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CONTENTSNEW AFRICAN Th e bestselling pan-African magazine, founded in 1966

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2009 ISSUE 487 WWW.AFRICASIA.COM

10 OBAMA, DO SOMETHING BEFORE YOU GO

President Barack Obama should do something really worthy for the world (and Africa) before his presidency ends. But his major policy speech to Africa, delivered on his fi rst visit to Sub-Saharan Africa in July, was a major disappointment. We put the speech under the microscope.

LETTERS 4 Your news and views

BAFFOUR’S BEEFS 8 When one sinner repents…

COVER STORIES 10 Obama: Do something

before you go 18 Mau Mau:

Th e Empire’s ghost returns 24 Mau Mau: Th e ever-present past 28 Mau Mau: Raw British brutality 30 Mau Mau: A test case

for justice

FOR THE RECORD 32 ‘Time to do business with Mugabe’

REFLECTIONS 34 Th e visa nightmare

RWANDA SPECIAL 38 Th e conversation for our time 42 President Kagame tells it as it is

FEATURES 46 Zimbabwe: Accept me,

accept Mugabe, says Tsvangirai 50 Nigeria: Th e delta

of great contention 53 Nigerian wins Caine Prize 54 Inside Eritrea 62 South Africa: Mandela at 91

THE INTERVIEW 64 Nigeria: A rare breed of governor

THE GREAT DEBATE 68 ICC justice:

Th e debate continues

SPECIAL REPORT: CSR 75 People and planet alongside profi t

HONOURS 80 CBC-African Business Awards

UNDER THE NEEM TREE 84 Obama akwaaba

FOCUS: AVIATION IN AFRICA 87 Demand takes off despite

the downturn 88 Arik, an African leader in the air 90 Ghana: Bright future for

aviation sector

DIASPORA 94 Britain: Th e far right fi ghts back 98 Britain: Immigration

still a big issue 100 USA: Black people still easy prey

THE ARTS 104 Books: Th e beautiful

ones are not yet born

SPORT 108 World Athletics:

African power to set Berlin alight

BACK TO THE FUTURE 114 Age of remembrance