African Voices on Development and Social Justice: Editorials from Pambazuka News 2004

Firoze Manji is founder and executive director of Fahamu and the editor of Pambazuka News. He is the former program director for the International Secretariat of Amnesty International, the former CEO for Aga Khan Foundation UK, and a former regional representative for health for the International Development Research Centre s office for Eastern and Southern Africa. Patrick Burnett is the news and information coordinator for Fahamu and coeditor of Pambazuka News. He is the coeditor of African Voices on Development and Social Justice and Grace, Tenacity and Eloquence. "

The 54 essays included are wide- ranging and complied into 11 focused chapters. An introductory chapter outlines the global and regional context of underdevelopment in Africa, while special attention is given to the conflicts in The DRC, Rwanda, Sudan and Zimbabwe. The establishment of the African Union and attempts to develop regional integration are commented upon along with special chapters devoted to resource exploitation, Womens Rights and the rights of refugees in Africa. Both the IMF and World Bank celebrated their 60th anniversaries in 2004; their track-records in Africa are assessed. The concluding Chapter 11 contains a selection of letters submitted by subscribers to Pambazuka News which demonstrate the lively debate many of these editorials have sparked. The 47 contributors include such distinguished Africans as Mahmood Mamdani, Adebayo Olukoshi, Kewsi Kwaa Prah, Brian Raftopoulos, Pierre Sane and Ernest Wamba dia Wamba.