Breaking The Wall of Silence

I find your news very useful and it is a worthwhile exercise to educate and inform the citizens of Africa about the realities and challenges facing the continent. Some of us do not necessarily go to workshops and conferences where some of these issues are discussed. Pambazuka has made it possible for us to understand the realities of Africa.

I would like to know how you get your information about countries in Africa. I feel in the case of Namibia that it does not really reflect the situation in our country.

My organization, Breaking The Wall of Silence, deals with the human rights abuses that took place during our liberation struggle while in exile. SWAPO, now the ruling party, committed gross human rights violations against its own members. This issue is not yet resolved. BWS is the only organization in Namibia that deals with the conflicts of the past. It is an organization formed by the survivors of such atrocities. If welcomed to participate in information disemination through Pambazuka then i can give you the background information and our activities aimed at resolving the SWAPO ex-deatinee question. Thank-you and keep up the good work.

Editor's Reply: We get our information from African countries by researching news on the internet and by information that is submitted to us by organisations from around Africa. Our editorials and commentary consist of articles that are either submitted to us or commissioned by us. We have a limited staff component to compile the newsletter which is probably why you feel that we don't cover Namibia as well as we should. Please feel free to submit your news and information to