‘Court poets sung praise to power and excesses’ but Tendai Mwanaka ‘speaks truth to power directly’, writes Philo Ikonya in a review of a recent collection of works by the Zimbabwean writer, ‘filled with strong and open political poetry.’

In this book, Luke Daniels explores the topical subject of domestic violence from the perspective of his own experience as a perpetrator. He links the vice to oppressive societal values and offers useful suggestions on how to build loving relationships within the home.

UNESCO is considering the implementation of a highly controversial international prize that would lend credibility to one of the world’s most ruthless leaders. Angela Stuesse explains what the issues are and how you can take action to stop the prize.

Under pressure from campaigners, UNESCO last year rightly shelved a prize for research in the life sciences funded by Equatorial Guinea’s president of 32 years, the despotic Teodoro Obiang. Given Obiang's poor human rights record, why are African governments suddenly so eager to resuscitate the award, asks Tutu Alicante.

Wangari Maathai remembered.

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Zambia's Banda lets the side down...

A year ago, human rights activists thought they had squashed a proposed United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) prize in the life sciences that would honor Teodoro Obiang, the longtime dictator of Equatorial Guinea. But that celebration may have been premature. The controversial award is back on the agenda of UNESCO's Executive Board, which will meet in Paris -and this time, Obiang has the backing of the entire African Union.

We could speculate until the camels come home...

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English and Creative Writing at Penn State University, prize-winning poet and vocal survivor of the Liberian civil war, speaks to Roland Bankole Marke about her work.

The African Development Bank released a book titled 'China and Africa, An Emerging Partnership for Development?'. In recent years, China has been the prominent emerging partner for most of Africa and new China-Africa relations have generated heated debates. Is China really the sole winner in its relations with the African continent? This book challenges this idea by analysing opportunities and challenges for both parties.

Zarina Patel a historian and activist provides here a well-researched work on Manilal Desai, one of the foremost political leaders of Kenya. She provides kaleidoscopic images of Manilal Desai's life in South Gujarat and eventual migration to Kenya in 1915 where he went on to become a vibrant journalist, politician and institution builder.

Zimbabwe's , flagship venue of Pamberi Trust, is a laureate of 2011 Prince Claus Awards. These prestigious global awards in culture are presented annually to individuals and organisations for outstanding achievement in culture and the positive effect of their work on the wider cultural or social field.

Betty Press has published a book of 125 of her black and white photographs of African daily life, combined with related proverbs collected by Annetta Millar over more than 30 years. The book aims to 'make a significant educational and artistic contribution to the appreciation and understanding of African culture and society'.

Pulling the strings from behind the scenes...

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In a review of ‘Haki Zetu: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Practice’, Hakim Mbanzamihigo writes that the ‘handbook could be a useful tool for the promotion of ESCR at the most local level’.

Gaddafi agrees to negotiate…

Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) in session.