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EDITORIAL: World Press Freedom Day: Freedom of expression is the basis on which societies should be built
COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Issa Shivji discusses the possibility of a Federation of the Great Lakes
LETTERS: Pambazuka News readers debate emancipation in South Africa and the difference between the old Kenya under Moi and the new Kenya under Kibaki
CONFLICT AND EMERGENCIES: Chevron Texaco admits its policies have contributed to violence in Nigeria
HUMAN RIGHTS: Zimbabwean NGOs release statements on the situation in that country to the Africa Commission on Human and People's Rights
REFUGEES AND FORCED MIGRATION: Thousands flee Togo after election chaos
ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE: Election news from Burundi, Lesotho and Tanzania
DEVELOPMENT: Government cancels launch of anti-poverty campaign
HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS: EPAs pose a threat to affordable medicines access
ENVIRONMENT: Activists tell Newmont to clean up its act
AND...The latest fundraising and useful resources, courses, jobs and books