NEW AFRICAN

contents
December 1997
cover stories
Goto dots Congo falls apart
Goto dots Mercenaries or security men?
Goto dots Are mercenaries helping Ecomog?

around africa

Goto dots ZAMBIA: Mickey Mouse coup
Goto dots SWAZILAND: Swazi's reject King's reforms
Goto dots CONGO-B: Sassou-Nguesso seizes power
Goto dots TOGO: Fetish priests rewrite history
Goto dots ZAMBIA: Kaunda threatened with eviction
Goto dots NIGERIA: How Nigeria's rain merchants get rich
Goto dots ZIMBABWE: New champion for the opposition

new african market

Goto dots Kenya tourism collapses
Goto dots Making Angola work
Goto dots Tanzanian economic revival

special survey
LIBERIA

Goto dots Time for the good people to win
Goto dots Interview with Charles Taylor
Goto dots The elections that shocked the world
Goto dots The tale of three currencies
Goto dots Exportable development - the new concept
Goto dots Agriculture: the future of the country
Goto dots Minerals: The gateway to prosperity
Goto dots Investment: the future is bright
Goto dots Media: These are boom times

sport & culture

Goto dots African cricket strikes out
Goto dots Liberian salutes George Weah

commentary

Goto dots The truth about the Oromos