Featured This Week

FEATURE:
- Pambazuka News at the World Social Forum
- Adan Abokor and Steve Kibble contemplate the crisis in Somalia
COMMENT AND ANALYSIS:
- The WSF should not be abandoned; rather it should be appropriated, says Kameelah Rasheed
- M’du Hlongwa explores the role of NGOs in the struggle for social justice in South Africa
- Liepollo Lebohang Pheko discusses the impact of Economic Partnership Agreements on African women
- Durban is not as sun-kissed as the media portrays – especially if you’re a street child, says Saranel Benjamin
LETTERS: On Somalia and Zimbabwean poetry
BLOGGING AFRICA: Sokari Ekine tell us what bloggers are writing about
BOOKS AND ART: To watch or not to watch? A review of Blood Diamonds
WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: Activities, events and news from the world social forum
AU MONITOR: Civil society meets on AU
CONFLICT AND EMERGENCIES: Links to news on Somalia, Sudan, CAR, Nigeria and Uganda
HUMAN RIGHTS: Human rights watch launches world report 2007
WOMEN AND GENDER: Women’s groups in Liberia decry post-war sexual violence
REFUGEES AND FORCED MIGRATION: A different approach to refugee management
ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE: Burundi court acquits ex-president over coup plot
DEVELOPMENT: UN predicts deceleration of world economy
CORRUPTION: Zimbabwe parliament to probe ministers over diamond deals
HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS: No refuge from HIV/AIDS
EDUCATION: Zimbabwean university withdraws diploma facility
ENVIRONMENT: The origins of Africa’s environmental problems
MEDIA AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: Free papers or a free press
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