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COMMENT AND ANALYSIS:
- There has been an increase in violence against aid workers in Darfur. Eva Dadrian argues that for international development aid to be effective, peace must be restored first to Darfur.
- WSF is a few weeks away. Onyango Oloo writes that social movements want to see the WSF being transformed into a space for organizing and mobilizing against the nefarious forces of neo-liberalism.
- Dieu-Donné WEDI DJAMBA explores what reconciliation means for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
PODCASTS: Safaa Elagib Adam from the Sudanes Community Development Association talks to from Pambazuka News
PAN AFRICAN POSTCARD: Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem celebrates the intellectual achievements of Issa Shivji, 'a legend in his own lifetime.'
BLOGGING AFRICA: Sokari Ekine reviews the film ‘Blood Diamonds’.
WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: What is the WSF?
CONFLICT AND EMERGENCIES: Links to news on Sudan, Somalia, Chad, Nigeria and the CAR
HUMAN RIGHTS: Darfur demands sanctions, not words
WOMEN AND GENDER: Annan’s legacy for women
REFUGEES AND FORCED MIGRATION: Refugee camps after dark
ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE: Gabonese go to the polls
DEVELOPMENT: Beware of China-Africa economic ties
CORRUPTION: Tackle corruption not critics
HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS: Libya HIV death penalties condemned
ENVIRONMENT: New drive for the environment in Zanzibar
MEDIA AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: Egyptian Blogger Abdel Kareem Nabil Suleiman has spent six weeks in custody
NEWS FROM THE DIASPORA: Germany’s black community demand demolition of racist statue
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