Globalisation has become the most important movement of our times. With the spread of information technology, it has become possible, for the first time in history, to regard the whole world as one big marketplace. For some, this will present unprecedented opportunities for growth and prosperity. For others, globalisation could mean economic enslavement. Where does Africa fit into all this? For some answers, we asked Editor Anver Versi and Associate Editors Tom Nevin and Milan Vesely to give their opinions.

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• Special Focus: SA international trade
  
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• Dateline USA: US ire over priest death
  
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• Has Nigeria turned the corner?
  
• Oil: Boon or curse?
  
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• Chevron sets example
  
• US-Nigeria: Empty gesture politics?
  

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