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A report from a conference where high level delegations of the African National Congress and the Czech, Slovak, Polish and Hungarian republics met, with the aim to share lessons of their experiences under crumbling dictatorships. The exchange was intense and frank, as the note in this report convey.

A report on the impact of the international conference "National Dialogue" held in Bujumbura in May 1994 on Burundian efforts to restore democratic process in the country.

This book contains contributions from African writers who discuss current issues in African literature, such as the role of the writer in society, the writers commitment to society or to the craft, a new woman's voice in literature, and recent South African literature, superseding the protest tradition.

The conference on 'Library work in Africa' was held in Norrköping, August 30-31, 1965. Contributors: Marianne Asplund, E.M. Broome, Evelyn J.A. Evans, Gert Hornwall, Knud Larsen, Tom Nabeta, Torgil Ringmar.

"This is not a contribution to nation-building. I hope it helps disrupt nation-building". These words by film-maker Zackie Ahmat gave a kick-start to the discussions at the international conference on "National Identity and Democracy" held at the University of the Western Cape 14-18 March 1997, and they also introduce the theme for the book with some of the best co...

This volume presents papers focusing on politico-economic reforms in Africa and their impact on different groups of rural poor; and on the role that access to assets can play in addressing poverty issues. The volume also covers IFAD's twenty years of experience, new challenges and opportunities in smallholder development in East and southern Africa, and knowledge c...

Twenty-four African writers and about as many writers and critics from Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland were invited to an African-Scandinavian Writers' Conference arranged by the Scandinavian Institute of African Studies, the Swedish Institute for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries and the Councl for Swedish Information Abroad. The Conference was held at...