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43rd Year  October 2009  No 488

Celebrating AFRICA’S HERITAGEAFRICA’SAFRICA’SHERITAGEHERITAGEAFRICA’SAFRICA’SHERITAGEHERITAGEHERITAGEHERITAGE

Mauritania President Ould Abdelaziz’s fi rst interview

Ghana Nkrumah’s daughter tells it as it is

SADC A shared future

Nigeria Financial sector in turmoil … again!

Kenya Politics vs climate change

Liberia EXCLUSIVE “I’m proud of what we’ve achieved,” says Johnson-Sirleaf

“I’m proud of what we’ve achieved,” says Johnson-Sirleaf

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