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Ghana's economics
Ghana's economy under Jerry Rawlings
Ashanti's year
The chief executive of the Ashanti mining company looks back on the last 12 months
Business - bribery and corruption
Special edition on the level of corruption in the world of business
Review of the year - 1996
An end of year review - looking back on the finance events that shaped the year
New year, new Algerian budget
The Algerian budget appears to set an optimistic tone for the new year
ZISCO up for sale
The Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO) has gone up for sale
Nigeria's budget
The Nigerian budget finally appears but how much can it promise?
A free trade agreement between EU and SA?
A free trade agreement between European Union and South Africa is in sight
Africa absent at the World Economic Forum
Complaints Africa was unrepresented at the World Economic Forum in Davos
Southern Africa Development Community conference
A report from the Southern Africa Development Community meeting
The World Bank offers hope for Africa
The World Bank offers hope for Africa, but how new are the proposals?
Mozambique's cashews in crisis
Cashews in crisis in Mozambique, who is to blame?
EU and the World Bank unite for Africa
The European Union and the World Bank have united to co-ordinate African aid
South Africa's future budget
South Africa budgets for its future, in a move awaited by the rest of Africa
South African privatisation
Privatisation in South Africa. Presenter: Marcus Prior.
Africa and private capital
Why Africa is missing out on private capital
Africa's capital markets
Why now could be the time to expand Africa's capital markets
Fuel crisis in Nigeria
The fuel crisis in Nigeria
Demand for end to Burundi sanctions
How economic sanctions are affecting people in Burundi
Angola's oil discovery
More oil for Angola following the discovery of new reserves
Fuel shortages in Grande Comore
Fuel shortages in Grande Comore have driven businesses to a standstill
China urges closer ties with Africa
The Chinese prime minster in Africa, and his plans to create a new World economic order
The impact of AIDS on Africa's economies
A special report on the economic impact of the AIDS epidemic in Africa
Mobutu's fortune
Despite being ousted, the former president of Zaire may yet keep his fortune
Sierra Leone's coup destroys central bank
A military coup in Sierra Leone has destroyed the country's central bank
Angola's Benguela Railway
How the eucaluptus tree has helped put Angola's Benguela Railway back on track
Sierra Leone - business as usual
Economic activity amongst the turmoil in Sierra Leone
"Mr Africa" heads home
Interview with Lehmans "Mr Africa" who has decided to head home
West African economic union
French West Africa consolidates its economic union, but at what price?
Investment in Mozambique
The IFC approves a loan for an aluminium smelter in Mozambique
Shell Oil's Nigeria crisis
Communities around a Shell Oil installation in Nigeria want production suspended