Jay Ciaffa (Gonzaga): Tradition and Modernity in Postcolonial African Philosophy. Tsenay Serequeberhan (Morgan State): Africa in a Changing World: An Inventory. A review of The First Africans: African Archaeology from the Earliest Toolmakers to Most Recent Foragers by Lawrence Barham and Peter Mitchell. From Africa Spectrum, a special issue on new nationalism and xenophobia in Africa. A review of Making Nations, Creating Strangers: States and Citizenship in Africa. Stephen Smith writes about the French retreat from Africa. From Swans, Michael Barker on freedom for Africa. From HR&HW, a report on human rights in sub-Saharan Africa. The Ultimate Idiot's Guide to Being an African Junta: Can PowerPoint slides keep a notorious military regime from committing atrocities? A review of Tales from the King's African Rifles by John Nunneley. We should stop hoping that the oil companies are going to change course and discover altruism in our land. A review of Africa’s World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe by Gerard Prunier. A review of The Killer Trail: A Colonial Scandal in the Heart of Africa by Bertrand Taithe (and more). How food and water are driving a 21st-century African land grab. An interview with former President of Ghana Jerry Rawlings on the failure of African countries to work together. Africa Calling: Can mobile phones make a miracle? The Oracle of Africa: Chinua Achebe reminds us that his continent’s problems are as old as colonialism (and more). James Gibbons on Africa’s literary boom. Africa and the cruelty of football: The 2010 African Cup of Nations will not be remembered for its football, but for the tragedy that befell the Togolese team. A review of African Soccerscapes: How a Continent Changed the World's Game by Peter Alegi.
