The late Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941-1995) was a political and environmental activist, a journalist, novelist, non-fiction writer, television and film producer, entrepreneur, public servant and publisher. He is best known as the founding member and leading figure of Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), and for his role in the historic Ogoni struggles against the Nigerian federal government and what he termed the oil companies 'ecological war'. To coincide with the ten-year anniversary of the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa, and in association with the Remember Ken Saro-Wiwa coalition, African Books Collective is reissuing some of his best known works. Visit the ABC website to browse the titles.

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) has called an emergency meeting to discuss the worsening security situation in Sudan's western region of Darfur where rampant ceasefire violations have resulted in dozens of deaths and further displacement. The session of the council, expected to take place on Wednesday, follows a scathing criticism by the head of the AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS), Baba Gana Kingibe, of both the Sudanese government and the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) for perpetrating recent incidents of violence.