Actor/producer /director Peter Kayode in BEN TV offices today

IN LOVING MEMORY OF LAURA CAROLINE IKEJU

BEN TV SKY CHANNEL 184 with deep sorrow

announces the untimelty death of its former senior editor Laura Ikeju who passed away.Her burial will take place at TOXTETH CEMETRY 124 SMITHDOWN ROAD LIVERPOOL L 15 2HD at 3PM.Thereafter there will be a thanksgiving for her life at Bridge Chapel heath road Liverpool L19 4XR followed by refreshments at the same address

May her soul rest in peace

New African, African Business, African Banker, The Middle East and New African, le magazine de l’Afrique (French edition)
This month’s engaging issues are now available all over the world. New African looks at South Africa’s political development as the country prepares for parliamentary elections. The souvenir issue also features a special report on Ghana’s King of Asante who is marking his 10th anniversary since he was enthroned in 1999. Read our special on Nigeria – a country currently polishing its image in a global rebranding campaign. African Business features our annual Africa’s Top Companies report including regional rankings. The Middle East shows how the Gulf’s super rich still represent one of the most attractive destinations for the wealth management business and asks where the multi-billion-dollar aid being sent to the Middle East actually ends up. African Banker punctures some myths of capital flight in Sub-Saharan Africa which has cost an estimated $600bn since 1975. See also our star interviews with the AFDB’s Donald Kaberuka and Standard Chartered’s Razia Khan. Our French speaking readers can look forward to the new issue N° 8 in French of New African, le magazine de l’Afrique, dated Mai- Juin.

NEW AFRICAN
Cover story: South Africa - The gloves are off!
South Africa goes to the polls on 22 April to elect a new parliament which, in turn, will elect a new president. Unlike 1994 which marked the end of apartheid, this will be a watershed election. Not because it is special. It is because it will probably mark the end of the Mandela era and serve as a pointer to the future. More...
Souvenir issue: Ghana’s King of Kings celebrates
It is 10 years exactly since the King of Asante, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, was enthroned in Ghana. The monarch, who will be 59 on 6 May 2009, is marking his 10th anniversary with a year-long celebration whose high point is 26 April, the day he officially became king in 1999. As part of the celebrations, the Asantehene, the most revered king in Ghana - who is also an ardent reader of New African - granted his first ever full-length magazine interview to our editor, Baffour Ankomah. More…
Highlights in this issue:
• Botswana: Will power ever change?• Cameroon: A land of hope, says the Pope • Tanzania: Animals versus people• Ghana: The truth about Kufuor’s retirement package• Rebranding Nigeria: ‘Good people, great country’

AFRICAN BUSINESS
Cover story: Africa’s Top Companies 2009
Once again it is time to assess how well Africa’s top companies have performed over the year to January 2009. But statistics can often obscure the truth because in terms of market capitalisation, (i.e. the value placed on the shares of companies by various African bourses) for most companies, the year has been disastrous. Practically all company shares have lost value in the wake of the financial tsunami still sweeping the world but this does not necessarily reflect the true performance of the various companies involved. More…
More highlights in this issue:
• Gulf-Africa: Strong new bonds• Africa Big dams, big disaster? • Investments: Why rule of law is king• South Africa: Land reform – the right way• Ghana: Budgeting for hard times• Commodities: Gold shines amid the gloom