FEATURED: Accessing rights for persons with disabilities in Kenya is a major challenge, writes Monica Mbaru-Mwangi
COMMENT AND ANALYSIS:
- Irungu Houghton reviews the status of the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa
- How can HIV/Aids policy be successful in Uganda when the country makes homosexuality illegal? Asks Victor Mukasa
- Cary Alan Johnson and Fadzai Muparutsa look at the crackdown on gay rights in Nigeria
- Two responses to the acquittal of Jacob Zuma
LETTERS: On the Pan-African Parliament, peace in Darfur and Jacob Zuma
BLOGGING AFRICA: Sokari Ekine rounds up the African blogosphere
PAN-AFRICAN POSTCARD: Tajudeen Abdul Raheem lands in Kampala – just in time for the inauguration of Yoweri Museveni
OBITUARY: Shailja Patel remembers how Ellen Kuzwayo warmed up a chilly day in York many years ago
AFRICAN UNION MONITOR: Is the PAP running on empty?
CONFLICT AND EMERGENCIES: Mogadishu truce broken; Can Darfur peace survive?
HUMAN RIGHTS: Is the UN Human Rights Council just a new name?
WOMEN AND GENDER: Abuse of girls widespread in East Africa, says report
REFUGEES AND FORCED MIGRATION: Somalis and Ethiopians tell of harrowing journey to Yemen
ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE: Third term bid defeated in Nigeria
DEVELOPMENT: Aid for trade; Monitoring MDGs; Who is the worst man in the world?
CORRUPTION: Increase in Africa cash drain
HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS: Aids advocates urged to lobby governments
RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA: New report on racism on the internet
ENVIRONMENT: The facts, fear and hope of climate change
MEDIA AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: Warning of more media raids in Kenya
PLUS: Advocacy and Campaigns; Internet and Technology; e-Newsletters; Courses; Jobs.

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Tanzania: "Zuma should resign from politics"
Tanzania: "Women's rights? Zuma's acquittal is a disgrace!"
Kenya: "Zuma won on technicality of evidence but lost on moral and human rights legitimacy as a leader."
Hong Kong: "Sad that a rape case in South Africa was thrown out and another woman's rights trampled."

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