USA Africa Dialogue Series - FW: Pambazuka News 582: Charles Taylor: One man, two wars, one guilty verdict - justice for whom?

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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 582: CHARLES TAYLOR: ONE MAN, TWO WARS, ONE GUILTY
VERDICT - JUSTICE FOR WHOM?

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Pambazuka News (English edition): ISSN 1753-6839

CONTENTS: 1. Features, 2. Announcements, 3. Advocacy & campaigns, 4.
Letters & Opinions



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1 Features

ONE MAN, TWO WARS, ONE GUILTY VERDICT

Charles Taylor judgment reveals selective international justice

Robtel Neajai Pailey

On the eve of Sierra Leone's Independence Day, former Liberian
President Charles Taylor was found guilty of war crimes committed
during that country's civil war. But does the verdict represent a
major victory for Sierra Leoneans beyond its symbolic value?

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/81694

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SUDAN'S BASHIR THREATENS WAR AGAINST SOUTH SUDAN

An interview with Nii Akuetteh by Paul Jay, The Real News Network

Nii Akuetteh

US wants to use South Sudan to gain strategic advantage but China may
be the peace broker.

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/81677

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WATER AND RECONSTRUCTION IN AFRICA: AN AGENDA FOR TRANSFORMATION

Horace Campbell

The unification of the water resources of Africa is one of the primary
bases for African unity, with a system of canals linking rivers and
lakes in the kind of infrastructure planning that ensures that all
will have water.

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/81692

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KENYA: SETTING THE PEOPLE'S AGENDA FOR 2012

Onyango Oloo

The very first plank of the Kenyan people's agenda should be a
departure from elite pacting: the noxious, personality-driven
"succession" political maneuvering.

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/81654

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THE MALIAN CRISIS SEEN FROM ALGERIA

Thomas Serres

Algeria is a key player in the Sahel, perhaps now more than ever. The
crises in Libya and Mali will likely bolster the geopolitical rent
that has benefited the Algerian regime since 11 September 2001.

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/81686

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UN SECURITY COUNCIL PUSHES THE SAHARAWI PEOPLE TO RESUME WAR TO GET
THEIR FREEDOM

Malainin Lakhal

After bitter debate within the Security Council, and strong pressures
from France to avoid any kind of progress in the resolution of the
conflict in Western Sahara, the member states of this "non-democratic"
international body adopted a new resolution completely void of any
sense or reason.

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/81673

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ELECTION BOYCOTT CHALLENGES ALGERIAN REGIME

David Porter

While a large-majority boycott of the polls would no doubt be a strong
symbol of the regime's illegitimacy, it is not clear how this would
add to what is felt by most within Algeria already.

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/81684

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WEST AFRICA: MONETARY UNION IGNORES ITS OWN SLAVERY

Union is drafting a new trade code for Chinese investments

Antoine Roger Lokongo

An analysis of the continuing financial enslavement of West African
nations to the French government.

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/81689

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EAC: HOW NEW MEMBERS WILL ALTER REGIONAL BLOC

Josh Maiyo

Somalia and Ethiopia's expected entry into the East African Community
will significantly transform the region's geopolitical security
architecture.

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/81651

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REDISCOVER SOBUKWE VISION AND FULFIL ITS MISSION

Motsoko Pheko

A message of solidarity to the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
'Indaba' by Motsoko Pheko, former PAC president at Orlando,
Johannesburg, 6 April 2012.

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/81652

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APARTHEID PETTY AND GRAND, OLD AND NEW IS EVIL

Ayanda Kota

'Like the formation of the Black Consciousness Movement did in the
1970s, we need to unite in our own space, define our own struggle and
politics, and shake the barricades of neo-liberalism.'

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/81680

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OUR AIMS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

Lindela Figlan

Freedom and democracy in post-apartheid South Africa has meant white
minority rule being replaced by rich minority rule.

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/81688

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LULU: LET JUSTICE PREVAIL IN 'THAT' GIRL'S CASE

Jacqueline Mgumia

Elizabeth Michael, better known in the Tanzanian film industry as
Lulu, is a prime suspect in the death of famous actor Steven Kanumba
early this month. The 17-year-old has been charged and will appear in
court on May 7.

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/81657

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THE VENUS HOTTENTOT CAKE

An open letter from African women to the Minister of Culture

African women are dismayed at the fact that this racist project which
was supposed to bring awareness of the very painful and complex issue
of genital cutting has ironically had the completely opposite effect.

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/81671

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'EQUALITY' IS NOT ENOUGH

Food security and farming: women's rights in rural Africa

Nidhi Tandon

A critical analysis of different 'solutions' to improve the situation
for rural women in Africa within the context of an iniquitous global
food system.

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/81685

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WHY JIM KIM SHOULD CONSIDER RESIGNING AS WORLD BANK PRESIDENT-DESIGNATE

Patrick Bond

The sickening signs of Kim's retreat in the face of power were
unmistakeable beginning in early April, just after his nomination was
announced by Obama.

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THE EMPIRE FACES DEFIANCE AS IT TRIES TO KEEP CUBA CORNERED

Farooque Chowdhury

Growing solidarity and resistance by Latin American nations to the
continuing hyper-hostility of the US towards Cuba demonstrates a new
assertiveness in relationships and a shift in political power.

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/81687

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2 Announcements

FAHAMU SEEKS DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY - UTETEZI

Fahamu - Networks for Social Justice

Leading a dedicated team to accompany the development and
implementation of campaign strategies led by progressive African
social justice movements, the Utetezi Director will support innovative
strategies to amplify grassroots demands and realize people-centred
change.

Location: Nairobi, Kenya or Dakar, Senegal.

Deadline for application: May 7, 2012.

For further information, please download (
http://www.fahamu.org/node/246 ) the job description and person
specification.

To apply, please send the duly completed application form attached to:
infokenya@fahamu.org.

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OXFORD PAN-AFRICA CONFERENCE

Building Capacity for a New Generation: The Case for Youth Leadership in Africa

Date: Saturday, 5 May 2012 (9am-5pm)
Venue: Wesley Memorial Hall (by St Peter's College) , New Inn Hall
Street, University of Oxford, UK
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