Greetings. I've just subscribed to your news and found it very informative. A lot of people are not aware of your editorials and I will pass it on. In saying that the people who really need to read this news and need it most are those back in the homeland Africa. Keep up with the good work. I would like to update you with our news websites:

http://www.somalilandnet.com
Please feel free to use to urls for Somaliland Forum. Surely a large number of people are now aware of the struggle of Somaliland not to mention that the hard work they have done over the number of years. There is still a large number of landmines left by the regime of Siad Barre and it is very difficult for the children and rurla people to get on with their lives as normal. In saying that life must go on and Africans must face their future with a big hope.

the Women in Development Southern Africa Awareness Programme (WIDSAA) produces a quarterly newsletter titled the Gender and Development Exchange (GAD Exchange) that profiles and analyses current gender and development issues. It aims to be a catalyst and stimuli not only to partners in 14 countries to closely examine the significance of national issues for regional development, but to also provide a platform for gender activists to raise contemporary issues for critical debate. The Editorial Team is calling for papers for Issue No 26 of the GAD Exchange. Writers are invited to submit articles analyzing developments in the areas outlined below, and their significance for, and advancing the regional gender agenda. Deadline for articles 25th October, 2001.