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

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8 Revolution in the air

As the dust settles on Egypt’s revolution, we ask if the winds of change in North Africa will blow south across the Sahara? Political experts say no; conditions in the South are quite different from the North’s. But Black Africa should watch out!

ee p. 69 for subscription offer details LETERS 4 Your news and views COVER STORY: 8 Tunisia/Egypt: Where next? 14 The Egyptian awakening 18 Africa reacts! FEATURES 20 Nigeria: Clean elections this time? 26 Kenya: Is Odinga losing his friends? 28 Liberia/Sierra Leone: Drama at Taylor’s trial 32 Southern Sudan: A hard road to travel 34 Burundi: Two steps forward... THE INTERVIEW 36 Tony Blair: Africa’s future is in Africa’s hands

SPECIAL REPORT: GHANA 43 West Africa’s Dubai? 46 Ghana attains middle income status 48 A destiny of choice for business 50 Kufuor: Why Ghana is flying high NA MARKET 56 ACBF celebrates 20th anniversary 60 Indigenous foods could be a saviour REFLECTIONS 64 Why vote? FOCUS ONHEALTH 67 Advances in Africa’s health systems THE ARTS 72 Books: Liberating Mandela’s memory 78 Book reviews 82 Travelogue: The Other Africa SPORT 86 Football: Ghana reaches for the stars ENDTAIL 90 International Lawyers For Africa celebrate fifth milestone ember of The Audit Bureau of Circulations.