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Contents

African Business November 2010 Issue N˚369

12 Cover Story Africa opens new gateway to global capital

24 Special Report: Telecoms Moving up to the next level

46 Nigeria Reform, reform, reform

Editorial 11 Give me conferences of achievement

Cover Story Africa opens new gateway to global capital 12 Continent’s first commodity and currency exchange 15 Modernising an ancient system 16 How the exchange works 18 The techno-whizz who shook a nation

Commodities 20 Metals go from strength to strength 22 South Africa explores for rare earths

Special report Telecoms – Moving up to the next level 24 A maturing market 28 World warms to Africa’s mobile banking model 29 Gateway – Joining up Africa 30 The African telecoms superstars 34 New products in the African market 36 Glo opens up the Internet 38 Bharti Airtel, IBM deal to transform

African connectivity 40 E-Commerce – Tailor-made for Africa?

Event African Banking Awards 2010 42 Banking on success

Spotlight Nigeria 46 Reform, reform, reform

Education 50 Zimbabwe’s private schools boom

Publishing 52 E-publishing to revolutionise

Africa’s reading?

Country Files 56 South Africa: Textiles –

between a rock and hard place 58 Zimbabwe: The world’s best gold-mining region?

Reviews Books/Music 62 TheOtherSideofInnovation 64 50 Years of Independence Music 66 RainySeasonBlues