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10 WikiLeaks Africa: The gospel according to America Contents NEW AFRICAN The bestselling pan-African magazine, founded in 1966 JANUARY 2011 ISSUE 502 WWW.AFRICASIA.COM

The leaking of American Embassy cables by the whistleblowing website, WikiLeaks, has given the world a peep into the workings of US foreign policy. Here, we bring you some of what the US really, really thinks about Africa and its leaders.

Letters 4 Your news and views Cover story 8 WikiLeaks Africa: The gospel according to America Features 20 Zimbabwe: A giant leap for land reform 27 Africa: In the coming year… 30 Chagos Islands:

Princess Anne snubbed 32 Nigeria: What type of leader? Nigeria Election Special 35 How Jonathan is selling his candidacy 41 Niger Delta:

Nigeria’s central element 42 The president’s track record 45 Electricity is still priority New African Market 46 Mali: Bio-fuel production’s shining example 50 Ghana & Czech Republic:

closer ties 52 Britain: Africa’s migrant businessmen ards 56 NewAfricanand

NewAfricanWomanwin awards 58 Awards for Africa’s great and good The Interview 60 Sierra Leone:

‘We will make a difference’ African Heroes 62 Uganda: Dr Ruhakana Rugunda 64 Diaspora: Lloyd Barnett 65 Mali: Mansa Musa Comentary 66 Making the diaspora work for Africa 67 Prime Minister Kofi Blair, I presume? Sport 70 Football: The saga of the

Africans at Fifa