The Journal of Pan African Studies (JPAS) invites papers for a special issue on Politics and African Literature. This issue will explore how writers create, address and interrogate Pan-African solidarities through works of fiction, poetry, prose and other communication arts

Ghana’s World Cup victory over the United States was also victory for Pan-Africanism, writes Horace Campbell. With Africans around the world rallying in support of the Black Stars and unified in their celebrations of the win, the team gave us a glimpse of a 21st century continent that is ‘united, strong and peaceful’.

D2D (Detroit to Dakar) is an initiative that has brought together Africa-focused organisations from around the US, to coordinate activities and enhance participation at the US Social Forum in Detroit 22-26 June 2010. The goal of D2D is to promote issues related to Africa and the African diaspora, at the US Social Forum in Detroit while also making strategic links towards the World Social Forum in Dakar, Senegal in early 2011.The statement that came out of the meeting follows.

As criticisms of President Obama’s war and economic policies mount, the group that first questioned his intentions regarding the concerns of the black community is holding a national Congress to define a black agenda to serve the interests of black people.

Uncertainty reigns around who was responsible for the grenade blasts that killed six people and injured several others at a constitutional meeting in Nairobi’s Uhuru Park, writes L. Muthoni Wanyeki. What is clear, however, says Wanyeki, is that the stakes of the 4 August Kenyan referendum are critically high for the perpetrators. Rightfully, Kenya’s National Cohesion and Integration Commission has focused on hate speech in the aftermath of the attacks, but can the crime be addressed with an ever-expanding electronic platform that remains unchecked?

Reflecting on the anniversary of the Soweto uprising, ‘lovers of liberty everywhere continue to be inspired by the generations of freedom fighters and the youth who sacrificed to change Africa’, writes Horace Campbell. Although the romance with the old liberation forces is coming to an end, says Campbell, ‘there are renewed energies for substantive change all across Africa’, and it ‘is on the cultural front where the explosive energies are most manifest’.

Boubacar Diop «Buuba»

Olivier Blamangin

Asha Elkarib

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Edited by Chambi Chachage and Annar Cassam,

A visit to a museum in Nigeria’s Kano state, the contemporary debate on ‘illegal immigration’ in the US and Israel’s attack on a humanitarian aid flotilla attempting to break the blockade on Gaza prompt L. Muthoni Wanyeki to realise how much her contemporary understanding of global ‘dynamics and tensions’ has overtaken her own ‘sense of history and its timelines’.

The 13 June 2010 will be the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Guyanese historian and activist Walter Rodney. In attendance at various groundings held in Nigeria to commemorate Rodney's life and work, Horace Campbell discusses the political climate in the country and sense of optimism around political mobilisation.

Pambazuka Press is pleased to announce the publication of ‘Africa's Liberation: The Legacy of Nyerere’. Edited by Chambi Chachage and Annar Cassam, the book includes contributions from leading commentators, those who worked and fought imperialism alongside Nyerere, members of a younger generation – and Nyerere in his own words.

A reading of Pambazuka Press’s new title, ‘Africa's Liberation: The Legacy of Nyerere’, edited by Chambi Chachage and Annar Cassam, prompts Dauti Kaura to reflect both on the legacy of the late Mwalimu – ‘a towering African leader who will always be remembered and missed for his cracking wisdom, unwavering commitment to African causes’– and the state of leadership on the continent today.

Scholars and activists from all over the world came together on 22–25 May to celebrate Kwame Nkrumah’s contributions to Pan-Africanism at an international centenary colloquium held in Accra, Ghana. Conference attendee Horace Campbell finds himself heartened by the recent resurgence of interest in Pan-Africanism among a younger generation, and inspired by ‘the convergence of the energy of the youth’ with the insights of Nkrumah’s contemporaries.

Home-bound money transfers from the African diaspora in Europe and the US are increasing in terms of their developmental contribution to African economies, writes Sanou Mbaye. Mbaye affirms 'the social, economic and financial importance of migrant remittances in recipient countries' and calls for a more advanced facilitation of money transfers.

Fifty years on from the beginnings of liberation in Africa, John S. Saul finds there is still much work to be done, especially in southern Africa where the final triumph over colonial and racial domination occurred. In each of the five sites of the overt struggle against domination – Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa – there are clear signs of recolonisation, this time by capital.

The death of Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem one year ago was marked on Tuesday 25 May in Nairobi with the launch of , a collection of his Pan-African Postcards. His legacy was manifest amidst Africa Day celebration and debate. Images from the day accompany this article.

Some say "African Unity Day"
Some, just "Africa day"
Whatever your choice,
here's to a freer, safer
united Africa of our dreams!

And, let's re-member
our dear Taju. The broda who chose
this day. He spoke words with spirits
that grew and stayed longer
than the baobab, inflamed our passion
for this land, spoke truth to power,
unveiled leaders who are dealers
in dream-trade, made history.

The broda who said NO
when a fake yes was a sure path
to our woes, wane and wail…
Here's another, to Taju!

http://www.pambazuka.org/images/articles/483/taju_speaks.jpgWith 25 May 2010 marking the first year of Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem's passing, the Pambazuka News team would like to draw our readers' attention to the wave of tributes we received in the wake of his tragic accident. These tributes feature as comments on an article entitled , as well as responses to Tajudeen's final Pan-African Postcard,

http://www.pambazuka.org/images/articles/483/taju4.jpgIn the week of the anniversary of the first year of Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem's passing, Amir Demeke reviews , a compilation of Tajudeen's weekly Pan-African Postcards. Describing the book as 'a well-balanced meal', Demeke stresses: 'For those who read for enlightenment, find a copy of the book and turn on the light.'

 Walter Turner speaks to Horace Campbell about Tajudeen's immense contribution and the challenges for a revolutionary world. Campbell is the author of the foreword to the new Pambazuka Press book