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22 - 28 February 2001
Issue No.522
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Anguish in Parrot's Beak
Stranded in Parrot's Beak, a remote enclave in the Guinean jungle, hapless Sierra Leonean refugees stand poised to start the dash for Freetown, writes Gamal Nkrumah

NAFTA on the rocks
The meeting of the Mexican and US presidents signalled a meeting of the minds -- and more of the same for the Mexican economy, writes Faiza Rady

Licking Uncle Sam's boots
Argentina and Cuba came within a hair's breadth of severing diplomatic ties. In the end, they stopped short because it suited neither side to go all the way, writes Hisham El-Naggar from Buenos Aires

Sore loser
Wild ride
Dubious ties
A timely crash
Out of sight

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