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He was shot dead as he documented excessive use of force and other human rights violations against demonstrators, in a joint operation of the Kenyan Defense Forces and the police

The Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network (PAHRD–Net) has opened a call for nominations for human rights defenders awards

'We Africans assure Christian Friis Bach and all who think like him, that even though we are already being pillaged, we will never allow Africa to be economically recolonized. Never'

An abridged version of the final text submitted by the diaspora platform to the European EC Public Consultation ‘Towards a post-2015 development framework’. Drafted by Onyekachi Wambu on behalf of diaspora organisations

They say the documentary breached journalistic ethics and exposed sex workers to possible hatred and violence at a time when sex workers have been targeted for attack in Kenya

New York, 10 July 2013 - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka from South Africa as the new Executive Director of UN Women, the organization leading UN’s work on advancing gender equality and women’s rights.

The announcement was made through the Spokesperson of the UN Secretary-General at today’s news briefing. The statement says: “Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka brings to this position, a wealth of experience in advocating for women’s issues with a combination of strategic leadership, consensus building and hands-on management experience. She was the first woman to hold the position of Deputy President of South Africa from 2005 to 2008. Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka initially became a member of parliament in 1994 chairing the Public Service Portfolio Committee. She was deputy minister in the Department of Trade and Industry (1996-1999), Minister of Minerals and Energy (1999-2005) and briefly served as acting Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology in 2004.

Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka was Young Women’s Coordinator for the World Young Women’s Christian Association in Geneva (1984-1986) and served as the first President of the Natal Organization of Women, an affiliate of the United Democratic Front, when it was formed in December 1983. Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka established Umlambo Foundation in 2008 to provide support to schools in impoverished areas in South Africa through mentorship and coaching for teachers and in Malawi through school improvements with local partners.

Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka holds a Master’s degree in Philosophy in Educational Planning and Policy from the University of Cape Town (2003) and a BA in Education from the University of Lesotho (1980). In 2003, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Western Cape.

Born in 1955, Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka is married with three children.

Pambazuka News is planning a special issue on the media in Africa. We are inviting our readers and contributors to celebrate as well as critique the media on the continent.

Nkululeko Gwala was assassinated in Cato Crest, the same area where another well-known housing activist, Thembinkosi Qumbelo, was killed in March. Nkululeko had received lots of threats

Here is a about the struggle of a community to stop British Petroleum from building a new gas extraction site off their coast. BP partnered with the ruling Muslim Brotherhood, against whom protests are being staged in Cairo since June 30.

The July 2013 issue of the Fahamu Refugee Legal Aid Newsletter is now available: Please help us distribute it, and consider contributing in the future. You can also like our Facebook page, and follow us on Twitter!

Mango are bringing their NGO money management training to Pretoria in July and still have some bursary (scholarship) places available for small, local NGOs and CSOs. Their training is specially designed for all NGO staff, not just finance people, and is very practical and enjoyable. For more information and to apply, .

Yash Tandon’s was launched on 21 June. It is the beginning of the digital repository of his life's writings.

Tandon, who has contributed more than 40 articles to Pambazuka News, is from Uganda and has worked at many different levels as an academic, a teacher, a political thinker, a rural development worker, a civil society activist and an institution builder. He was involved in the democratic struggles in Uganda and was member of the interim Uganda Parliament (1979-80).

Oxfam has been making a difference in Chad since 2004. But as food prices continue to rise and conflicts both in neighbouring Sudan and Chad itself take their toll the situation has become even more serious. That’s why we’re refocusing our strategy and partnering with the Regional Centre, Oxfam International affiliates and other NGOs to offer a more coherent approach. And we need you to deliver it.

Israeli cultural and academic institutions, as well as cultural products like films, directly contribute to maintaining, defending or whitewashing the oppression of Palestinians, as the Jewish nation deliberately tries to boost its image internationally

A coalition of civil society health experts respond to President Museveni's State of the Nation Address 2013

Groups around the world accuse European business magnates Vincent Bolloré and Hubert Fabri of using intimidation to silence local opposition to African land grab

cc J SOn the 50th anniversary of African Liberation Day a group of progressive Pan-Africanists and internationalist activists from around the world declare that the continued military presence of AFRICOM on African soil is profoundly detrimental to the short and long term interests of African people