Rwanda: Tribute to Courage, a book from African Rights, is a collection of remembrances from survivors and witnesses of the genocide, told publicly for the first time. The book names men and women who risked their lives to save others and tells the compelling stories of their achievements. These are moving accounts of fear and gratitude, of human triumphs in the face of catastrophe. African Rights is now asking the Government of Rwanda to undertake a new, in-depth and broad-ranging inquiry in order to draw up an expanded official list of genocide heroes, to publicise their deeds and to create a memorial to them. Tribute to Courage reveals the spirit of humanity which was alive through one of the most brutal episodes of recent history. It is based upon personal accounts of how empathy and determination overcame apprehension and self-interest, and constitutes an important record of what one person can achieve against the greatest odds. The events described in this book should be an inspiration in the search for peace in Rwanda and beyond. But despite the passage of time, awareness of them is limited.

This publication examines U.S. undermining of multilateral treaty regimes on nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, landmines, global warming, and international justice. "This book provides a comprehensive overview of how, at a time when Americans are keenly aware of international threats to peace and security, the United States is systematically undermining the International Criminal Court and other mechanisms that would reduce those threats," says Jayne Stoyles, former Program Director, NGO Coalition for the International Criminal Court.

The Visual Artists’ Association of Bulawayo (V.A.A.B) was started up in the early 1980s by a number of active artists in the Bulawayo community. It is an organisation of artists for artists, and as such is in a unique position to service the needs and promote the dreams and aspirations of the artists of Bulawayo and the surrounding areas. The group are making plans to establish the first Visual Arts Centre in Zimbabwe in order to make the dreams of the Visual Artists Association Bulawayo a reality.

Many children lack protection from harmful traditional practices, neglect, physical abuse, and sexual abuse and exploitation. In the past decade, HIV/AIDS has become the greatest new threat to children's well being and survival. In September, 1996, UNICEF-ESARO (East and Southern Africa Regional Office) officially launched the five-year Sara Communication Initiative (SCI) to research, produce, and disseminate a regional communication package on the rights of the child that emphasises gender issues.

Moroccan director Ayouch Nabil has lashed out at the organisers of Africa's biggest film festival, Fespaco, on the eve of its opening. Speaking from Paris, Nabil told the BBC World Service's Artbeat programme that Fespaco was "disorganised" and "lacks respect for the film makers."

This publication aims to promote the organisation of small-scale milk collection and processing as a sustainable, income-generating activity for household food security. It also tries to be a means to improving the safety, quantity and quality of milk and milk products available for consumers in developing countries.

This is an extract from a conversation between writers and artists in Nairobi, about language and literature, and the state of the arts in Kenya and Africa….On Naipaul, Conrad, Theroux, Ryszard Kapuscinsky, and what they mean to this continent. The contributors have opted to remain anonymous, and so each will be identified with random initials.

Heat waves in Delhi and Athens. Hurricane Mitch in Central America and tornadoes in the USA. Floods in Britain and China. All unprecedented in severity. Unprecedented in frequency. What is happening to the world's weather? What are the world's governments doing about it? This book takes us through the science, and behind the politics.

Apartheid is vanquished, good triumphs over evil, the world celebrates! Now what? The Archbishop of Cape Town is deeply involved in the difficult task of rebuilding and developing the country and encouraging others to work for the future with hope and intelligence. Archbishop Ndungane begins by telling his own life story; he then addresses the World Bank, the international community, the people of South Africa, and most of all the Church – showing what people are doing and what they can do to build the country to what it could be.

Alcohol in Sub-Saharan Africa has historically been a conduit for religious and political expression controlled by male elders. Over the past century and especially during the last two crisis-ridden decades, alcohol's ceremonial role has been largely displaced. Currently, alcohol is a taboo subject for donors and African governments alike, yet it is at the nexus of many of the continent's most pressing problems. Agricultural sector decline, large-scale labor redundancy, household instability, and AIDS have cause or effect linkages to changing alcohol usage. This edited collection explores the economic, political, and social meanings of alcohol usage.

The Senegalese who saw the sculptor Moustapha Dimé emerge, grow, and die, or the Burkinabè who look on as the painter Ferdinand Nonkouni develops should logically be the people who love and understand these artists' output the best. However, when you take a closer look at recent art history in Africa, you realise that things are neither as simple nor as logical as one might think, no matter what the artistic field. During colonialism, the African poets and novelists who claimed to represent their subjugated compatriots as they dealt "pestle blows" to denounce the "cruel towns" and propose "myths that galvanise", were only read and appreciated by the elites whose social and political mores they attacked. After the "rains of independence", the dialogue of the deaf continued between black writers and their peoples who remained illiterate in the languages and art forms in which they conveyed their thoughts and moods.

In the last few years, after several decades in which development aid has had only a minimal impact, we have witnessed the emergence of a number of local development organisations, as well as non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that endeavour to support them. Unfortunately, this process has not been accompanied by the necessary capacity-building. People and Change: Exploring Capacity-Building in NGOs (2002) is based on the author's personal experience in Southern and East Africa, but appears equally applicable to other regions, including West Africa. This new book will therefore undoubtedly prove an excellent reference work for all those involved in capacity-building, whether as service-providers, beneficiaries or cooperation and donor agencies.

The first African opera, based on the life story of a Zulu princess who chronicled in song the brutalities of British colonialism, opened here last week to huge acclaim, not least from star guest, Nelson Mandela. Princess Magogo kaDinizulu, an exuberant mix of European and African musical traditions, is playing, ironically, at the Pretoria State Theatre, former showcase of apartheid's cultural icons.

Legendary Senegalese band Orchestra Baobab, who reformed last year after 15 years apart, are the biggest winners at this year's BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards. The group, one of the most popular bands on the world music scene, won the prestigious critics' choice award and were named best African artists.

A wide-ranging introduction to Wole Soyinka's dramatic literature and an in-depth and comprehensive study of satire in fourteen of Soyinka's plays from Childe Internationale to King Baabu, and the sketches in Before the Blackout. Ebewo treats satire as an instrument of criticism, a literary genre and an institution in society. He explores the history and definition of satire in various cultural contexts, approaching Soyinka as an African satirist influenced by Western and African satirical modes.

Voice, a newsletter of the International African Students Association (www.iasaonline.org) seeks critical essays, articles, true-life stories, poems, cartoons and pictures for inclusion in the next edition of the Voice. The newsletter aims to bring together innovative but readable exploration of African culture and lifestyle from the perspective of young Africans.

The Debt Trap in Nigeria - Towards A Sustainable Debt Strategy - is the first major study to put the debt question in Nigeria into perspective. It is the outcome of a historic conference held in May 2001, at Abuja, to debate Nigeria’s future in the context of the debt overhang. Convened by the National Debt Management Office, in collaboration with the African Institute for Applied Economics, Enugu, and the UK Department for International Development, the Conference was attended by a broad spectrum of local and international participants from the public and private sector.

The first issue of the 2003 volume of Human Rights & Human Welfare is now online. It currently features three robust essays by Richard McIntyre, Paul J. Magnarella, and Todd Landman, covering some recently-acclaimed titles by Michael Ignatieff, Richard Falk, Patrick Hayden, and George F. DeMartino, among others.

Confronted with Western criticism (which, after all, reflects the public's desires and thus the success of these films in Europe), films by directors of African descent intrinsically have to prove their ‘Africanism’. Only then can they receive the holy unction, the recognition of their "authenticity", begins this article in the online version of CHIMURENGA, an arts, politics and culture magazine.

Thirteen percent of the people in this south-east African country have HIV: approximately 1,100,000 people. Close to 500 people are newly infected each day. An entire generation of Mozambicans is in mortal danger. Médecins sans frontières (MSF) runs five HIV-identification projects in Mozambique. Starting this month (January), MSF will open a new service in the country: treatment with anti-retroviral therapies; medicines which, although not able to eradicate the virus, can prolong the lives of HIV+ people for many years by effectively suppressing it.