Trade Or...
  51. Many African governments seek to counter the wide swings in the international oil pri...
  52. Degrees of suspicion Walk into Agrippah Mabire's office in downtown Johannesburg a...
  53. Visit Africa and you are likely to come in contact with the Celtel brand, one of the ...
  54. A SELECTION OF WRITINGS FROM THE 2002 CAINE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN WRITING. Jacana (South ...
  55. Kenyan athletes Stephan Cherono and Albert Chekurui are raisin8 eyebrows; and not jus...
  56. London's elegant New Connaught Rooms was the place to be as the cream of Ghanaian pro...
  57. BY ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH 8.99 [pounds sterling] Polygon ISBN 0-9544075-0-4 This is ...
  58. Turning water into money Given their size and geographical location, it is not sur...
  59. BEYOND THE MIRACLE INSIDE THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA. BY ALLISTER SPARKS 14.99 [pounds ster...
  60. [pound sterling] COUNTRY CURRENCY STG ALGERI...
  61. I refer to Anver Versi's editorials in the last two issues of your magazine, as well ...
  62. A JOURNEY THROUGH WAR TORN ANGOLA BY PEDRO ROSA MENDES 12.99 [pounds sterling] Granta...
  63. What would Marx, Lenin and Mao have said? A communist bank? Socialists sitting down w...
  64. South Africa boasts an exceptionally sophisticated banking industry, the pride of Afr...
  65. African Banks rankings The Top 100 Sub-Saharan Banks By capital (US$m) Bank...
  66. DUNYA MALOUMA Marabai Cat: 46806.2 Malouma Mint Moktar Ould Meidah, known simply a...
  67. Road traffic accidents are known to be a major cause of death and disability througho...
  68. EAC: A marriage of unequals? When President Mwai Kibaki and his NARC government ca...
  69. By John Kay 25 [pounds sterling] Allen Lane ISBN 0-713-99489-4 In the 1980s America ...
  70. MARTINA Africando Sterns Cat: STCD1096 Africando was formed in 1992, the initiativ...
  71. African tourism experts in the UK say it is hard to underestimate the damage that has...
  72. The American President's tour came at an awkward time for the administration. A guerr...
  73. * Editors note--We learnt about the military coup in Sao Tome and Principe shortly be...
  74. BLOOD DIAMONDS TRACING THE DEADLY PATH OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRECIOUS STONES. By...
  75. The Group of Eight (G-8) two-day summit at the French alpine resort of Evian, as expe...
  76. South Africa's downstream infrastructure, which is mainly managed by Transnet subsidi...
  77. The African Union's second Summit, held in Maputo, Mozambique in July was remarkable ...
  78. The current buzz word is 'governance'. At all international conferences, Africa is be...
  79. The Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy, now in their third year, have quickly becom...
  80. Dear President Bush: As your plane touched down in Dakar, Senegal, we welcomed the...
  81. Tanzania's national cattle herd is the third largest in Africa at 17m head--after Eth...
  82. Market conditions for agricultural commodities are influenced principally by weather ...
  83. The evening of May 21 witnessed a huge loss of life as Algeria was struck by a mighty...
  84. Armand Apavou started his business in Reunion 30 years ago, specialising in the const...
  85. I have to agree with the statements regarding the need for increased trade made in An...
  86. He came, he saw but did he conquer African hearts and minds? African reaction to Geor...
  87. Negotiations for Malawi to start importing power from Mozambique's Cahora Bassa hydro...
  88. An alternative exchange that could be a fore runner to easier and cheaper fund raisin...
  89. By Jason Goodwin 14.99 [pounds sterling] Hamish Hamilton ISBN 0-241-14098-6 This b...
  90. When a mysterious pilot taxied an impounded jetliner off the apron at Luanda airport,...
  91. Looking back over the three days of the World Economic Forum Africa Summit, President...
  92. As in the telecoms sector, African entrepreneurs are beginning to design IT solutions...
  93. Togo's President Gnassingbe Eyadema has been in power since he seized control in the ...
  94. From a governmental point of view, information technology and mobile communications g...
  95. A man does not chase rats when his house is on fire. This proverb applies to Presiden...
  96. Regular visitors to Africa know that guests of the Meridien group of hotels can be ce...
  97. AB Guide to African Currencies [pounds COUNTRY CURRENCY sterling...
  98. In the presence of many African Heads of States, President George W. Bush and the US ...
  99. The launch of BMW's new Z4 and 5-Series models, in June and September respectively, h...
  100. CAPE TIMES EDITORIAL, SOUTH AFRICA "America's interest in what happens in Africa h...
  101. Most African countries are so hard pressed to finance their social programs in educat...
  102. The continued failure of the electricity sector in much of Africa is something of a c...
  103. One of the United Kingdom's most glamorous show business events, the annual awards fo...
  104. In terms of high technology, Africa is a continent divided. Modern, young entrepreneu...
  105. Mauritania is rapidly emerging from the shadows. With an encouraging growth rate and ...
  106. In the months preceding the Casablanca bombings, Morocco has made considerable progre...
  107. Tunisia has been hailed as the model for other African and Middle Eastern countries t...
  108. A record number of exploration wells are planned by all oil and gas companies operati...
  109. The low-tech East German Trabant, regarded as the simplest car in the world, may soon...
  110. UNBINDING AFRICA MAKING GLOBALISATION WORK FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE EDITED BY PHOEBE GR...
  111. A sharp rise in US-Africa trade in the first quarter of this year has come as a welco...
  112. Stephen Hayes is in charge of one of Africa's lifelines. He is president of the Unite...
  113. KASSI KASSE - MANDE MUSIC FROM MALI KASSE MADY Hemisphere Cat: 5437132...
  114. Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) have announced plans to further expand its presence in ...
  115. Uganda has transformed itself from one of the most devastated countries in the world ...
  116. Botswana has long been regarded as one of Africa's most successful economies. Prudent...
  117. Kenya's honesty in reporting the possibility of an al-quaida terrorist strike in the ...
  118. George Bush's Millenium Challenge Account will reward countries with good governance ...
  119. Despite the presence of stock exchanges in several African countries, public enthusia...
  120. In 1995, tour years alter Eritrea won its struggle for independence, the Eritrean gov...
  121. THIS MONTH'S PRIZE LETTER Tourism LEARNING THE LESSONS Your tourism featur...
  122. Government workers in Kenya were given until the end of June to either declare their ...
  123. Several different strands, including strategic and security considerations are being ...
  124. Tunisia has been intimately involved in the affairs of the rest of the continent from...
  125. The good news, according to the African Development Bank's annual continental report,...
  126. Although the MPV market is now crowded, Renault's new Espace still has the edge over ...
  127. AB Guide to African Currencies COUNTRY CURRENCY [pounds s...
  128. Petra Diamonds Limited ("Petra"), the AIM listed mining group, has redeployed an expl...
  129. Ghana and Nigeria are leading the charge for a single currency for the entire West Af...
  130. Ever wondered how some insects in desert regions apparently manage to live without wa...
  131. While many commentators have rightly praised the success of the Tunisian economy over...
  132. THE GIRL WHO CAN BY AMA ATA AIDOO [pounds sterling]6.70 African Writers Series...
  133. With a war-chest of R100m and a substantial slice of the print-related retail market ...
  134. A strengthening rand is causing havoc to South Africa's exports, its mining sector an...
  135. DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA 11-13 JUNE Africa Economic Summit 2003 Durban, South Afri...
  136. A retired Durban, South Africa, businessman has taken the trials of a rocky dining pa...
  137. EL CONGO BRAZZA KIN RUMBANELLA BAND/WENDO KOLOSOY/ANTOINE MOUNDANDA/VICTORIA BAKOL...
  138. Every week, about five cargo planes from Ukraine, Holland and Belgium land at the Mwa...
  139. The possible privatisation of the zambia national commercial bank, strongly urged by ...
  140. The desperate search to find an effective treatment for Aids has attracted solution s...
  141. Australia seems to have embarked on a campaign to fight, on behalf of the developing ...
  142. HOME AND EXILE BY CHINUA ACHEBE [pounds sterling]7.99 Canongate ISBN 18419...
  143. EMPIRE How BRITAIN MADE THE MODERN WORLD By NIALL FERGUSON [pounds sterlin...
  144. When leaders of the world's richest nations, the G8, meet for their annual jamboree i...
  145. Tension between the ordinary people and their governments in most of North Africa has...
  146. The Caine Prize for African Writing held its first workshop for African writers near ...
  147. During periods of high oil prices, Africa's oil powers are perceived by the rest of t...
  148. It is now 10 years since the Mozambican civil war came to a close and the country's r...
  149. Located about 1,000km from the Tanzania's commercial capital city of Dar es Salaam, o...
  150. The pace of global economic activity is the main factor in consumption of industrial ...
  151. In the aftermath of US-led conquest of largely defenceless Iraq, resulting in losses ...
  152. Want to get ahead in business? Then take up golf. President Thabo Mbeki and an increa...
  153. Cape Town is going to turn one of its busiest traffic routes into a pioneering bus ra...
  154. For more than three decades, the XJ series has been Jaguar's definitive saloon, accou...
  155. THIS MONTH'S PRIZE LETTER Nigeria Too MUCH CORRUPTION Despite the presence...
  156. While peace talks continue in the Democratic Republic of The Congo, the German giant ...
  157. AB Guide to African Currencies COUNTRY CURRENCY [pounds st...
  158. Ghana has begun to turn its former lacklustre economic performance around but it will...
  159. Nigeria's first civilian conducted elections for 20 years are now behind us and Oluse...
  160. The Nigerian Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) is set to privatise almost one-third...
  161. Diamond mining giant Debswana says it will go ahead with plans to build a five-star c...
  162. If the recent peace deals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) stick, this v...
  163. AB Guide to African Currencies COUNTRY CURRENCY [pounds st...
  164. South Africa's president, Thabo Mbeki, is coming to realise that he backed a loser in...
  165. THIS MONTH'S PRIZE LETTER Zimbabwe SHIRE'S PROPAGANDA I cannot allow Georg...
  166. Africa has watched in alarm as the United States and Britain have pounded Iraq in ord...
  167. Following a recent announcement that the government of Kenya needs more than $800m in...
  168. Micro-states, those tiny national entities, have economic advantages that their bigge...
  169. For the first time since 1990, many African currencies have appreciated against the d...
  170. Never before have so many world leaders and their incensed populations considered a U...
  171. Britain's Financial Times recently published a contentious article on the 'democratic...
  172. Satellite based communications really came into their own during the war in Iraq, reg...
  173. BY RONALD SEGAL [pounds sterling]8.99 ATLANTIC BOOKS ISBN 9-903809-81-9 A compani...
  174. MSI Cellular (MSI) has continued to receive strong backing from international institu...
  175. Monash University researchers in Melbourne, Australia, in collaboration with colleagu...
  176. The Angolan government's prediction that the country's crude oil output will double w...
  177. BY JUSTIN WILLIS [pounds sterling]16.95 JAMES CURREY ISBN 0-85255-470-2 By...
  178. "Africa will suffer THE DAILY NEWS (HARARE) APRIL 3, 2003 BY TAJUDEEN ABDU...
  179. You will be mistaken for thinking that companies like Ireland Byth Limited (IBL) and ...
  180. Guy Main-Gauze, Cote d'Ivoire's former Minister of Trade and now special adviser to P...
  181. When Fiat, Italy's largest industrial group, earlier this year posted losses of Euro ...
  182. In what is being called a massive breakthrough, the first oil company in which the ma...
  183. PAPE FALL & AFRICAN SALSA Artisanat Earthworks Cat: STEW47 The int...
  184. The once friendly relations between Zimbabweans and Batswana is deteriorating by the ...
  185. BY FERGUS FLEMING [Pounds sterling]20 GRANTA ISBN 1-86207-527-1 At the end...
  186. For many years it seemed that nothing could kick-start the Tanzanian economy. The pro...
  187. Despite peace accords, intermittent fighting between the government and rebels is pre...
  188. The style and substance of the end, or at least partial end of the military campaign,...
  189. In this second and concluding installment of African Business' investigation into the...
  190. BY ANDREA DURBACH $26.95 CONTINUUM (USA) ISBN 0-8264-1330-7 In the early morning o...
  191. BY AHMADOU KOUROUMA [Pounds sterling]12.99 WILLIAM HEINEMANN ISBN 0-434-00814-1 Wh...
  192. Black Zimbabwean cricketer Henry Olonga may not have shone on the field of play durin...
  193. The long build up to war in Iraq was an uncertain and dangerous time to remove one of...
  194. Women beat men hands down when it comes to recognising faces, according to an experim...
  195. When the South African diamond industry perfected synthetic diamonds 50 years ago, li...
  196. The groovy sounds and the crowds of funky people milling around the entrance to this ...
  197. Alarmed at South African Medical Association (SAMA) estimates that 5,000 doctors have...
  198. The campaign to provide anti-retroviral drugs for South Africa's millions of HIV-posi...
  199. The success of the Kenyan team in reaching the World Cup semifinals shocked the crick...