Vol 47 No 7 | AFRICAAIRLINES Lackadaisical list 31st March 2006 As worries grow about air safety in Africa, the European Union has released a new list of 91 (mostly African) airlines banned from entering its airspace. It claims...
Vol 47 No 6 | FRANCEAFRICA Professional risks 17th March 2006 The murder of Robert Feliciaggi in the car park of Corsica's Ajaccio airport on 10 March raises embarrassing questions in Africa and France. Feliciaggi owned casinos, lotteries and...
Vol 47 No 3 | CHINAAFRICA Confucius, he say 3rd February 2006 On 12 January, China issued a paper on its African policy. This raises more questions than it answers, as it reads less like a policy paper than a...
Vol 47 No 3 | FOOTBALLAFRICA Booted out 3rd February 2006 Shock spread when South Africa, host of the 2010 World Cup, was knocked out in the first round after an ignominious 3-0 defeat by Zambia on 30 January....
Vol 46 No 24 | TANZANIAAFRICAWATER Privatisation flood 2nd December 2005 The ideology that has taken over Western utilities spreads in Africa In Africa, as across the world, water is a hot topic. The hottest current debate is about whether its supply should be organised by private companies or, as...
Vol 46 No 22 | AFRICAHEALTH Flying flu 4th November 2005 The next six weeks are crucial in Africa for the much-feared spread of avian influenza, which may be carried by birds migrating from affected countries in central Asia...
Vol 46 No 20 | AFRICA Turning the corner 7th October 2005 Activists, businesses and politicians are driving a new economic dynamic on the continent The mood of 'hopeful realism' about Africa at the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on 24-25 September reflected a growing view that the...
Vol 46 No 18 | UNITED KINGDOMAFRICA Terror imperative 9th September 2005 Britain will soon have defence attachés (DAs) in Algeria and Sudan but will lose its DA in Angola and probably other African countries to pay for them. A...
Vol 46 No 17 | SUDANAFRICA Death by plane 26th August 2005 Sudanese Vice-President John Garang's death in a helicopter crash on 30 July (see Feature) highlights the danger of African travel, especially in vast roadless countries such as Congo-Kinshasa...
Vol 46 No 14 | AFRICABRITAIN Unkindest cuts 8th July 2005 Whitehall promoted the big push for Africa but is now cutting back its diplomatic staff and budgets there As British ministers congratulate themselves on hoisting Africa fleetingly to the top of the international agenda at the Group of Eight summit on 6-8 July, the British foreign...