The messages on the giant banners were powerful on the first day of the World Social Forum, drawing stares from the thousands who streamed into the meeting’s venue on opening day. ‘Africa is Not for Sale’ and ‘Solution to Africa Problems are in Africa’, carefully printed on the white clothing, conveyed the agenda of African participants who say they want to bring an end to the continent’s problems as they gathered at the African stand here. Initiated four years ago, this year’s WSF has seen an increase in the size of the African delegation from about 200 last year to approximately 500 this year, according to Prof Edward Oyugi, an official of African Social Forum (ASF).