CONTENTS: To our readers / Carin Norberg -- COMMENTARIES: Rainbow Kenya: Government of National Unity / Fibian Kavulani Lukalu -- Political parties and the challenge for democracy in Kenya / Mwandawiro Mghanga NORDIC AFRICAN STUDIES: Nordic Masters courses in African and development related studies -- University of Copenhagen, Denmark: Master of Arts in African Studies -- Agder University College, Norway: Master’s Programme in Development Management -- University of Jyväskylä, Finland: Master’s Programme in Development and International Cooperation -- Interview with a student -- Norwegian University of Science and Technology: Master’s Degree in African Studies -- Göteborg University, Sweden: Master’s course in African Studies and International Development Cooperation -- Dalarna University: International Master in African Studies -- NAI’s library services: A resource for distance users -- RESEARCH: The African agricultural and rural crisis / Kjell Havnevik -- Collective organisation among informal workers in African cities / Ilda Lourenço-Lindell -- Call for papers to a conference -- Youth’s Independent Migration from Rural Burkina Faso to Ouagadougou / Dorte Thorsen -- DEBATE: Global Compact – Nordic and African perspectives / Nina Frödin -- VISITS: African Presidents visit to the Institute -- PUBLISHING: Recent publications