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ContentsJANUARY2012ISSUEN°382WWW.AFRICASIA.COM

16 Cover Story Will the African Lion roar again in 2012?

Editorial 15 African Ubuntusaves climate change talks

Cover Story 16 Will the African Lion roar again in 2012? 17 2012 – let the good times roll 19 AfricanBusiness’ view of 2011 –

month by month

View from the City 28 World growth depends on Africa

Management 30 Managing risk in Africa

Mining 32 Making the most of Africa’s resources

Special Report 34 India-Africa

A partnership made in heaven 35 Trade: Growing over 400% 38 Mining: India challenges China 41 Pharmaceuticals: Generics flow in 42 Vehicles: Tata leads the charge

Guest column 44 Charles Green of Helios Towers Africa:

Don’t fight, share

Country Oversight 48 Rwanda: most business-friendly

Organisations 52 The Commonwealth: essential for

Africa’s growth

Guest column 55 Professor Said Adejumobi: Africa,

the new miracle economy?

Countryfiles 57 Guinea-Bissau: New beginnings 60 Nigeria: Saving oil revenue 62 Mauritius: Unions oppose privatisation 64 Southern Africa: Botswana pulls off diamond deal of the century 67 Kenya: Private equity deals

Reviews Book/Music 72 Africa’sOdiousDebts 74 Dor de Mar