Washing old spears Unspeakable violence is ripping apart South Africa's black community ahead of the country's second round of democratic elections later this year, writesGamal Nkrumah

'The second sex' Despite political commitment and supportive gender-sensitive legislation, women's equality remains elusive in Uganda, writes Mohamed Khaled from Kampala Combating child cyberporn As paedophile activity on the Internet surges ahead unrestrained, a growing number of concerned international activists have begun to argue that children's rights must rank before freedom of speech and the promotion of child pornography

Common states in Karabagh Just bribe the poor Four years after Armenia and Azerbaijan declared a ceasefire over the disputed enclave of Karabagh, the people there are still prepared for peace, but expecting war. Graham Usher reports from Stepanakert

It takes two to tango As Argentina's northern neighbour falls prey to international speculators, the peso may go out the window to make way for the Yankee dollar, writes Hisham El-Naggar from Buenos Aires