SPECIAL ISSUE

TOWARDS CONTINENTAL GOVERNMENT?

PART 1
HAKIMA ABBAS introduces this special issue on continental government
KWAME AKONOR asks whether continental government is simply stuffing old wine in new bottles
FAIZA MOHAMED looks at union government from the perspective of women in Africa
SOAWR coalition issues a policy brief
TAJUDEEN ABDUL RAHEEM calls out for common citizenship for all Africans

PART 2
L. MUTHONI WANYEKI argues that more time is needed to ensure popular participation in discussions about unity
SELOME ARAYA argues for a stronger role for the African diaspora
ROTIMI SANKORE says we need action on health and unity of the living, not of the dying or dead
TIM MURITHI looks at how we got to where we are in the great unity debate
ROUND-UPS: links to previous articles on African unity and to interviews with activists about their fears and aspirations

PART 3
LETTERS: Letter from Jacques Depelchin
BLOGGING AFRICA: Review of African blogs
BOOKS AND ARTS: TrIbute to Sembene Ousmane
PODCASTS: Charles Taylor trial

WOMEN AND GENDER: Gender violence outlawed in Sierra Leone
CONFLICT AND EMERGENCIES: AU extends mandate of Darfur mission
HUMAN RIGHTS: Togo enforces anti-trafficking law
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: General strike commences in Nigeria
REFUGEES AND FORCED MIGRATION: Mauritania refuges allowed to return
ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE: Congo’s ruling party expected to triumph
AFRICA AND CHINA: China may send peacekeepers to Darfur
CORRUPTION: Bongo, Nguesso face Paris investigations
DEVELOPMENT: Undermining poverty reduction and growth in Africa
HEALTH AND HIV/Aids: WHO to monitor ARV side-effects worldwide
LGBTI: Ugandan gay organization breaks the ice
ENVIRONMENT: Payout for Ivorian waste victims
MEDIA AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: Liberian journalists beaten
NEWS FROM THE DIASPORA: Influx of Africans finds mixed fortunes in the US
INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY: Save Africa from e-waste
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