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4 THE CHALLENGE FOR THE LONDON G20 SUMMIT: Globe in a State Prem Shanka Jha

7 G20 SUMMIT: The G Force Colin Bradford

10 ECONOMIC CRISIS: My Recession is Deeper... Vanessa Rossi

EDITOR Graham Walker

ASSISTANT EDITOR Alison Couldridge

DESIGNER Martin Colyer

DATABASEMichael Farrell

INTERNDonna Hatziioannou

14 SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT - THE BIOFUEL AEROPLANE: Will Plant Fuels Fly? Paul Steele

17 SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT POLICY: Drive for Sustainability Eoin McLoughlin and Lisa Ryan

19 SOUTH AFRICA: Against the Odds Tom Cargill

22MOZAMBIQUE AND SOUTHERN AFRICA: New Liberation Markus Weimer

24CONFLICT AND DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA:Trust the People Nicholas Westcott

27 EQUATORIAL GUINEA:Staying Power Adam Roberts

29JOB SECURITY FOR AFRICAN LEADERS: Alex Vines

30SRI LANKA:Tiger Cull Charu Lata Hogg

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