Featured this week:
* EDITORIAL: Mary Ndlovu introduces three articles on the Zimbabwean elections (in the Editorial and Comment and Analysis sections) arguing that it is impossible for anyone to say with any certainty what Zimbabwe will look like one month from now. But whatever happens, she says, democracy in the region must be built from the bottom up.
* COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Steve Kibble explains how the crisis in Zimbabwe is about security and questions how to shift the monopoly on security from the military so that it addresses the concerns of those without power.
* COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Janah Ncube outlines the political dynamics effecting Zanu-PF and the MDC, stating that the March 31 election might not be as predictable as everyone thinks.
* LETTERS: Readers respond on: Bleeding heart do-gooders; Columnists who can’t stop complaining; and genocide in Zimbabwe. Send your views to [email protected]
* PAN-AFRICAN POSTCARD: Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem criticizes African leaders for talking about self-determination but being the first to run to the West for aid.
* AFRICAN UNION WATCH: What did the Commission for Africa have to say about the African Union? This article includes extracts from the Commission report on conflict prevention, education, health and more…
* CONFLICTS AND EMERGENCIES: Whole communities in Angola lose their land without compensation due to diamond mining, says a recent report.
* HUMAN RIGHTS: An Amnesty International report says the fight against terrorism is bad news for human rights in Kenya.
* WOMEN AND GENDER: The struggle for the ratification of the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa continues.
* DEVELOPMENT: Wolf 1 gives way for Wolf 2 at the World Bank, with clear implications for global civil society.
* HEALTH/HIV/AIDS: News on World TB Day and the Indian Patents Act.
* AND…The latest jobs, courses, campaigns and email lists.
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