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Cover stories
Slavery: The greatest crime against humanity
The United Nations is holding a major ?World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance? in Durban, South Africa, from 31 August to 7 September..

Discrimination goes on trial
The stage is set for a potentially explosive UN conference on racism in Durban. Preview by Pusch Commey.

European journalists come clean on Africa

?In Uganda, we allow Museveni to get away with ruling very autocratically but we don’t allow Mugabe to do [the same]. I think there is an awful lot of hypocrisy, not only in the media coverage but also in Western foreign policy which also dictates to a certain extent the way we look at problems.? Welcome to the murky world of the ?free press? of the West. Report by Michelle Hakata.
Around Africa
  • Congo: Lumumba's truth comes slowly
  • Africa: The Union marches on
  • South Africa: Go south my son
  • Zambia: Marriage made in heaven?
  • Ghana: What do do with Rawlings?
  • Nigeria: Not easy to get Abacha's loot
  • Ethiopia: Oromo - the forgotten people
  • Diaspora: African Liberation Day marked in style
  • Central African Republic: France in the dock
Regulars
  • Readers' Letters: Your news and views

OPINION:

  • Africa - the world's comfort zone
  • When people become disappointed

 


 
 

PHOTO FEATURE:

  • The magic flight

INTERVIEW:

  • Liberia - the 'big scapegoat'

BOOKS:

  • The suffering of Sierra Leone
  • South Africa: 'We went for the land'

RELIGION:

  • African foundations of world religions Part 3

MEDICAL AID:

  • Aids and poverty
  • How UNDP sees Aids in Africa