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Contents NOVEMBER 2011 ISSUE N° 380 WWW.AFRICASIA.COM

18 Cover Story Kenya rises from crisis to triumph

Editorial 15 Weapon of choice against corruption

Cover Story Kenya 18 Astonishing Kenya! 22 Interview: President Mwai Kibaki 24 Interview: PM Raila Odinga 26 Vision 2030 28 ICT 30 Tourism 32 Banking 33 Agribusiness

Events Mo Ibrahim Prize and Index 34 Pedro Pires – winning leader 40 Progress – but red flags 44 The four pillars of the Index

Special Report Oil and Gas 48 High prices fuel frenzy 51 North Africa: Revolutions hit output 52 West Africa: Exploration boom 54 East Africa: New frontier 56 Southern Africa: Changing landscape 59 Interview: Total’s CEO

Christophe de Margerie

Tribute 62 Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai

Special Report Ghana 66 Black star, black gold 70 Developing Accra 72 Building Ghana

Special Report Telecoms 78 Kenya’s Silicon Savanna 80 Innovations and new products 82 East Africa: price wars 84 West Africa: ICT hub 86 Cloud computing

Mining 88 A risky business? 90 Metals hold their own

Countryfiles 92 Nigeria: Fuel subsidy debate 94 South Africa: Wages showdown 96 Mauritius: How to market paradise

Reviews Music 98 Julaba Kunde Exchanging traditions