The following articles are included in this volume: Linking NEPAD and Civil Society; Beyond Ballots: Making elections work; Nigeria re-elects the ‘visiting President’; US Cotton subsidies hammer farmers; Oil corruption trial taints French and African Leaders; Ciao Africa, The world is moving on; IMF questions globalisation strategies; Stopping the corrupt = KYC; Victories against Malaria; World’s highest health alert; Elections need reform; African ports gearing up for economic recovery; Unity falters in Zambia; and Performance with passion