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Africa Renewal: August 2010

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In poverty battle, a few reasons to smile

Despite spots of success, greater efforts are needed

For African business, ending corruption is &priority number one*

UN Global Compact urges companies to operate ethically

Cover Story

Weighing a half century of independence

Beyond &heady days* and sobering reality lies great untapped potential

Africa at 50

&A lot of reasons to be optimistic*

Cheick Sidi Diarra, UN special adviser on Africa, reflects on 50 years

Ghana*s economy: hope rekindled

Ups and downs give way to cautious revival

Good governance: central to all progress

Autocracy gives way to multi-party elections and greater openness

African media breaks &culture of silence*

Journalists struggle to give voice, expand freedoms

African women*s long walk to equality

Some gains, but an uphill climb still looms

A &wind of change* that transformed the continent

Year of independence promoted African freedom struggles