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EDITORIALS: Hellen Tombo, executive director of the Kenya Youth Education and Community Development Programme, issues a call for debt cancellation and trade justice on behalf of African children and youth
COMMENT AND ANALYSIS:
- Yassine Fall writes on Africa Day and the Global Call to Action Against Poverty
- Makeda Tsegaye asks why the international community hasn't made a fuss about the handling of recent elections by the Ethiopian government
- What out Africa! The second great boer trek is underway, reveals Issa Shivji
LETTERS: Walter Rodney and Zimbabwe feature
PAN-AFRICAN POSTCARD: "Don't agonise, organise!" says Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem
GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION AGAINST POVERTY: The latest news and updates from campaign partners around the continent
CONFLICTS AND EMERGENCIES: AU calls for mission support as 30 killed
HUMAN RIGHTS: Pressure mounts for Charles Taylor to face justice
WOMEN AND GENDER: Discussing the first lady syndrome
ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE: Protests over bad services spread in South Africa
HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS: World Bank and IMF hampering Aids funding
MEDIA AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: Using radio for peace/IRIN Launches Reconciliation Radio Drama
ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGNS: Sign on against Wolf 2

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