Featured in this issue

* EDITORIALS: Rotimi Sankore explains why ‘development pornography’ perpetuates stereotypes and says nothing about the reasons behind poverty
* COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Wafula Okumu identifies the critical areas essential to democracy in Africa
- Angela Kyungu looks at inequality in the context of the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on Africa’s women
- Pambazuka News readers are challenged by Shereen Essof and Daniel Moshenberg to see a different Zimbabwe through the life of Yvonne Vera
* LETTERS: The debate over Zimbabwe rages on
* CONFLICTS AND EMERGENCIES: The latest news from Ivory Coast, DRC and Sudan
* HUMAN RIGHTS: Togo human rights league concerned about treatment of Kodjo (French and English)
* REFUGEES AND FORCED MIGRATION: What are the conditions of just return for refugees?, asks a recent study paper
*WOMEN AND GENDER: A new toolkit about legal justice for survivors of Gender Based Violence is available
* DEVELOPMENT: Africa Action condemns G7 inaction on debt at Washington meet
* MEDIA AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: Community radio meeting held in Abuja
* AND…the usual listing of news and resources about the internet, fundraising, courses, jobs and books.