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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 529: IF SEXUALITY WERE A HUMAN BEING... The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Pambazuka News (English edition): ISSN 1753-6839 CONTENTS: 1. Features, 2. Announcements, 3. Comment & analysis, 4. Advocacy & campaigns, 5. Pan-African Postcard, 6. Obituaries, 7. Books & arts, 8. African Writers’ Corner, 9. Highlights French edition, 10. Cartoons /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 1 Features IF SEXUALITY WERE A HUMAN BEING ... Introduction to 'African Sexualities: A Reader' Sylvia Tamale ( http://fahamubooks.org/book/?GCOI=90638100320440 ) ‘African Sexualities’ is a groundbreaking new volume, forthcoming from Pambazuka Press. As well as using popular culture to help address the ‘what, why, how, when and where’ questions, the book’s contributors provide a critical mapping of African sexualities that informs readers about the plurality and complexities of sexualities on the continent – desires, practices, fantasies, identities, taboos, abuses, violations, stigmas, transgressions and sanctions. At the same time, the contributors pose gender-sensitive and politically aware questions that challenge the reader to interrogate assumptions and hegemonic sexuality discourses, thereby unmapping the intricate and complex terrain of African sexualities. The following article by ‘African Sexualities’ editor Sylvia Tamale comprises the book’s introduction. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/73150 ****** AN AFRICAN REFLECTION ON TAHRIR SQUARE Mahmood Mamdani While European interpretations of the events of Egypt’s Tahrir Square see the uprising’s roots through a lens of ‘coloured’ revolutions following the decline of the Soviet Union, Mahmood Mamdani instead stresses the resemblance to South Africa’s Soweto in 1976, a struggle ‘identified with the onset of community-based organisation’. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/73187 ****** WHOSE DICTATOR IS GADDAFI? Yash Tandon Yash Tandon explains the contradictions of ‘imperial finance capital’ in controlling neo-colonial states like Libya. While Gaddafi was being ‘accommodated’ by imperial powers, the ‘Arab Spring’ forced their hand, he says. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/73153 ****** LATEST FIBS FROM WORLD FINANCIERS Are ‘African lions’ really roaring? Patrick Bond Patrick Bond makes a stinging critique of the recent report of the African Development Bank that claims that ‘one in three Africans is middle class’ and as a result, Africa is ready for ‘take off’. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/73149 ****** TELL NO LIES, CLAIM NO EASY VICTORIES… Amilcar Cabral In these 1965 writings, Amílcar Cabral, the Guinea-Bissau leader assassinated in 1973, discusses the responsibilities of those involved in revolution. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/73135 ****** NO DEMOCRACY RELIES SO MUCH ON THE MILITARY Joe Oloka-Onyango Makerere University law professor Joe Oloka-Onyango made a presentation at the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) post-election 2011 conference in Kampala on 27 April 2011. President Museveni, who closed the conference, was very critical of Professor Oloka’s presentation, accusing him of poisoning the minds of ‘our children’. Uganda’s The Observer ( http://bit.ly/ljzubs ) published a slightly edited version of the paper that got Museveni so worked up. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/73168 ****** UGANDA IS READY FOR CHANGE Sokari Ekine As Ugandan citizens take to the streets in protest against rising food and energy prices, Museveni’s government has once again wheeled out its Anti-Homosexual Bill in an attempt to divert attention from the real source of the problems the people face. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/73163 ****** UGANDA: STATEMENT ON THE USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE Uganda Women’s Civil Society Organisations Following the ‘brutal and often excessive manner’ with which the Ugandan state and law enforcement agencies have responded to citizens' demands for government action to address increased prices, cost of living, growing poverty, inequality in distribution of resources and corruption’, Uganda Women’s Civil Society Organisations have issued a statement highlighting their concerns. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/73190 ****** BOB MARLEY AND EMANCIPATION FROM MENTAL SLAVERY Horace Campbell Reflecting on the life and work of Bob Marley, Horace Campbell discusses the positive messages of hope, mobilisation and self-esteem at the core of the legendary reggae artist’s music. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/73194 ****** JOURNALIST IN A PAPER DEMOCRACY Interview with Eskinder Nega Ron Singer Ron Singer engages with dissident Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega about the EPRDF (Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front) and how his wife was forced to give birth while in prison. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/73174 ****** ZERO TOLERANCE AGAINST (MEDIA INVESTIGATING) CORRUPTION Rafael Marques de Morais ‘Are we witnessing a new era of restricted media, or will Angolans find a way to report their news in an objective and truthful forum?’ asks Rafael Marques de Morais, as government strategies to silence investigative journalists kick into action. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/73177 ****** SOUTH AFRICA'S MINISTERIAL HANDBOOK UNCOVERED A better life for the few Dale McKinley ‘As the public, we all have a right to know what rules and regulations govern the financial behaviour of our public officials and how they spend our public monies so that we can hold them accountable,’ writes Dale T. McKinley. So why is the South African government so keen to keep the contents of its ministerial handbook out of the public eye? http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/73193 ****** COCOA SPECULATORS CASH IN ON CÔTE D'IVOIRE CONFLICT Khadija Sharife Cocoa speculators are among the few to benefit from the crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, as disruptions to the supply chain drive up global prices of the commodity, writes Khadija Sharife. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/73172 ****** REAPING TOMORROW’S HARVEST TODAY Khadija Sharife The purpose of agricultural futures contracts is to reduce risks for farmers and the people they supply. But as speculators in search of safe investments pour capital into soft commodities markets, they are driving ‘price inflation way beyond the effects of demand and supply pressures,’ writes Khadija Sharife. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/73188 ****** SCIENCE IN THE SERVICE OF BAD POLITICS Salim Vally Salim Vally makes the case for the University of Johannesburg to severe ties with Ben Gurion University of Israel. ‘In the case of violent occupation, apartheid, genocide and gross human rights abuse, academic freedom must surely bear some reference to these very conditions for the criteria of its determination,’ he argues. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/73131 ****** CÔTE D’IVOIRE: THE IMPORTANCE OF 11 NOVEMBER 2011 Maurice Fahe While months of political stand-off between two self-proclaimed Ivorian presidents may have come to an end, genuine political and economic liberation for the country’s people is far from being achieved, writes Maurice Fahe. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/73166 ****** REVISITING ETHIOPIAWINET! Mammo Muchie Ethiopia should build on its long and proud history as a nation rather than allowing itself to be fragmented by ethnic divisions, argues Mammo Muchie, in a reflection on the country’s past and future. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/73167 ****** NIGERIA: DEALING WITH BOKO HARAM'S VIOLENCE Cameron Duodu In the wake of President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election in Nigeria, the government is faced with the tricky task of how to diffuse the violent northern Boko Haram sect, writes Cameron Duodu. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/73169 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 2 Announcements EVENT: NO LAND! NO HOUSE! NO VOTE! VOICES FROM SYMPHONY WAY 14 May, 2pm - 5pm http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=225360537478113 Featuring: * The book: No Land! No House! No Vote! Voices from Symphony Way ( http://fahamubooks.org/book/?GCOI=90638100888310 ) by the Symphony Way Pavement Dwellers. * Political Art from the Gugulective * Soundz of the South and other progressive Hip Hop artists * The Gugulethu Anti-Eviction Campaign Watch the live stream of this event ( http://giss.tv:8000/molotv.ogg ) on 14 May. (Requires Firefox browser) ****** EVENT: NO LAND! NO HOUSE! NO VOTE! VOICES FROM SYMPHONY WAY Picket by Symphony Way Pavement Dwellers and Blikkiesdorp residents, 16 May, Cape Town, South Africa http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=202056359830382 What: Picket by Symphony Way Pavement Dwellers and Blikkiesdorp residents. Where: Parliament (Cnr Roeland St & Plein St) When: 12h00 - 13h00 on the 16th of May Why: We will be protesting against the horrible conditions in Tin Town and the government's failure to honour their agreement to engage with us on our struggle for housing. >From there, Authors will walk over to the Book Lounge to present to the public our new anthology No Land! No House! No Vote! Voices from Symphony Way ( http://fahamubooks.org/book/?GCOI=90638100888310 ) . Venue: Book Lounge, 71 Roeland St, Cape Town Date: 16 May 2011 Time: 5:30 for 6 ****** ESSAY COMPETITION: WHY THE PROTOCOL ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA IS IMPORTANT TO YOUTH SOAWR coalition In Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, this June, African heads of state and government will gather at a summit with the theme, ‘Youth empowerment for sustainable development’. Youth action is critical to the continent’s development, and more specifically, in ensuring that girls and women can make equally valued contributions to this development. As such, the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) coalition would like to invite youth to reflect on the importance of the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa. Contestants are asked to respond to the question (in French or in English), ‘Why is the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa important to you?’ in an essay of a maximum of 2000 words. The competition is open to citizens of all African countries aged between 18 and 25. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/Announce/72976 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 3 Comment & analysis THE HYPE VERSUS THE REALITY OF CARBON MARKETS Shefali Sharma The launch of an Africa Carbon Exchange is unlikely to meet the goals of curbing carbon emissions and financing adaptation needs, writes Shefali Sharma. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/73132 ****** WESTERN SAHARA: WINNING THE ‘WAR ON WORDS’ AND AVOIDING ACTUAL WAR Peter Kenworthy Profiling the words of Senia Bachir Abderahman, a Saharawi activist from occupied Western Sahara, Peter Kenworthy writes of the need for genuine international support for Saharawi self-determination. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/73138 ****** SOUTH SUDAN: MESSY DIVORCE OR AMICABLE SPLIT? Yohannes Woldemariam ‘The history of Sudan is a complex one which can’t be reduced to a linear narrative of south versus north,’ writes Yohannes Woldemariam. Can South Sudan resolve the sticking points standing in the way of successful secession? http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/73178 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 4 Advocacy & campaigns CAMEROONIAN MAN SENTENCED TO 36 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR HOMOSEXUALITY African Activist Cameroonian human rights organisations Association for the Defense of Homosexuals (ADEFHO) and Teenagers Against HIV/AIDS (SID’ADO) are reporting that Mbede Roger Jean-Claude has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for homosexuality. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/73136 ****** LEAVE CUTTING EDGE ALONE Ayanda Kota of UPM defends the Cutting Edge television programme's portrayal of terrible sanitation conditions in Grahamstown, South Africa. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/73137 ****** MAKHAZA LAND INVASION Abahlali baseMjondolo South African shackdwellers’ movement Abahlali baseMjondolo has issued a statement in support of the Makhaza back yard dwellers, whose homes are being demolished by the City of Cape Town without a court order. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/73184 ****** STATEMENT ON THE RISE OF HOMOPHOBIA South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) has welcomed the decision by Parliament to set up a national task team to tackle hate crimes against lesbians and gays. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/73170 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 5 Pan-African Postcard WE DON’T BUY THE GOVERNMENT CHEESE H. Nanjala Nyabola ‘It seems illogical that to me government should be the enemy. Yes it’s good that we’re all questioning them more but there’s a difference between scrutiny and suspicion, and what we seem to have now is more of the latter than the former,’ writes H. Nanjala Nyabola. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/panafrican/73183 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 6 Obituaries ZIM NGQAWANA: ‘I SING WITH A SWORD IN MY HAND’ (25 December 1959 – 10 May 2011) Aryan Kaganof ‘Music was not an end result for Bra’ Zim, it was the means to provide healing.’ Aryan Kaganof reflects on the life of South African musician and mentor, Zim Ngqawana, ‘one individual whose life was not going to fit into an obituary.’ http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/obituary/73195 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 7 Books & arts DREAMS FOR A BETTER WORLD FOR HUMANITY Review of ‘Cheche: Reminiscences of a Radical Magazine’ Yash Tandon ‘Cheche: Reminiscences of a Radical Magazine’ should ‘be read by the younger generation of pan-Africanists from Cape to Cairo, so that they may dream, and also so that they may learn,’ writes Yash Tandon. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/books/73182 ****** VIEW FROM SOMEWHERE Amira Kheir ‘View from Somewhere’, the new album from singer/songwriter Amira Kheir is now available through her website ( http://amirakheir.com ) . Originally from Sudan but having lived in Italy for many years and now residing in the UK, Amira 'draws from her own multicultural background to create music that explores themes of home, belonging and transcendental spirituality.' If you are lucky enough to be in London this weekend, catch her performance at the Green Note in Camden on Sunday 15 May. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/books/73196 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 8 African Writers’ Corner VISIBLY INVISIBLE Amira Ali 'Man dreams of far away lands unknown, thoughts yearnin' of unconcealed gems to fetch and be fetch'd, to reach the field of the unknown but to be desecrat'd by projects of food stamps and sorts yet unknown...' http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/African_Writers/73185 ****** WON’T FORGIVE YOU, MAMA For Moturi Dennis Dancan Mosiere 'Mama, was it a mistake That I existed without your consent Something you could not avoid...' http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/African_Writers/73186 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 9 Highlights French edition PAMBAZUKA NEWS 188: ET CESAIRE FINIT PAR METTRE LA FRANCE À GENOUX... Hommage à Aimé Césaire l’Africain ( http://pambazuka.org/fr/category/features/73051 ) Amadou Yoro Sy et Dialo Diop Tchernobyl, Fukushima : Et si on tirait des leçons à partir de l’Afrique ? ( http://pambazuka.org/fr/category/features/73047 ) Jacques Depelchin La société civile canadienne montre la voie pour une politique alimentaire populaire ( http://pambazuka.org/fr/category/features/73046 ) Famara Diédhiou L’ONU et la crise post-électorale ivoirienne : Dans les méandres d’une intervention sur fond de contestation ( http://pambazuka.org/fr/category/features/73053 ) Jean-Jacques Konadjé Libye: l’usage d’uranium appauvri, la partition du pays et les risques régionaux ( http://pambazuka.org/fr/category/features/73048 ) Farouk James Madagascar : Du droit des présidents Ratsiraka et Ravalomanana de revenir dans leur propre pays ( http://pambazuka.org/fr/category/comment/73050 ) Fetison Rakoto Andrianirina Togo : 51 ans d’indépendance, à quand le bout du tunnel ? ( http://pambazuka.org/fr/category/comment/73052 ) Bernard Dodji Bokodjin http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/summaryfr/73133 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 10 Cartoons MUSEVENI AND AMIN Gado Uganda has a sense of déjà vu... http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/cartoons/73191 ****** SEEKING OSAMA'S SUCCESSOR Gado Will al-Qaida select Osama bin Laden's successor democratically, ponders Gado. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/cartoons/73134 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ Fahamu - Networks For Social Justice http://www.fahamu.org Pambazuka News is published by Fahamu Ltd. © Unless otherwise indicated, all materials published are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. 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