AFRICAN BUSINESS

contents
June 1998

cover stories
Goto dots The economics of football
Goto dots The Ak-47: 50 years on

country report

Nigeria
Goto dots Statistics and other lies
Goto dots Banks: To be or not to be
Goto dots Oil: Uneasy bedfellows
Goto dots PTF: Ray of light
Goto dots Private companies take on NITEL

special focus

Goto dots Africa's emerging markets
Goto dots JICA in Zambia

business & finance

Goto dots CITYVIEW: A cold wind in August
Goto dots LETTER FROM BRUSSELS: Massive funding for Africa
Goto dots TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Africa rings in the changes
Goto dots TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Satellite revolution

countryfile

Goto dots MADAGASCAR: New start?
Goto dots ZIMBABWE: Tobacco slumps

editorial

Goto dots The new slavery