The government of Zimbabwe has a democratic commitment to ensure the freedom of movement and association of domestic and international election observers during the upcoming second round of the country's presidential election. It is also obligated to ensure the overall transparency and integrity of the entire electoral process through commitments outlined in the Southern Africa Development Community Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections (2004) and the African Union Declaration on the Principles Governing Democratic Elections in Africa (2002).

The international community must move beyond providing immediate basic services and develop a strategy to deal comprehensively with the dynamics of the current displacement crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Despite a precarious security situation, internally displaced people in North Kivu and the communities that host three-quarters of the total displaced population are trying to move forward with their lives, and they are doing so with or without the support of the international community.

Usiku wa dhuluma (The night of oppression)
Usiku wenye giza (The night of darkness)
Usiku mrefu mno (The long long night)
Usiku bila mwisho (The night without end)
Usiku huo (Even such a night)
Mwishowe utaisha (Will finally end)
Jogoo litawika (The cock will crow)
Jua litatoka (The sun will rise)
Mshale wa nuru (The arrow of light)
Utachoma utusitusi (Will pierce the darkness)
Kutakucha (The dawn will break)
Mapambazuko ya siku mpya (The dawn of a new day)
Matumaini ya maisha mpya (The hope of a new life)
Mapinduzi kuleta jamii mpya (The revolution to herald a new society)
Yataondoa usiku wa dhuluma (To drive away the night of oppression)

Courtesy of Vita Books
With thanks to Shiraz Durrani for permission to reproduce the poem by an anonymous author from a collection of poems from Kenya in early 1980s.