Contents: To Our Readers / Lennart Wohlgemuth -- Urban youth: Youth in African cities / Amin Y. Kamete -- Organisations working with youth in Africa -- Urban youth and livelihoods in Zimbabwe / Penny Hlupo -- Mohammad Kabir Isa in focus -- Commentaries: Congo-Brazzaville: Multipartyism or illiberal democracy? / Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo -- Research: Post-conflict transition, the state and civil society in Africa / Cyril I. Obi -- Collaborative research on African trade / Olu Ajakaiye -- Images of wilderness landscapes / Shirley Brooks -- The culture(s) of the ANC / Raymond Suttner -- Debate: Waste management in Uganda / Proscovia Svärd -- Conference reports: Conferences and meetings -- Publishing: Recent publications -- Forthcoming