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Contents

NEW AFRICAN The bestselling pan-African magazine, founded in 1966

DECEMBER 2011 ISSUE 512 WWW.AFRICASIA.COM

12 The Year in Review

As 2011 comes to a close and following the fall of the mighty, including the brutal demise of Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gathafi, we review some of the year’s most important events and stories. Sit back and reminisce.

LETTERS 4 Your news and views

BAFFOUR’S BEFS 10 The curse of youthful exuberance

+ Special Report Tanzania at 50

COVER STORY 12 The year in review

SPECIAL FEATURE 28 Lessons from Libya:

Who defines a dictator?

FOCUS 34 Education:

The World Innovation Summit (WISE) 2011 44 Education: Developing

Africa’s leadership

TANZANIA SPECIAL REPORT 50 Because of yesterday,

we are tomorrow INTERVIEW 1 70 Jean Ping: Africa’s Man,

Africa’s moment

Taking from Peter to pay Paul? 78 Nigeria: Yet another season of travails 82 Uganda: Forgetting Milton Obote INTERVIEW 2 87 Ethiopia: Meles Zenawi speaks INTERVIEW 3 92 An audience with Kamalesh Sharma NEM TRE 94 Who remembers Robert Mensah?

TRAVELOGUE 96 Ethiopia: The roof of the world

TOURISM 100 Nigeria: Tourism sector set to boom 102 South Africa:

A unique tourist market

THE ARTS 104 Is there an overarching

African aesthetic?

FEATURES 74 South Africa:

SPORT 110 Football: Who turned off the

Malema – down and out 76 Zimbabwe:

coverage?

BACK TO THE FUTURE 114 Breach of trust and the festival syndrome