Zimbabwe: Special issue As the parliamentary elections approach, and the land issue remains unresolved and keeps burning, this edition of New African focuses on Zimbabwe as we expose at length, both in words and pictures, what really lies behind land ownership in Zimbabwe. Also our readers’ reaction to the issue so far.

• Zim: 20 years after independence
• What Robin Cook was told
• Land Issue: the legal history
• The truth Britain wants hidden
• Off-the-beat: Lies and prejudice
• MDC’s response

• Sierra Leone: What went wrong?
• Rwanda: Did RPF Kill Habyarimana?
• DRCongo: Lumumba murder inquiry begins
• South Africa: Mbeki’s ‘folly’
• Nigeria: Malaria, not Aids
• Gambia: Dead or alive
• Kenya: Old guards fighting hard

• Readers' Letters: Your news and views
• DIASPORA: Mary Seacole - the forgotten Nightingale
• THE PROFILE: Asantehene: King of our times
• NEW AFRICAN woman: Sierra Leone: Picking up the pieces
• FEATURES: Kenyatta in trouble
• ‘Mandela in prison’ in Denmark new african market
• Why Africa is treading water
• A new look at Africa’s sports business
• Good news from Lagos
• For credit come tomorrow
• OBITUARY: Khobe — the brave