Africa Renewal: October 2004

Cover Story

Africa strives to rebuild its domestic industries

Economic diversification to guard against unfavourable commodity prices

Also

Accords save trade talks from collapse

WTO hears pledges to remove agricultural subsidies

'Golden leaf' loses its lustre

and Gumisai Mutume
International tobacco controls spurring production shifts

'Golden leaf' loses its lustre

and Gumisai Mutume
International tobacco controls spurring production shifts

Women: the face of AIDS in Africa

More action needed against high female infection rates

Africa's youth on the edge of the chasm

Stephen Lewis raises alarm over loss of young women to HIV/AIDS

Progress in tackling Africa's conflicts

But poverty, weakness of democracy hinder peace efforts, Annan reports

Mixed results for regional economic blocs

ECA highlights progress and shortcomings of African integration

Focus on: NEPAD

Civil society engages African plan

Despite criticisms, more grassroots groups want to work with NEPAD

Youth pledge fight for Millennium goals

'NEPAD is important to young Africans'

Joining business and Africa's development

African private sector urged to invest in NEPAD priorities

African plan advances, says UN

Annan urges more consistent backing for NEPAD
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