Business in Africa Magazine, September 2002<base target="_self"><script async src="//static.getclicky.com/101337835.js"></script><body alink="#000000" link="#000000" bgcolor="#ccffff"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.solaroad.nl/" style="padding: 5px 10px;">Beste Online Casino Nederland</a></div> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="206" align="left" border="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#f2bb9d"> <th nowrap bgcolor="#cc0808"> <center><font face="Arial" color="white" size="2">Business <em>in </em><em>Africa</em> - April 2003</font></center> </th> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f2bb9d"> <td bgcolor="#ccffff"> <p align="center"><img src="../April2003/Images/FRONTCOVER.JPG"></p> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f2bb9d"> <th bgcolor="#cc0808"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="white" size="2">CONTENTS:</font></th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f2bb9d"> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="1"><font color="#000080">NIGERIAN WHY AFRICAN LEADERS FAIL</font><br> As the New Partnership for Africa’s economic development (Nepad) gains currency, questions are being raised about the quality of Africa’s political leadership. Most African leaders have let the continent down in the struggle to improve the material well-being of its people. Only a few African leaders since independence have demonstrated skills of development on the ground, says Professor Ali A. Mazrui. In this special report, we examine the types of leadershipin Africa and ask if the current crop of leaders can move the continent forward.<br> <br> </font><font size="1"><font color="#000080">ALGERIA’S RECOVERY PLAN<br> </font>Violent uprisings, political dissent and lingering socialist economics. DIANNA GAMES reports back after a recent visit to Algiers.<br> <br> </font></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="1"><font color="#000080"> LIFE AFTER WAR</font><br> Luanda, a place of relative safety during the 30-year civil war, is bursting at the seams with approximately four million inhabitants, placing a burden insurmountable on the city. <br> <br> </font></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#000080" size="1"> KYOTO HAS FAILED THE POOR<br> </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">One of the greatest failures of the last 50 years has been the ability to lay the foundation stones of public health in the developing world – hygiene, sanitation and water supply.<br> <br> </font></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#000080" size="1">OBASANJO’S REPORT CARD <br> </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="1">ROSE UMOREN provides excerpts from her unique insight into Obasanjo’s government and life in Nigeria.<br> </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"> <br>  </font></font></font></font><strong><font size="1">MALAWI<br> </font></strong><font size="1"><font face="Arial"><font color="#000080"><strong>Trial and error</strong><br> </font><font color="#000000"><strong>Malawi is pursuing economic recovery facing many challenges and opportunities</strong></font></font><br> </font></font></font></font><strong><font size="1">BANKING<br> </font></strong><font size="1"><font face="Arial"><font color="#000080"><strong>African opportunities</strong><br> </font><font color="#000000"><strong>Throughout Africa, the banking sector is identifying new markets and strategies</strong></font></font><br> </font></font> <br> <font size="1"><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><strong>INFOTECH</strong></font></font> </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font face="Arial"><font color="#000080"> <br> </font><font color="#000000"><strong><font size="1"><font color="#008000"><font color="#000080">Spatial information management</font> <br> </font>Spatial technology offers commercial companies strategic and decision making benefits <br> </font></strong></font></font> <br> </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: InfoText-Normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <font size="1">MANAGEMENT</font></span> </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><font color="#000080"> <br> Capital focus</font><br> How unlocking the capital trapped in a company can alleviate the need for foreign investment</font> <br> <font color="#000000"><font face="Arial" size="1"> <br> </font></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: InfoText-Normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <font size="1">MOTORING</font></span> </b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><font color="#000080"> <br> Gallic expansion</font><br> French car manufacturers have their eyes set on Africa <br> </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><font color="#000080"> <br> Sportscar feast</font><br> The CAR MAGAZINE team’s pick of the latest sportscars <br> </font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <br> </p>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> </tr> </table> <table id="Table3" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="409" border="0">  <tr> <td valign="top" align="middle" width="399" bgcolor="#0000ff" colspan="2" height="20"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#ffffff" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: InfoText-Normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: InfoText-Normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">WHY AFRICAN LEADERS FAIL</span></strong></span></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="206" bgcolor="#ccffff"><img height="363" src="../April2003/Images/CONTENTS_LEADERSHIP.JPG" width="227"></td> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#ccffff"><span lang="EN-GB"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: InfoText-Normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">As the New Partnership for Africa’s economic development (Nepad) gains currency, questions are being raised about the quality of Africa’s political leadership. Most African leaders have let the continent down in the struggle to improve the material well-being of its people. Only a few African leaders since independence have demonstrated skills of development on the ground, says Professor Ali A.Mazrui.</span></font></b></span> <p></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: InfoText-Normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: InfoText-Normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span> </span></font></b></span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="../April2003/Leadership.html" target="Current Issue"><font color="#000080"><b>Read more ... </b></font></a> </span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="206" bgcolor="#ccffff"></td> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#ccffff"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="middle" width="399" bgcolor="#0000ff" colspan="2" height="21"><font color="#ffffff"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: InfoText-Normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">ALGERIA’S RECOVERY PLAN</span></font></b> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="399" colspan="2" height="21"> <table id="Table1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> </p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: InfoText-Normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: InfoText-Normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Violent uprisings, political dissent and lingering socialist economics. DIANNA GAMES reports back after a recent visit to Algiers.</span> </span> </b></font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="../April2003/Algeria.html" target="Current Issue"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><b><font color="navy">Read more...</font></b></font></a></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="399" colspan="2" height="21"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="middle" width="399" bgcolor="#0000ff" colspan="2" height="21"><b><font face="Verdana" color="#ffffff" size="2"><font color="#ffffff"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: InfoText-Normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">LIFE AFTER WAR</span></font></font> </b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="399" colspan="2" height="21"> <p align="center"><b> <table id="Table2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> </p> </td> <td> <img height="162" src="../April2003/Images/CONTENTS_LUANDA.JPG" width="196"> </td> <td> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: InfoText-Normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Luanda, a place of relative safety during the 30-year civil war, is bursting at the seams with approximately four million inhabitants, placing a burden insurmountable on the city.</span> </b></font> </p> <p><b><a href="../April2003/Luanda.html" target="Current Issue"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="navy" size="1">Read more...</font></a></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><a href="../April2003/Luanda.html" target="Current Issue"><font color="#0000ff"> </font></a> </span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </b> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="399" colspan="2" height="21"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="middle" width="399" bgcolor="#0000ff" colspan="2" height="20"><b><font face="Verdana" color="#ffffff" size="2"><font color="#ffffff"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: InfoText-Normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">KYOTO HAS FAILED THE POOR</span></font></font></b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="399" colspan="2" height="69"> <table id="Table4" cellspacing="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="214"><img height="165" src="../April2003/Images/CONTENTS_WATER.JPG" width="199"></td> <td valign="top" width="71%"> <p><b><font face="Verdana" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: InfoText-Normal; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Times; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">One of the greatest failures of the last 50 years has been the ability to lay the foundation stones of public health in the developing world – hygiene, sanitation and water supply.</span></font> </b> </p> <p><b><a href="../April2003/Water.html" target="Current Issue"><font face="Verdana" color="navy" size="1">Read more...</font></a></b> </p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="middle" width="399" bgcolor="#0000ff" colspan="2" height="20"><b><font face="Verdana" color="#ffffff" size="2"><font color="#ffffff"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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