Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has used his sweeping powers of decree to force farmers off their land and sidestep their rights to have their eviction approved by the courts, the state press said on Saturday.

There has never been a more interesting time to be in the radio business. 20 years ago African radio was not much more than a string of state networks. Today radio pluralism is unstoppable. But there are still a few bumps along the information superhighway that bear thinking about.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Associated Newspapers Company (ANZ), Muchadeyi Masunda, has dismissed reports alleging that ANZ's investment certificate had been cancelled by the Zimbabwe Investment Center (Z.I.C). ANZ publishes "The Daily News". In a statement, Masunda said the report was malicious and false and seeks to undermine the operations and integrity of ANZ.

MISA has confirmed that Geoffrey Nyarota, editor-in-chief of "The Daily News", and Wilf Mbanga, the former chief executive of Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe Limited (ANZ), that publishes "The Daily News", have been released from police custody on bail of Z$10,000 each.

The International Federation of Journalists, the worlds largest journalists' organisation, representing more than 500,000 journalists worldwide is deeply concerned about the fate and safety of 25 Ethiopian journalists who are presently seeking political asylum through the UNHCR office in Nairobi, Kenya.

The World Association of Newspapers today welcomed the release from prison of three Togolese journalists, bringing to four the number freed in the past two weeks.

1. 3rd ACP-EU JOINT PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
2. EU DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL – 8 NOVEMBER 2001
3. IN BRIEF
- Suspension of Zimbabwe from Cotonou?
-EP call reforms of EU Development Policy
- EU drop support from developing countries on generic life saving drugs

The Information Technology Resource Center in Chicago continues to innovate.
They have just announced the CTC Accelerator to help the rapid formation of
Community Technology Centers.

This article describes the Africa-wide movement to network schools and educational resources using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).

Netwar is an emerging mode of conflict in which the protagonists - ranging from terrorist and criminal organizations on the dark side, to militant social activists on the bright side - use network forms of organization, doctrine, strategy, and technology attuned to the information age. The practice of netwar is well ahead of theory, as both civil and uncivil society actors are increasingly engaging in this new way of fighting.

Life in Africa just received financing to create an offline magazine companion to LifeInAfrica.com.

ITXC has announced that its voice traffic to Africa over ITXC's global wholesale voice network increased by 1,111% from the third quarter of 2000 to the third quarter of 2001.

Despite all the hype surrounding the recent initiatives for making Mauritius a "cyber-island", the reality of the situation is actually very different. This week's correspondent remains anonymous in order to describe the Island's dilemma with complete frankness.

Take a look at these beautiful images of the spectacular northern skies. Usually not visible to those of us who live in southern latitudes, the Web makes the images instantly available.

Malawi's Daily Times newspaper reported that the United Democratic Front (UDF) has drawn up a list of journalists to be assaulted allegedly for discrediting the ruling party.

This brief article concerns the adoption of the Dublin Core Metadata Set by international standards-setting bodies. It of concern to anyone involved in information management and text markup.

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The FXI notes with great concern the African National Congress (ANC) members of parliament's (MPs') continued attacks on the national broadcaster. In yet another attack on the South African Broadcasting Corporation, on Wednesday 31 October 2001, the MPs criticised the broadcaster for its coverage on President Thabo Mbeki, saying that it is giving more publicity to opposition leaders than to the head of state.

A cameraman with the Mozambican Television (TVM), Jose Arlindo, was seriously beaten up by armed security of the main opposition party in Mozambique, the Resistencia National Mocambicana (Renamo), in the northern city of Nampula on Thursday, November 1. Renamo was holding its IV Congress. One policeman and two unidentified civilians were also beaten up and three others were taken captive.

On Wednesday 31 October 2001, Defence Minister Erkki Nghimtina reacted to concerns over the violation of freedom of speech and expression contained in the new Defence Bill, "The Namibian" reported on 2 November.