The edition focuses on activities of the 2011 World Social Forum held recently in Dakar. An article by Sanusha Naidu provides commentary on the event and discussions that took place during a panel organised by Fahamu’s Emerging Powers in Africa (EMPA) Initiative. The second article, by Hayley Herman, looks at the second African journalist study tour conducted by the EMPA Initiative, this time to India, in January 2011. It provides a summary of some of the key points discussed during the visit. A third article by Xiao Yuhua emphasises the need for greater civil society cooperation between China and Africa, and opportunities the FOCAC framework can provide in developing this cooperation. Finally, Johanna Jansson and Wenran Jiang provide their review of the recently released Global Witness report titled 'China and Congo: Friends in Need'. The March edition is available .