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54 COUNTRY REPORTS

Key date and analysis to guide you through the political and economic year ahead

FRONTLINE. THINGS TO WATCH IN 2013 

From the power revolution in Nigeria and progress on malaria treatment to elections in
Zimbabwe and Kenya, the year ahead promises significant change

MALI. THE FIGHT FOR THE NORTH

An exclusive report from the city of Mopti ahead of the international military

intervention that hopes to push out Islamist rebels from northern Mali

INTERVIEW. NKOSAZANA DLAMINI-ZUMA, CHAIR OF AU COMMISSION

Expectations are high that she will reform the institution and push development projects, but
she cannot do so without the approval of member states

COUNTRY FOCUS. SOUTH AFRICA

From retail to mining and telecoms to banking, South African companies are seeing
soaring growth rates as they expand their operations into sub-Saharan Africa

AFRICA’S FUTURE. SWEETSPOT IN GLOBAL DEMAND 

Increased global demand for African goods, better macroeconomic management and
improved infrastructure suggest the continent will be growing rapidly in 2020.

DOSSIER. MINING

Miners hedge their bets; Australian companies in Africa; Zambia’s copper growth