Contents: To Our Readers / Lennart Wohlgemuth -- Commentaries: The Road to Reconciliation / Alex Boraine -- Cameroon: Over Twelve Years of Cosmetic Democracy / Francis B. Nyamnjoh -- The Makerere University Lessons in Privatisation: Affirmative Action for Science / Muhammad K. Mayanja -- Football in Africa: Are the ‘Democratic’ Lions about to Take Over? / Andreas Mehler -- Debate: Confusion and Ambiguity: A Response to Henrik Secher Marcussen / Gunnar M. Sørbø -- Interview: “I have two lives”. Interview with Fatema Mernissi / Carin Norberg -- Research: Guest Researchers Spring 2002 -- African institution: Centres for Gender Studies in Africa / Pia Hidenius and Signe Arnfred -- Publishing: Now Published -- Conference reports: Conferences and Meetings -- Stockholm International Forum / Nina Frödin and Henning Melber -- Research on Higher Education in Africa / Per O. Aamodt -- Other events: Harare Blues: Zimbabwe International Book Fair Suffers from Political Turmoil / Holger Ehling -- Book Exhibition in Cape Town -- Publications Received -- Poem: There Walks a Woman / Noah K. Ndosi