Fwd - Weekly Newsletter of Think Africa Press June 1, 2011

Dear Reader,
 
This week, Think Africa Press has run a series of reports from North Africa, including articles analysing the situations in rebel stronghold Benghazi and border town Saloum, both in Libya, and a report on the situation faced by Copts in Egypt after the ‘revolution’. While in what is an ongoing news story, South Africa president Jacob Zuma has attempted to broker a peace deal in Libya. As moves continue to oust one of North Africa’s longest serving leaders, West Africa welcomes a newly inaugurated president - Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria.



This weekend we will also be sponsoring Pan-Africanism for a New Generation, the inaugural conference hosted by the Oxford University African Society. Registration for the event is open until tomorrow (Thursday, June 2) at 5PM, click here for a preview.


Below are a few highlights from the past week:

	British-based Rwandans report that the RPF is threatening their lives
	Angola’s extraordinary economic growth is mirrored by a rise in political influence
	Will civil society become the locus for countering the Kenyan state?
	Mystery surrounds the unexpected death of Kenyan runner Sammy Wanjiru
	Does a Brussels meeting signify a new deal on fishing rights?