Vol. 12 No. 4 -- April 1999

Cover stories

For better or for worse: the euro and the CFA franc

• What is the euro?
• The CFA franc: new peg for a common currency

COUNTRY FOCUS: NAMIBIA Stable economy, daunting challenges Namibia: key dates Diamonds dominate Namibia's economy Other key sectors of the Namibian economy Agriculture still marked by years of apartheid 'Making democracy work' -- interview with Prime Minister Hage Geingob

Also in this Issue

IDA makes first private loan guarantee
UNDP: doing development differently
Africa seeks anti-desertification funds
AIDS hits Uganda's villagers
Pioneers in the control of HIV/AIDS
Strategies for funding development
Women aim to transform Mozambique
Hope prevails in Sierra Leone
Impetus towards a mine-free world
UN mission in CAR makes progress
Africa's growth slowed in 1998
UNESCO pushes for science in Africa
Annan calls for more science education

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