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8 RIPE FOR CHANGE: Why anew bred of African leadership beckons

As we round up some of the most recent changes of power in Africa, and look at the life of one of the continent’s political stalwarts, Mwai Kibaki, we ignite debate on Africa’s future leaders. Is this time for a new leadership dispensation?

Nem tre 68 In conversation with my ‘SoC’

ee p21 for subscription offer details LETTERS 4 Your news and views COVER STORies 8 Africa: Ripe for change 10 Kenya: After Kibaki 18 Malawi: Woman on top 22 Senegal: No honeymoon 24 Mali: Stitch-up in Bamako 28 AU: Tog ether we can 32 Zimbabwe: Mugabe ‘resurrects’

FEATURE 34 Ghana: Nkrumah diary heads home special report onethiopia 37 Banking on ambition 40 Ethiopia’s leading business people 42 Revealing hidden treasures 44 From bankrupt to middle-income

Nigeria special 71 Braced for impact

REflectionS 46 Don’t call me Aunty Special feature 48 Empowering African widows Spotlight on health 52 BRICS pledge to Africa frican development 58 ACBF: Prioritising agriculture 62 Nepad’s Dr Ibrahim Mayaki speaks 64 Nepad: 10 years and counting

NA Market 80 Automotive: Africa on the road Diaspora 86 USA: Don’t call me African-American TRIBUTES 92 Algeria: Ahmed Ben Bella 93 Malawi: Bingu wa Mutharika

THE ARTS 94 When gold was gold SPORT: OLYMPICS 98 Formidable women on the run BOOK reviewS 104 This month’s must-reads