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Jun 22, 2008 Africa: AfricaFocus Web Updates
In the almost five years of publication of AfricaFocus Bulletin,
the number of sources available to readers over the internet, by
web and e-mail, has continued to grow exponentially. I am pleased
that so many of you continue to find this occasional bulletin of
carefully selected analysis useful.
Jun 14, 2008 Zimbabwe: African Leaders Speak Out
Two weeks before the presidential run-off elections in Zimbabwe,
over forty prominent African leaders have released an urgent call
for free, fair, peaceful, and transparent elections. The open
letter was published on June 13 and June 14 in full-page
advertisements in South Africa's Business Day, the Financial Times,
and the New York Times. The initial signatories included 18 former
presidents or prime ministers, two Nobel Laureates, musicians
Youssou N'Dour and Angelique Kidjo, and former United Nations
Secretaries General Kofi Annan and Boutros Boutros-Ghali. It was
sponsored by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, founded and directed by
African mobile phone magnate Mo Ibrahim.
May 26 , 2008 Zimbabwe: "Democracy is Not a Privilege"
"Africa waged a century-long struggle against colonialism and
apartheid precisely to establish the principle that governments
should derive legitimacy through the consent of the governed.
Democratic institutions are therefore not privileges that may be
extended or withheld at the discretion of those who wield power." -
Pallo Jordan
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