Featured this week:

* EDITORIAL: In the context of the current neo-liberal grip on higher education, Issa Shivji calls for a new East African discourse rooted in a genuine Pan-Africanism of the people
* COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Read what supporters of Pambazuka News have to say as the newsletter reaches its 200th edition
* LETTERS: Readers respond on Zimbabwe: It is possible to stand up and so no; SADC leadership has failed Zimbabwe’s people
* PAN-AFRICAN POSTCARD: The will of the people must prevail in Zimbabwe, states Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem
* CONFLICTS AND EMERGENCIES: The latest from DRC, Ivory Coast and Sudan
* ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE: Zimbabwe goes to the polls – read this seven-day countdown to election day compiled by Pambazuka News
* CORRUPTION: Critics slam British corporate corruption in Africa
* HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS: The latest Critical Health Perspectives briefing provides details about what it is like to be a doctor in a government hospital in South Africa
* MEDIA AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: Read about a “News for Peace” publication launched in Rwanda
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