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As people of African descent in Britain celebrate Black History Month, we bring you our annual coverage, which this year looks at the Africans in Roman Britain who held senior posts and governed Britannia on behalf of the Roman Empire; and the never-ending debate on slavery.

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ee p. 33 for subscription offer details LETERS 4 Your news and views COVER STORY 8 Africans in Britain 2000 years ago 14 Basil Davidson: White skin, black mind 22 Bunce Island: ‘The warehouse of humanity’ 26 A tale of two countries 28 Slavery Remembrance Day observed 30 Reaping the harvest of slavery 34 The ‘Gates of No Return’ REFLECTIONS 38 The case for Pidgin English FEATURES 40 Mugabe: ‘I don’t know how many times I die’ 42 Kenya: A second rebirth 44 Somalia: AU peacekeepers need help youth 61 The electricity conundrum 62 Nigeria’s lensman 65 Laurent-Perrier leads the celebrations NEW AFRICAN MARKET 64 Libya: Eighth wonder of the world 66 Cameroon: Infrastructure projects to boost economy SPECIAL FEATURE 68 Liberia: A long road ahead NEMTRE 74 Match-fixing and the good game THE ARTS 78 Yvonne Chaka Chaka and the fight ember of The Audit Bureau of Circulations.

igeria at 50 47 The Giant of Africa celebrates 48 Time to take stock 52 Fifty years of what? 54 Nigeria targets 10% GDP growth 56 ‘We’ll get it right this time’

against malaria 80 Book reviews BACK TOTHEFUTURE 82 Still singing the blues

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