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Contents

January 2008

12 Cover Story Africa stands firm

30 Special Report Power and Water

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40 DR Congo Interview: oliver Kamitatu

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Editorial 11 Africa’s scientific tradition

Cover story EU-AU Lisbon Summit 12 Africa stands firm

View from the City 20 Runaway oil prices

Topic 22 How safe are African miners?

Investment 24 Record FDI for Africa

Guest Column 27 Chogm – When the circus came to town

Special Report Power and Water 30 Seeking water solutions for Africa 34 Interview: GE’s Nani Beccalli-Falco 38 Power: Europe, Asia flock to Tripoli

Special Report DR Congo 40 Interview: Oliver Kamitatu, Minister of Planning 41 Interview: Moïïse Katumbi Tchaluéé, governor of Katanga

2010 Soccer World Cup 44 South Africa passes first big test

Countryfiles 48 Nigeria: Russians to restart aluminium smelter 49 Côôte d’Ivoire: Cocoa exports double 50 S Africa: Who’s paying to develop biofuel? 54 Mozambique: Portuguese relinquish Cahora-Bassa 56 Liberia: The long haul to normality 58 Sierra Leone: Stemming diamond smuggling

Reviews Books/Music 64 The Day after Mugabe 66 Segu Blue