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EDITORIAL: World Refugee Day took place on June 20 and is followed by World Refugee Week from 20-26 June. The articles in our Editorial section this week focus on the situation of refugees in Africa.
- Refugee academic and activist Barbara Harrell-Bond answers questions on the situation of refugees in Africa
- Aryah Somers examines the dilemmas facing refugee minors in Cairo and concludes that much more needs to be done
- Richard Carver reviews a new book “Rights in Exile’, concluding that it sets the terms of the refugee debate
COMMENT & ANALYSIS:
- Issa Shivji on the beastly face of capitalism
- Gerald Caplan offers a Canadian view of the Live 8 concerts and explains why he is nervous about Tony Blair’s crocodile tears for Africa
- Helping the West to wean itself of African aid would be “a great leap forward for humanity”, writes Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie
LETTERS: Irunguh Houghton provides a rejoinder to last weeks critique of GCAP by Patrick Bond, Dennis Brutus and Virginia Setshedi
PAN-AFRICAN POSTCARD: Keep Walter Rodney alive, says Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem
GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION AGAINST POVERTY: News from around the continent on African Day of the Child activities; Nine-year old sends SMS to G8 leaders on poverty; Tanzania social watch country forum
CONFLICTS & EMERGENCIES: G8 arms exports fuelling poverty and human rights abuses; Oil discovery in Darfur adds new twist
HUMAN RIGHTS: Canada to look into human rights allegations against mining firm in DRC
REFUGEES & FORCED MIGRATION: Integrating refugees locally could be a durable solution
WOMEN & GENDER: Law Reform And The Case Of Woineshet Zebene Negash in Ethiopia
ELECTIONS&GOVERNANCE: Good governance; whose governance?
DEVELOPMENT: Playing chicken with the IMF in Ghana
CORRUPTION: Malawian President benz over to fight food shortages
HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS: Women AIDS activists' advocacy for an equal voice
EDUCATION: Post-conflict education: what are the chances?
ENVIRONMENT: Communities Sue Shell to Stop Nigerian Gas Flaring in Nigeria
MEDIA AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: Information on the Progressive African Library & Information Activists’ Group
AND MORE…links to news on Advocacy, Internet and Technology, Courses, Jobs and Books.
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