FEATURED THIS WEEK

FEATURED: If you thought that University education was brought to Africa by the Europeans, you were wrong, writes Paul Zaleza
COMMENT AND ANALYSIS:
- Censorship and suppression of freedom of expression by bloggers is becoming rife in Africa, writes Sokari Ekine
- Parties in Nigeria are 'established as coalitions of various factions of regional and economic rent-seekers' according to recent research
- There are lessons from East Timor for failing state of Cote d'Ivoire, warns Juan Federer
LETTERS: Readers pay tribute to Issa Shivji on his retirement
OBITUARY: Africa has lost one of its giants - Chachage. His contribution is celebrated in prose and poetry
PAN-AFRICAN POSTCARD: Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem wonders what Nkrumahists are doing at the Dr Busia's memorial in Ghana
BLOGGING AFRICA: Sokari Ekine rounds up the African blogosphere
BOOKS AND ARTS: New publications about Looting of Congo
AFRICAN UNION MONITOR: As the AU celebrates its 6th anniversary, calls are made for the continents scientific renaissance
CONFLICT AND EMERGENCIES: No agreements on small arms conference while killings on the ground escalate
HUMAN RIGHTS: Human rights defenders in East Africa publish report
WOMEN AND GENDER: Women hail Zimbabwe's domestic violence bill
REFUGEES AND FORCED MIGRATION: Europe seeks African collusion in controlling migration
ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE: DRC Elections - calls made for delays
DEVELOPMENT: ActionAid exposes corruption of development aid
CORRUPTION: Opportunistic money in creating a new elite in Zimbabwe
HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS: Male circumscision and HIV risk
EDUCATION: Fear of 'language genocide' in South Africa
ENVIRONMENT: Pastoralists organise in week-long meeting
MEDIA AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: Egypt printing stoppage in protest against new laws
INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY: Migrant songs hits the internet in Senegal
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