Editorial staff Patrick Smith (Editor in chief) has edited the political and economic insider newsletter Africa Confidential since 1992. He was associate producer on a documentary about the 2004 coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea commissioned by Britain's Channel 4 television. He was technical advisor on the UN' Security Council's panel on illegal exploitation in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2002 and 2003, and gave expert evidence to the UN Security Council panel on the links between the arms trade and illegal exploition in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Smith edited Who's Who in Southern Africa (Blackwell Publishers, UK, 1997) and AFRICA 2000 (Blackwell Publishers, UK, 2000). A regular broadcaster on the BBC, Smith also writes for Britain's Guardian and the Observer. Richard Synge (Senior Editor) has edited and written for several specialist African publications, notably Africa Analysis, Africa Economic Digest, Africa Contemporary Record and Africa Research Bulletin. He has also worked as editor for a number of multilateral organisations including the African Development Bank, the United Nations and the Commonwealth. His books include Mozambique: UN Peacekeeping in Action (USIP Press, 1997) and Nigeria: The Way Forward (Euromoney Books, 1993). Nicholas Norbrook (Managing Editor) is a bilingual broadcaster at Radio France International in Paris. He has worked in Africa as a journalist in local radio. Glynis Loizeau (Public & Media Relations/Editorial Coordination) is an ex-copywriter, born and raised in South Africa. She has worked in advertising, public relations and corporate film and documentary-making. Resident in France since 1997, she was a freelance translator and English writer until joining The Africa Report in 2006. Guest Writers Nelson Mandela Former president of South Africa K Y Amoako Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Gordon Brown Member of Parliament, Chancellor of the Exchequer, United Kingdom Donald Kaberuka President of the African Development Bank, former Rwandan Minister of Finance Gobind Nankani World Bank Vice President for Africa Irene Chigbue Director General, Bureau of Public Enterprises, Nigeria Colin Coleman Managing Director, Goldman Sachs South Africa Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf President of the Republic of Liberia Paul Kagame President of Rwanda Mark Shuttleworth Founder of the Shuttleworth Foundation Calestous Juma Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard University Jakaya Kikwete President of the Republic of Tanzania Habib Ouane Director of the Division for Africa and the Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD Andrew Rugasira CEO of Rwenzori Coffee Company and Fair Trade lobbyist Nadia Salah Editor of L'Economiste, Morocco John Kufuor President of Ghana Lawrence Cockcroft Chairman, Transparency International (UK) Anand Sharma Minister of State for External Affairs, India Toyin Agbetu Founder of Ligali, UK-based human rights organisation Amadou Toumani Touré President of Mali Mutumwa Mawere Zimbabwean businessman George Weah UNICEF ambassador, FIFA former world player of the year, presidential candidate in Liberian 2005 elections Moeletsi Mbeki Executive commitee member for the South African Institute of International Affairs and entrepreneur Suleiman Baldo Head of Africa programme at the International Crisis Group John Githongo Former Permanent Secretary for Governance and Ethics in the Office of the President of Kenya Wangari Mathaai Nobel Peace Prize winner, and former Kenyan junior Minister for the Environment Maria Ramos CEO of Transnet, and former Director-General of the South African National Treasury Anna Tibaijuka Executive Director, UNCHS (UN-HABITAT) Jean-Marie Guéhenno UN Under-Secretary-General for UN Peacekeeping Operations Xu Jinghu Director-General of the African Department, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cheikh Modibo Diarra Chairman for Africa at Microsoft Corporation Professor Stephen Heppel International E-learning consultant Godwin Owoh Fellow, Institute for Economic Stability in Africa, Nigeria Paulo Ivo Garrido Minister for Health, Mozambique Tewodross Melesse Regional Director, International Planned Parenthood Federation William M. Gumede Author of “Thabo Mbeki and the Battle for the Soul of the ANC” Ayisi Makatiani CEO, AMSCO Professor Barry Sautman Associate Professor of social science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Professor Yan Hairong Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology and Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Festus Mogae President of Botswana Andrew Mwenda Ugandan journalist Raymond Baker Director of Global Financial Integrity, author of Capitalism’s Achilles Heel (Wiley, New Jersey List of contributors A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z A Richard Alleman Freelance writer, former travel editor of Vogue Dede Amanor-Wilks Freelance writer Dede-Esi Amanor Wilks Ghana and economics specialist at the London School of Economics Shaheera Asante Writer and Broadcaster, director of 'African Image Alliance' Daud Aweys Journalist specialising in Somalia/Horn of Africa Top B Carol Berger Sudan and Northern Africa journalist William R Brieger MPH, DrPH, Senior Malaria Advisor, John Hopkins University Audrey Brown Producer and presenter, BBC World Service Daniel Balint-Kurti Writer and journalist specialising in West Africa Ato Barnes Financial consultant based in Accra Jennifer Bréa Francophone editor, Global Voices Daniel Brown Writer and journalist with Radio France Internationale Margeret Busby Editor, founder of Allison & Busby publishing house, leading critic of African and Carribean literature Top C Robert Calderisi World Bank Official, 1979-2002 Steven Chan Professor of International Relations, SOAS Ha-Joon Chang Author of ‘Bad Samaritans: Rich Nations, Poor Policies, and the Threat to the Developing World’ (Random House) Amitava Chaudhuri Economic advisor to the Botswana Ministry of Trade & Industry Michael Chege Author of ‘Political Parties in East Africa: Diversity in Political Systems’ (IDEA) Daniel Cook Freelance health journalist Willie Currie ICT Policy Manager with the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) Peter Cross North Africa political risk analyst Top D Peter da Costa Writer on international affairs and former Director of Information at the Economic Commission for Africa Trenton Daniel Writes for Transition magazine, US Hakim Darbouche Editorial assistant, Mediterranean Politics Kevin Davie Writer on Afican and Middle East affairs Alex de Waal Fellow of the Global Equity Initiative at Harvard University and a director of Justice Africa Idy Sy Diop West African journalist based in Dakar Phillip de Wet Deputy Editor of Maverick magazine, South Africa Richard Dowden Executive Director of the Royal Africa Society, UK, former Africa editor of both The Economist and The Independent John Dludlu Former editor of the South African daily 'The Sowetan'2002-2004, journalist and writer. Acting Deputy Editor of the ’Business day’ 2002. Top E James Eedes Financial journalist for The Banker Okwui Enwezor Dean of Academic Affairs and Senior Vice President at the San Francisco Art Institute Top G Dianna Games South African journalist specialising in business throughout Africa Patrick Gilkes Freelance Horn of Africa expert Kevin Godier Financial energy journalist based in Toronto Antony Goldman African energy consultant Yao Graham Co-ordinator, Third World Network-Africa Jeggan Grey-Johnson Freelance journalist specialising in development issues Matthew Green Financial Times journalist and author of The Wizard of the Nile: The Hunt for Africa’s Most Wanted (Portobelleo Books, London) William Gumede Author of ‘Thabo Mbeki and the Battle for the Soul of the ANC’ (Zed Press, London) Top H Paul Hamilton Independent consultant on telecommunications Mohamed Haruna Nigerian journalist Ross Herbert Head of NePAD and Governance Programme, South African Institute of International Affairs Michael Holman Former Africa editor of the Financial Times Tetteh Hormeku Head of Programmes, Third World Network – Africa Charlayne Hunter-Gault Author of New News out of Africa: Uncovering Africa’s Renaissance Top J Siona Jenkins Author and journalist specialising in Egypt George Joffe Visiting professor to Kings college, London, attached to Centre for International Affairs, Cambrige university Top K Parselelo Kantai Writer and journalist based in Nairobi Jonathan Katzenellenbogen International Affairs Editor of Business Day, South Africa Ansu Konneh Liberia-based journalist and writer Servais Koumako BBC journalist based in Togo Top L Dan Large Asia specialist, London School of Economics Ponga Liwewe Editor, Supersport, Johannesburg Tom Lodge Academic and author of ‘Mandela – a critical life’ Gill Lusk Deputy Editor of Africa Confidential, UK Nana Luckham Travel writer specialising in Africa and Europe Top M Dermot Maher Medical Officer in the TB strategy and Operations team, Stop TB Department, WHO Geneva Adewale Maja-Pearce Writer based in Lagos, Nigeria Tom Maliti Journalist based in Nairobi Andrew Manley Journalist specialising in francophone Africa Katrina Manson Journalist based in Sierra Leone Douglas Mason Economist specialising in Southern Africa Roland Marchal Horn of Africa analyst Obert Matahwa Freelance journalist, Zimbabwe John C. McCall Writes for Transition magazine, US Lindsaye McGregor Associate Editor of the John Platter Wine Guide Paul Melly Writer on African and Middle east affairs Ken Menkhaus Professor of Political Science, Davidson University Marianne Meunier Journalist, Jeune Afrique François Misser Author and Central Africa specialist Ticky Monekosso Central Africa analyst Gugulethu Moyo Lawyer for the International Bar Association Peter Mozsynski Horn of Africa specialist Gregory Mthembu-Salter Writer and journalist specialising in Southern and Central Africa Mike Mundy Marine consultant Roger Murray Journalist specialising in Southern Africa and mining Farai Mutsaka Formerly with the Daily News, writes on Zimbabwe Top N Paul-André Naimké Financial analyst in IT outsourcing services Isabel Nanton Journalist based in Vancouver, Canada, and Kilifi, Kenya Mwenda Njoka Managing Editor, The Leader, Kenya Godwin Nnanna Journalist based in Accra Elshadai Negash Sports Editor of Endurance Magazine, Ethiopia and IAAF contributor Vincent Nwanma A leading economic journalist in Nigeria Top O Olly Owen Researcher specialising in Nigeria’s political economy Chidi Odinkalu Lawyer and senior legal officer for Africa, Open Society Justice Initiative Top P George Packer Staff writer at the New Yorker Bryan Pearson Publisher of Mera/Africa Health Journal John Penn de Ngong Reporter for the Southern Eye and other newspapers in Southern Sudan Philippe Perdrix Journalist, Jeune Afrique Top R Charles Rukuni Journalist with the Financial Gazette, Zimbabwe Reg Rumney Consultant on Black Economic Empowerment Ciaran Ryan Freelance South African business journalist Top S Heba Saleh North Africa specialist, Financial Times James Sanders Author of “Apartheid’s Friends: the rise and fall of South Africa’s secret service Aboubakar Sanogo Cinema specialist, and doctoral candidate in film Finnigan Sembeye Journalist with This Day, Tanzania Barry Sergeant Investigations Editor at Mineweb Kadija Sesay Editor of Sable literary magazine Moin Siddiqi Economist specialising in Africa and the Middle East Andrew Simms Programme Director, New Economics Foundation Nicholas Shaxson Freelance writer and journalist. Associate fellow at the Royal Institute for International affairs, country analyst for Economist Intelligence unit Lesley Stones UCT editor of Business Day, South Africa Top T Christopher Thompson Reuters, Southern Africa Mike Thompson Senior reporter, BBC James Traub Author of The Best Intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the Era of American World Power Top V Alex Vines Head of Africa programme, Royal Institute of International Affairs - Chatham House Top W Stephanie Wolters Africa editor of the Mail & Guardian, South Africa Binyavanga Wainaina Writer and journalist based in Nairobi Karen Williams Freelance South African journalist Kaye Whiteman Columnist for Business Day, Nigeria Top