Recorded in Senegal by Frederic Galliano with fellow DJ/producer Jeff Sharel, this album features prominently the traditional sounds of the kora. Vocalist Hadja Kouyaté, accompanied by Ali Boulo Santo's voice and kora. 9 tracks, 50:16 mins, FRANCE. FRIKYIWA.

An atmospheric collection of dub, ambient and electronic featuring voices, music, dancing, animal noises, and other sounds of the night recorded in Bougouni, Mali in February of 2001 by jazz producer Marc Chalosse. Underpinning these sounds are the strings and voices of Ali Boulo Santo and N'Gou Bagayoko. Produced by Frederick Galliano. Includes 10 track bonus CD. 9 tracks, 41:20 mins, FRANCE. FRIKYIWA.

Twelve tracks from the Gabonese artist. FRANCE. LUSAFRICA.

The first album by Filifin, a young Malian vocalist and n'goni player. Also features N'Gou Bagayoko on guitar. 7 tracks, 47:22 mins, FRANCE. FRIKYIWA.

Samba's latest album, featuring Bopol and other members of Orchestra Virunga. They pro-moted the album and other great hits during a UK tour in March 2006. 7 tracks in Swahili and Lingala. UK. STERN'S.

The second album by Guinean singer recorded in Mali and produced by Frederick Galliano. She is accompanied by the guitar, balafon solo, doun doun and djembe. 9 tracks, 48:36 mins, FRANCE. FRIKYIWA.

A collection of devotional music sung in Amharic by a fresh voice from Addis Ababa. The album is primarily acoustic with progressive interpretations of liturgical church modes of singing. Includes a booklet in English, French and German. 10 tracks, 53:13mins, GERMANY. NETWORK MEDIEN GMBH,

Lists and explains over 13,000 acronyms and abbreviations relating to Africa; international in scope. 376pp, UK. CASSELL.

Papers by seventeen Nigerian women academics from a conference held in Ibadan in February 2001. 139pp, NIGERIA. SEFER BOOKS

Essays on the production of material objects in Africa looking at the meanings of sticks, masquerades, household tools, clothing and television Index, refs, b/w illus, 369pp, USA. INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS.

This book moves seamlessly through the great game areas - South Africa's Sabi Sand and Madikwe, Botswana's Okavango and Central Kalahari, the Victoria Falls and Lower Zambezi in Zambia, Semliki in Uganda, Selous in Tanzania and Kenya's famed Masai Mara. And the classic lodges and camps - Selati, Simbambili, Boma Ulanga, Deception Valley, Impalila and Susuwe, Tongabezi, Sausage Tree, Semliki, Governors', the Ker & Downey camps, Mala Mala and the intimate Notten's - all individual but each offering a warm taste of Africa's wild landscapes. 220 colour photos, 211pp, UK. FOUNTAIN PRESS.

Follows the movements of the great wildebeest herds as they migrate across the Serengeti during the course of a year. Spurred on by the dry season, which usually begins in April/May, the herds of more than 1.5 million wildebeests leave their breeding and birthing grounds in search of greener plains and then, as the dry season turns back to wet later in the year, they travel full circle back to the plains they left at the beginning of the year. Governed by the wet and dry seasons, this cycle repeats itself year after year. This book follows the calendar year, with each spread representing a day in the life of the wildebeests from January to December. Full colour photographs throughout, 744pp, USA. ABRAMS.

The information revolution is transforming the world, especially the industrialised world. But what are its implications for the implementation of an African renaissance? Based on a Focauldian analytical framework, this book argues that the Internet has become a major Western instrument of domination in Africa. By extending the reach of Western hegemonic discourses, the Internet adds another dimension to Western discursive power. However, by allowing for the active participation in the process of naming the world, the Internet also affords unprecedented means of transcending dependency. 128pp, GERMANY. LIT VERLAG.

Short study of African-born scientists. 80pp, ZAMBIA. MWAJIONERA ENTERPRISES.

Editorial selections from the well known weekly social justice electronic newsletter. Contributions are divided into sections discussing undevelopment, Rwanda, regional integration in Southern Africa, the Protocol of Rights of Women in Africa, Nigerian resource exploitation, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, Africa's refugees, Zimbabwe, and Darfur. Includes a chapter of readers' letters. xix, 280pp, TANZANIA. MKUKI NA NYOTA PUBLISHERS.

Agenda is a feminist media project committed to giving women a forum, a voice and skills to articulate their needs and interests. Issue 66 is the first of a trilogy of planned issues addressing the alarming rise in the rate of domestic violence in South Africa, with far-reaching effects on individuals, families and society. 136pp, SOUTH AFRICA. AGENDA FEMINIST MEDIA COMPANY.

Agenda is a feminist media project committed to giving women a forum, a voice and skills to articulate their needs and interests. Issue 69 asks how much has been achieved in the last 21 years since the first international women's conference on African soil in Nairobi in 1985. Have the Nairobi strategies have been a useful instrument in the fight for women's rights and have theories have translated into practice? Notes, refs, b/w photographs, 144pp, SOUTH AFRICA. AGENDA FEMINIST MEDIA COMPANY.

Agenda is a feminist media project committed to giving women a forum, a voice and skills to articulate their needs and interests. Issue 70 asks how human trafficking impacts on the lives of women and girl-children. Women are particularly vulnerable to trafficking, due largely to poverty and the persistent gender inequalities they face. More than ever, globalisation has encouraged new routes and new methods to exploit women and children for profit. Notes, refs, b/w photographs, 152pp, SOUTH AFRICA. AGENDA FEMINIST MEDIA COMPANY.

A personal study discussing why aid money has made no real impact on African poverty. The author, a mining consultant from Zimbabwe, suggests that loyalty to the extended family, combined with indiscriminate financial aid, has been fatal to the development of properly functioning nation states and the continent's development. Refs, 355pp, SOUTH AFRICA. CAPRICORN BOOKS.

Occasional Paper No.5. A brief survey of adult literacy programmes in Kenya concluding that for African countries to enable their people to control their economic, social and political environment in the 21st century, education must be delivered through the indigenous African languages. Table, 14pp, SOUTH AFRICA. CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES.

Addressing issues of health care, education, and cultural values and practices among Mexicans, Haitians, Somalis, Afghans, and other newcomers to the United States, the authors illuminate the complex ways that immigrants adapt to life in a new land and raise serious questions about the meaning and political uses of ideas about cultural difference. Index, bib, 368pp, USA. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

The fifth in a series of annual volumes reviewing the principal legal developments taking place in the countries of Southern Africa. Index, notes, bib, xxi, 384pp, UK. REX COLLINGS.

The fifth in a series of annual volumes reviewing the principal legal developments taking place in the countries of Southern Africa. Index, notes, bib, xxi, 384pp, UK. REX COLLINGS.

A collection of love songs representing the diversity of the form, from songs praising kings and queens to husbands and wives and to parents and children. 237pp, UK. KARNAK HOUSE.

A collection of songs from all over the continent introducing symbolic meanings of ordinary words and the relationship between songs of three thousand years ago from ancient Egypt with those of contemporary Africa. 188pp, UK. KARNAK HOUSE.

A challenge to the region to formulate and act on national programs that would enhance governance by strengthening inclusiveness and accountability in political processes. Index, refs, apps, xxii, 281pp, USA. WORLD BANK PUBLICATIONS.

Proceedings of the conference held at the National University of Lesotho, 27-28 February 2006 on the theme of Tradition and Modernity.. Selected contents: Problematizing Keywords: Culture, Traditin, Modernity - Chris Dunton; Villagers in the City: Re-examining the African Sense of Persons and Community - Simon Z. Mawondo; Setswana Oral Narratives (Mainane) in a Changing Botswana - Pablalelo Gaolatlhe Mmila; THe World of the talking Fish is no more: Modernity and the Fate of the Fireside Stories in Swaziland - Christopher A.B. Zigira. 118pp, LESOTHO. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO.

Attempts to answer the question of how the brain drain can be reduced, acknowledging that it can best be done through concerted efforts from both sides, Sub-Saharan African countries and Canada. 92pp, SOUTH AFRICA. IDASA.

The contributions to this compilation add in various ways to the ongoing discussion on China's role in Africa. Contents: Henning Melber - The (not so) New Kid on the Block: China and the scramble for Africa's resources: An introductory overview; Ian Taylor - Unpacking China's Resource Diplomacy in Africa; Margaret C. Lee - Uganda and China: Unleashing the power of the dragon; Sanusha Naidu - China-African Relations in the 21st Century: A win-win relationship. 46pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE.

Combines three books that the author developed during his teaching experience in Nigeria: 'The Church as a Family of God (Ujamaa)'; 'Building Unity Together in the Mission of the Church'; and 'Missionary Ecclesiology'. Notes, bib, 472pp, KENYA. PAULINES PUBLICATIONS AFRICA.

Global warming and climate change pose a dire threat to life, demanding urgent global action. The Kyoto Protocol is the United Nations treaty committing signatories to dealing with climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This is a non technical account of what inspires people to transform the dry language of this international climate change treaty into measurable improvements in four countries (Brazil, Bangladesh, Indonesia and South Africa). These projects show how the elegant creativity of science merges with the complexities of politics and human behaviour. These stories come to life through a kaleidoscope of photographs and children's artwork. 107pp, UK. ITDG PUBLISHING.

Using case studies, Amnesty International brings together campaign techniques, government standards and ideas about how best to combat torture. 320pp, UK. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL..

10 essays on contemporary African Christianity. 121pp, UK. SCM-CANTERBURY PRESS.

Explores the implications of the doctrine of creation for the renewal and transformation of humanity in Africa. Bib, 319pp, KENYA. PAULINES PUBLICATIONS AFRICA.

Invites dialogue aimed at investigating and analysing African and world questions. Notes, 64pp, KENYA. PAULINES PUBLICATIONS AFRICA.

Proceeding from the Conference on Debt Relief and Development in Africa held in Windhoek, 5-6 December 2005 to consider the issues in the light of the G8 action plan initiated after the 2005 Meeting in Gleneagles. 94pp, NAMIBIA. KONRAD-ADENAUER-STIFTUNG.

The 1990s was a time of considerable reform of the policy frameworks in a large number of countries. Yet the resulting growth experiences of developing countries have been extremely varied and often below expectations. This book brings together the insights and experiences of some of the world's leading policymakers. Commentaries by leading global economists cover a wide range of topics, from the Washington Consensus as a policy prescription for development to the successes and failures of post-Communist transition countries. Kwesi Botchwey wrote the African chapter, with responses from Jeffrey Herbst and Michael Chege. Index, 332pp, USA. WORLD BANK PUBLICATIONS.

Step-by-step instructions in principles of West African rhythm, highlighting the traditional performance piece Gahu. New edition. 'In its conceptual clarity and representational explicitness, Locke's work is outstanding'. Notes. 'Recommended for all music scholars and all music students.' Ethnic Musicology. Includes Compact Disc. Notes, index, 138pp, USA. WHITE CLIFFS.

A description of public relations in Africa looking at the development of the profession and its pioneers in Africa. The author also examines the misconceptions surrounding the use of public relations and its future possibilities. Refs, b/w illus, 62pp, UK.

Vital reading for football fans with an international perspective. This book is an entertaining and informative look at the rise of a sporting phenomenon, illustrated throughout with colour pictures of players, supporters and football action. 144pp, UK. WORLDVIEW.

A consolidation of the current knowledge of German political and economic interests in Africa since 1955 and the development of the EU. Notes, bib, table, 215pp, GERMANY. LIT VERLAG.

Argues that African countries have been incorporated into present processes of economic globalization in a more nuanced way than is usually claimed. Obviously, structural changes and economic growth have not been on the scale seen in other developing country regions, Southeast Asia in particular. However, the increasing global interaction between functionally integrated foci of production and services has also affected Africa in ways that are changing the material foundations of economic and social life on the continent. These processes are not uniform throughout Africa, but affect local, national and regional actors and institutions in diverse and complex ways. In short, globalization in Africa is an uneven process, integrating or re-integrating some localities and communities in global flows of goods, finance and information, while marginalizing or excluding others. Index, bib, tables, figs, 276pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE.

Osei G Kofi, having visited 47 of Africa’s 54 countries in his capacity first as a journalist (he was foreign news editor at Nairobi Times and the Reuters East Africa correspondent), then as senior communications officer for UNICEF and latterly as communication consultant. He has a unique depth of knowledge and perspective. He pulls no punches in his criticism of the megalomaniacs and despots who have too often held sway in Africa, but he equally takes Western governments and multilateral institutions to task. He is unstinting in his praise of those Africans who have succeeded, gloriously and often against all odds, in offering to their people and the world a new possibility, the possibility of a fully realized African Renaissance. 453pp, SOUTH AFRICA. HELLO AFRICA PUBLISHING.

Now in paperback. From South Sea islanders to Alskan Eskimos and British flood victims, the author tells the first hand stories of people across the globe experiencing the effects of global warming and climate change today. Index, notes, 27 clour photos, 349pp, UK. HARPER PERENNIAL.

An accessible and comprehensive guide for health workers throughout the world, notably in areas with few medical resources. It is directed at people confronting HIV/AIDS in their communities and those with little or no medical knowledge or training. The authors discuss pertinent topics ranging from the biology of the virus to designing programs using role plays and discussion groups dealing with issues such as feelings of shame, drug abuse and the promotion of safe sex. Illustrated with b/w line drawings and includes a list of print and internet resources. Index, gloss, 245pp, USA. THE HESPERIAN FOUNDATION.

Dissertation on the spiritualisation and privatisation of the concept of salvation in an African post-missionary context. Argues that the confinement of salvation to the eternal blessedness of believers, with the emphasis put on their reward in the eternal life in Heaven, robs present life of its value. Index, apps, bib, 462pp, SOUTH AFRICA. CLUSTER PUBLICATIONS.

When is one social script of being a proper Woman valid and what invalidates it? What kind of changes and norms are implicitly or explicitly promoted through development interventions? Can sexuality be separated from material, social and political realities? Why are there so many contradicting messages and forces around ARV medicines? Why is there so much silence and so much noise at the same time around HIV/AIDS? Can HIV/AIDS be a force for inclusion rather than exclusion? 40pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE.

Explores the reasons for differences and similarities in human behaviour throughout the world. Aims to help us to understand the effect of culture in our own lives and to be more open to different forms of human expression. Figs, index, ix, 158pp, SOUTH AFRICA. CLUSTER PUBLICATIONS.

Contains The Odus of Obara . Index. 144pp. NIGERIA, SELF-PUBLISHED/NO IMPRINT.

This pocket guide presents some tried and tested methods for putting impact measurement and accountability into practice throughout the life of a project. It is aimed at humanitarian practitioners, project officers and managers with some experience in the field, and draws on the work of field staff, NGOs, and inter-agency initiatives, including Sphere, ALNAP, HAP International, and People In Aid. Includes a CD-ROM. 74pp, UK. OXFAM PUBLICATIONS.

An overview of the theological contribution of women around the world with special attention to those of African Women. Beginning with the discussion of the origins and development of feminist theology and its interpretations in Africa and other continents, the author then engages with key themes of Christian theology. Each chapter contains reflection questions and suggestions for further reading to assist in group discussions. Index, refs, notes, 476pp, SOUTH AFRICA. CLUSTER PUBLICATIONS.

Islam in this twenty-first century is caught between three inter-related forces: globalization, international terrorism and the rise of the American Empire. This book examines those forces from the perspective of the rise and fall of civilizations. If Edward Gibbon and Arnold Toynbee could trace the decline of the Roman Empire to the challenge of Christianity, should we now anticipate the decline of the American Empire through the challenge of Islam? This book examines the stresses and strains of relations between Islam and the West in this era of tense globalization. Issues of church and state within societies interact with issues of ideology and power in foreign relations. It ranges from the creation of the state of Israel to the aftermath of September 11, and the historical forces which led to both those momentous events. 352pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

That Laurens van der Post should have chosen to write about Jung will come as no surprise to the millions of people who saw the three television programmes that he devoted to the story of Jung's life and work. Indeed, part of the compulsion for putting the experience of his extraordinarily fruitful friendship with Jung into book form was precisely that the limitations of a single film sequence left him with the insistent feeling of a challenge only partially met. To present Jung as he knew him, not Jung the psychologist but rather Jung the man, the discoverer and explorer of a new dimension in humanity, was the task which he attempts here. 275pp, UK. VINTAGE.

To be chosen as a Rhodes Scholar is to join the company of a highly select group: former scholars include presidents, prime ministers, ambassadors, archbishops, authors, judges, and other important figures. Over 7,000 individuals have received the world's most prestigious scholarship in the century since Cecil John Rhodes, the British-born founder of the De Beers diamond company, established through his will the Rhodes Trust and Rhodes scholarships. This fascinating history traces the evolution of the Trust and its scholarship programme from Rhodes's vision in 1902 to the new world of the twenty-first century. Rhodes specified the criteria for selecting scholars, stipulating public service as their highest aim. An avowed imperialist, he dreamed of a white masculine Anglo-Saxon hegemony that would lead to world peace and prosperity. The book explores how the organization changed after the Empire faded and how Rhodes's vision has been made relevant today, particularly through the vital contribu-tions of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation in South Africa. Index, notes, 388pp, USA. YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

African christian perspective designed to assist those living with AIDS. Notes, bib, 96pp, KENYA. PAULINES PUBLICATIONS AFRICA.

Contents: Trade and Investment Co-operation in the South; New Regionalism in the South - A View from Chile; Ties That Bind? The Role of Transport in the Southern Hemisphere; An Environmental Agenda; Fishing in the Southern Oceans; A Role for Maritime Co-operation; Setting a Security Agenda for the South; Government and Diplomatic Co-operation in the Southern Hemisphere. Glos, x, 145pp. SOUTH AFRICA. SAIIA.

Now in his early forties, Willie Chandran joins a revolutionary campaign in India to free the lower castes. But after seven years he still feel aimless and his true history remains elusive. His return to England, where he began his psychological wanderings thirty years before, finds the fruits of an unexpected social revolution. 293pp, UK. PICADOR.

With a foreword by Thomas Pakenham. An atmospheric look at some of the world's lesser known woods and forests. Includes the boababs of Madagascar, the Blue Cedar Forests of the Atlas, the Petrified Forest of Arizona and Sherwood Forest. 174pp, UK. WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON.

Selected contents: Amy Mooney - BLACK IS, BLACK AIN'T: A HISTORIC PRELUDE; Trevor Schoon-maker - BIRTH OF THE COOL; Ingrid Hölzl - SELF-PORTRAIT/SELF-VISION: THE WORK OF SAMUEL FOSSO; Dominique Malaquais - THE LADY IN THE SWAMP: ART AS POLITICAL EPHEMERA; Peter Erickson - THE BLACK ATLANTIC: IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: Artistic Passages, Circulations, Revisions; Michael Godby - COLOR IN THE REPRESENTATION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIPS. 172pp, USA. NKA JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ART.

A fresh worldwide debate about nuclear energy has been rekindled after decades of silent ageing of the nuclear industry. The insatiable energy hunger of the fast growing economies of the East like China and India, rising oil prices, uncertainties about the quantity (peak oil) and security of energy supplies, and the run-away climate change are used as strong arguments for this type of energy resource. This series of thematic papers presents a fresh look, new informa-tion and up-to-date analysis on the main questions surrounding the nuclear energy. Includes examples from South Africa's nuclear power programme. 354pp, SOUTH AFRICA. HEINRICH BOELL STIFTUNG.

Launched to coincide with the 10th anniversary of democracy in South Africa, this new collection of writings takes its cue from a painting by Nelson Mandela depicting a prison window through which can be seen Table Mountain. Building on this hopeful view of things, the author opens similarly stirring windows onto the world. Without denying its harshness, Chris Chivers shows that the vitality and colour of human goodness may yet conquer the darkness of our times. Foreword by Desmond Tutu. 101pp, SOUTH AFRICA. PRETEXT PUBLISHERS.

Anthology of previously untranslated work, dating from the 1930s until the present. Includes work by Werewere Liking, Veronique Tadjo and Assia Djebar. Foreword by Kadija Sesay. Bib, 137pp, UK. HEAVENTREE.

Provides comprehensive empirical evidence of the impact HIV/AIDS is having on politics and the electoral process. The latest publication to come out of an extensive study by IDASA and its research partners, this book reveals that the fledgling multi-party democracies in parts of the continent are being undermined by sickness, incapacity and premature deaths among elected leaders as well as within the electorate. With chapters on Namibia, Malawi, Tanzania, South Africa, Senegal and Zambia, this study investigates: the attrition among elected political leaders and the costs of replacing them; the loss of elected representatives, its effect on constituencies, and the power dynamics in parliamentary structures and in democratic governance; the failure to maintain voter registers and how it affects the credibility of electoral outcomes; and the effect of stigma and discrimination on political participation. Maps, tables, charts, 390pp, SOUTH AFRICA. IDASA.

Arguing that the real obstacles to better policy towards Africa are not technical but political, the authors propose new mechanisms for placing Africa's interests higher on the international political agenda and making G8 countries accountable for the impact of their policies. They argue that the best thing G8 countries can do is to change those aspects of their existing policies that damage and disadvantage the continent. 70pp, UK. IPPR.

Explores the relative importance to urban residents of race, class and ethnicity but also of work, space and language are compared in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Libreville and Lome. This volume also includes a chapter investigating the emergence of a continental African identity. Index, bib, 248pp, SOUTH AFRICA. AFRICAN MINDS.

New in paperback. Analyses the reparations movement from the perspectives of law, philosophy, political science, and sociology. While acknowledging the brutal background of the slave trade and colonialism, and the mistreatment of the peoples of Africa, Howard-Hassmann finds that the complexity of this history, along with facts of the contemporary situation, weakens the case for financial compensa-tion, although she does recommend acknowledgment of, and apologies for, some actions. The book not only provides a bold reckoning of the root causes, both internal and external, of African underdevelopment and unrest but also suggests alternative means for restorative justice and examines the role that institutions such as the International Criminal Court can play. 272pp, USA. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS.

The trafficking in women and girls is now considered the third largest source of profit for organised crime, behind only drugs and arms. This concise report describes the political and social background to the trade across the Commonwealth and looks at prevention strategies and assistance to victims. Bib, 55pp, UK. COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT.

A journal of high quality research into African political economy. Published quarterly since 1974, the major themes addressed are the political economy of inequality, exploitation and global and local oppressions. Includes debates, briefings, book and film reviews. Notes, bib, diags, 179pp, UK. REVIEW OF AFRICAN POLITICAL ECONOMY.

Issue 10 (Spring 2007). Special Caribbean issue. Selected contents: Spotlight InterSong with Kamau Brathwaite: MaKing ConnXions; new and original short story from Edwidge Danticat; The Poetry of Louise Bennett and the Creolite Movement by Leola Dublin; Publishing Caribbean authors by Katherine Verhagen; In Celebration of John La Rose, told in a new and original prose piece by E.A. Markham. 132pp, UK. SAKS MEDIA.

First novel by the author of IF YOU CAN WALK, YOU CAN DANCE about four African exiles in London caught up in events not of their own making. 338pp, UK. SHOLA BOOKS.

Traces the dynamics of African life which directly influence the business and socio-economic landscape of many African nations today. Comes recommended by Cyril Ramaphosa, who provides the foreword. Bib, ix, 150pp, SOUTH AFRICA. UNISA.

Examines a wide range of issues related to the field of social studies, and also from the point of view of selected African countries. Tables, refs, index, 313pp, BOTSWANA. PYRAMID PUBLISHERS.

Aims to answer big questions about the meaning and purpose of life, fate, free will and reincarnation by a South African astrologer and sangoma. Gloss, 202pp, SOUTH AFRICA. DOUBLE STOREY BOOKS.

Special focus on religious minorities. B/w maps and photos, 250pp, UK. MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP.

A wide range of challenges to biblical hermeneutics in Africa, inviting readers to explore various ways of reading and interpreting the Bible in the context of diverse religious traditions and contexts. Bib, notes, 210pp, KENYA. ACTON PUBLISHERS.

This collection includes translated poetry from eight languages, from ancient Egypt to contemporary times. It shows something of the immense poetic diversity within Africa and its diaspora. Index, bib, 382pp, UK. PEEPAL TREE.

Fever, the Panama Canal, poetry and Roman emperors...all are linked by the mosquito, the pesky night-time bomber that buzzes its way into everyone's life. This small book explores how its 2,500 species have invaded not only bodies but culture too: every language acknowledges its fearsome reputation and pays a grudging respect to the tiny terror. B/w illus, 96pp, UK. NEW INTERNATIONALIST.

Contributions on South Africa's responsibilities towards carbon emissions and their reduction. South Africa currently contributes 1.8% of global greenhouse gases, making it one of the worst offenders on the planet and the situation is worsening. 225pp, SOUTH AFRICA. CENTRE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY.

New edition. From Nelson Mandela's decision to go public about the cause of his son's death, to the miraculous outcome of a Tutsi woman's horrific ordeal at the hands of Hutu soldiers, and the priests, doctors and aid workers determined to help the suffering, here we meet 28 individuals whose lives have been affected by the disease. Taking these personal experiences as starting points, Nolen's book also tells the bigger story of how the continent reached this crisis - a story that touches on famine, genocide, sexual politics, prostitution, government corruption, north-south relations, the economics of drug treatment, and the devastation of war. Index, b/w photos, 408pp, UK. PORTOBELLO BOOKS.

Edited proceedings from the Institute for Global Dialogue's 2006 conference, reflecting on the UN's manifold accomplishments and failures with particular reference to its role in Africa. 277pp, SOUTH AFRICA. INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL DIALOGUE.

Verses that explore the African diaspora and the English Midlands. B/w illus, index, 44pp, UK. BIDDULPH, JOSEPH.

Includes works and articles by Tabish Khair, Erna Brodber, Richard Dyer and Margaret Busby. 88pp, UK. WASAFIRI.

Extending Gramsci's concept of the organic intellectual, this study of four renowned citizens of the African diaspora, Muhammad Ali, C.L.R. James, Stuart Hall and Bob Marley, the author develops a new category of involved thinker: the vernacular intellectual who confronts social injustice from inside and outside traditional academic or political spheres. Index, notes, x, 316pp, USA. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS.

An introduction to the issues surrounding the AIDS crisis in Africa. The author looks at the history of colonialism, and current tropes of exploitation such economic restructuring and neo liberalism and how these impact on the internal dynamics of the epidemic. The author has twenty year experience working in Africa combating the spread of the virus. Index, notes, vi, 247pp, UK. PALGRAVE.

The Commonwealth Plan of Action on Youth Empowerment, endorsed by Heads of Government in 1999, states that young people are themselves the best resource for their development. We are currently witnessing a change in the status of young people - from being the mere recipients of adult-led programmes, to being active decision-makers. But while many organisations want to be part of this change, they do not know how. This book therefore could not have come at a better time. The decision to involve the young cannot be postponed. In Africa, HI V/AIDS is succeeding where malaria, slavery and civil strife have failed - it is threatening a continent of young people. Bib, 122pp, UK