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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 582: CHARLES TAYLOR: ONE MAN, TWO WARS, ONE GUILTY VERDICT - JUSTICE FOR WHOM? The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Pambazuka News is delivered free to you with the support of donations from Friends of Pambazuka. KEEP PAMBAZUKA FREE AND INDEPENDENT! BECOME A FRIEND OF PAMBAZUKA NOW! http://www.pambazuka.org/en/friends.php Follow Pambazuka @pambazuka Pambazuka News (English edition): ISSN 1753-6839 CONTENTS: 1. Features, 2. Announcements, 3. Advocacy & campaigns, 4. Letters & Opinions /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 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 ****** 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 ****** 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 ****** 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 ****** 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 ****** 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 ****** 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 ****** 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 ****** 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 ****** 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 ****** 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 ****** 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 ****** 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 ****** 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 ****** '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 ****** 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. ****** 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 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 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: [email protected]. ****** 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 http ://www . oxfordafrica . eventbrite . co . uk/ We warmly encourage all students to join us. The 2012 Conference focuses on building the type of leadership Africa needs to successfully face challenges in the 21st century. The conference will bring together young and emerging academics, students, entrepreneurs, activists, and politicians to discuss and debate the challenges of the day in Africa. These discussions will help develop concrete strategies to nurture and sustain youth leadership in Africa and in African communities worldwide. Speakers include: Vera Songwe (World Bank Country Director) Arthur Mutambara (Deputy Prime Minister, Zimbabwe) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria) He Liehui (Chairman, Touchroad International Holdings Group, China) June Arunga (CEO, Open Quest Media, 100 Most Creative People in Business) Matthew Hassan Kukah (Human Rights Activist & Social Exponent) Gbenga Sesan (Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative, Nigeria) Patrick Awuah (Founder, Ashesi University, Ghana) Mary Harper, Africa Editor, BBC World Service & Author of Getting Somalia Wrong? Faith, War & Hope in a Shattered State We are proudly sponsored by Google, Business Connection, Think Africa Press, and the Oxford African Studies Centre. Be sure to visit our website for all the latest news: http ://www . oxfordafrica . org/ ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 3 Advocacy & campaigns SANKARA AND CHARLES TAYLOR CASES International Justice for Sankara Campaign On April 26, 2012 in Ouagadougou, a hearing on the presumed confinement of Thomas Sankara was put off until May 24, 2012 by the judge because the general rapporteur would be absent on a mission. The complaint was first filed in 2002 by Me Dieudonnee Nkounkou and has been pending in the courts of Burkina. It has since been pursued by CIJS lawyers Sankara and Farama. The room was filled with Sankarists and curious onlookers who sang the national anthem and then booed the bench when the judge delayed the case. On April 25, 2012, after five years on trial at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Charles Taylor--suspected of being involved in the disappearance of Thomas Sankara--was found criminally responsible for having abetted and ordered crimes against humanity in Sierra Leone. This makes Charles Taylor the first former head of State to be convicted by an international court. Meanwhile, the International Justice for Sankara Campaign is still waiting from the State party Burkina Faso to follow up on a request for a DNA forensic report as a follow up stipulated in the UN decision. The CIJS wishes to thank all those who have shown their support in this 15-year struggle against impunity and calls for ongoing general mobilization. ****** LAND GRABBING IN MALI: FARMERS ARRESTED CNOP, UACDDDD, CAD, LJDH and AOPP against land grabbing La Via Campesina Community distressed after four of their leaders, including the village chief, are arrested. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/81658 ****** TUNISIA: MOUNTING ATTACKS ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION Amnesty International Amnesty International considers all individuals convicted solely for their peacefully held views to be prisoners of conscience and calls for their immediate and unconditional release. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/81650 ****** TELL SHELL'S CEO: STOP PROFITING FROM HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE. Own up and pay up for the devastation in Nigeria. Amnesty International Add your name to Amnesty's petition demanding justice for the people harmed by Shell in the Niger Delta. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/81649 ****** RECLAIM THE UN FROM CORPORATE CAPTURE! Sign the civil society statement and join the campaign to stop UN corporate capture! http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/81656 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 4 Letters & Opinions ON 'I DEMAND JUSTICE OR DEATH' Uganda Human Rights Commission Statement from Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) in response to Pambazuka News article titled 'As a Ugandan citizen, I demand justice or death' http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/letters/81659 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ Fahamu - Networks For Social Justice http://www.fahamu.org Pambazuka News is published by Fahamu Ltd. 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