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FEATURE: Firoze Manji writes about the lack of politics at the World Social Forum in Nairobi
COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: Read all about what happened at the World Social Forum in Nairobi
PODCASTING: Hear the voices of the World Social Forum with unique Pambazuka News podcasts from Nairobi
PAN-AFRICAN POSTCARD: Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem expresses frustration with NGO funding of events like the World Social Forum
AU MONITOR: An AU summit takes place in Addis Ababa at the end of January
CONFLICT AND EMERGENCIES: The AK47 stands accused of being the worst weapon of mass destruction on the 21st century
HUMAN RIGHTS: Businesses ignore human rights
WOMEN AND GENDER: Women urged to fight for their rights at WSF
REFUGEES AND FORCED MIGRATION: The way refugees are presented is detrimental to their rights, says a new report
ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE: Concern over ongoing strike in Guinea
DEVELOPMENT: Call for social equity at World Social Forum
CORRUPTION: Peer review highlights South African corruption concerns
HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS: Striving towards a world free of TB
EDUCATION: ARVs and schooling in Kenya
RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA: Non-whites more likely to be questioned at airports, says report
ENVIRONMENT: Why Uganda is a funny place to store carbon
LAND AND LAND RIGHTS: Innovation for land rights
MEDIA AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: New report on freedom of expression in Senegal
NEWS FROM THE DIASPORA: Call for action on Haiti
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