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Oil in Africa
Oil in Africa - Nigeria may be king but for how long?
World stock markets tumble
The effect of the world's stock market tumble
G15 - Africa looks to Asian investors
The G15 trade exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Africa looks to Asia for investment
South African businessmen face up to Apartheid legacy
SA Businessmen; Lom脙漏 Convention; Cameroon banks
Zimbabwe's dollar continues to slide
What is being done to prevent the decline of Zimbabwe's dollar
The Luxor massacre and Egypt's tourist industry
The Luxor massacre, can Egypt's tourism industry recover?
The Congo donor conference
The start of the Friends of Congo Donor conference in Brussels
More oil discovered off the Angolan coast
More oil has been found off the coast of Angola but will it really bring Christmas cheer?
Africa's stock markets
Bankers' perspectives on the ups and downs of the African stock markets during the year
Drinking to the South African beer industry
As Mozambique's state breweries are privatised a look at the industry's future
Review of the year - 1997
A look back at the events which shaped Africa's economies in 1997