*Researching RENAMO: Speculation, Fact and Evidence in the History of the Mozambique National Resistance
David Robinson, History PhD Student, University of Western Australia.

*State Collapse and the "New Colonialism"
Deanna Gross, PhD candidate, School of Political and International Studies, Flinders University, South Australia

*The traps of TRIPS: South Africa’s continuing battle for access to HIV/AIDS drugs.
 Julian Egan Flinders University of South Australia

*Cabinda and Somaliland - A Comparative Study for Statehood and Independence
Jeremy Wells, Postgrad Diploma in International Studies

*Getting Elected to Parliament: A Comparison of trends in the political Recruitment of Women into National parliaments in Kenya and Australia
Edith A. Miguda, Adelaide University Dept. of social Inquiry

*Haunted: The Historical Possession of the DRC
Marc Roberts, (Undergraduate, Politics, Flinders University)

*Ethnic inequalities in education in Kenya
 Alwiya Allui, Postgraduate, Development Studies, Flinders University

Conflicts in Africa: Causes, Dimensions and remedy – Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone in Perspective.
John Ademola Yakubu, Reader, Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

The Problem of Legitimacy in African Politics
Mode Kayode Ph.D Student in political science at the University of Benin, Nigeria. 

African Socio-Political Problems: beyond External Forces
I. Mabol Olaolu , Department of Philosophy, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria

Poverty, Hunger and the Aetiology of Political Instability in Africa 1990-2002
Robaro Simie-Obaro , William Wilberforce Centre for African Research University of Lagos, Nigeria.

*Making Race: 'Indianness' and 'Africanness' in Colonial Natal, 1860-1914
Goolam Vahed, School of Social Sciences and Development Studies, University of Durban-Westville

*Impact of theories of Civilisation and savagery on native Policy in Colonial Natal
Jeremy Martens, History, UWA.

*"The last of the Queen's men". A true story?
David Lucas, Demography and Sociology Program, ANU.

*Rethinking the Relationship between Education, Poverty and Development in Kenya: NGO’s
A. Kiprono Lang’at, University of New England

*Globalization, Urbanization and Municipal Solid Waste Management in Africa.
Eric Achankeng, Ph.D Candidate, Department of Geographical & Environmental Studies, University of Adelaide University, South Australia 5005 Australia

*Oxfam/CAA in Africa
Sally McHenry

*"The Second Betrayal?" Globalizing Rwanda’s Genocide
Colin Cameron, School of IBAS, Griffith University, Queensland

*Africa's Predicament and neo-Colonialism: the Survival Question
Ogbomo Lewis, PhD in philosophy at the Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, Nigeria.

*NEPAD – engendering a new partnership between Africa’s public and private sectors
Christelle Le Pape and Teresa Thorp, Observatoire des Relations internationales, du Développement et de la Francophonie, la Sorbonne, Paris

*State and Civil Society in Africa with special reference to Zimbabwe
Prof P Labuschagne, Political sciences at the University of South Africa

*Human Rights in Africa in the New Global Order: A Dilemma?
Martin Bimbo Ogunbanjo, Department of Political Science, Babcock University, Nigeria

*Trokosi Slavery in Ghana today.
 Benjamin Rinaudo, La Trobe University, Development Studies.

*Encountering the "Other": The "Local" and the "Global" in Recent Nigerian Popular Fiction
Rita Nnodim. Eufo-Institut, Institute of Development and Research; Regensburg, Germany.

*Cultural Policy in Mali
Graeme Counsel, University of Melbourne

*Orality, Music and HIV/AIDS: interrogating the Malawi popular public sphere.
John Lwanda (Scotland)

*Living through a Telescopic or myopic worldview? Nationalism, racism and ethnocentrism in school history textbooks in South Africa and Japan, c.1945-1990.
Ryota Nishino, University of Western Australia

*Does Cultural Studies have anything to offer African Studies? Introducing a cultural studies perspective by considering Afrikaner and South African black nationalism
Eric Louw, School of Journalism Communication, University of Queensland

*The state of South Africa's Human Capital
 Yaw Amoateng, Human Sciences Research Council, Cape Town and David Lucas, Demography and Sociology Program, The Australian National University and Ishmael Kalule-Sabiti, Population and Research Training Unit, University of the North West, Mafikeng

*"'While We are Available to Help and Guide'; The Establishment of the Pengana Chieftaincy, Northern Jos, Nigeria, 1950-55".
Peter J. Yearwood (Senior Lecturer in History, University of Papua New Guinea) and Dr John Nengel of the University of Jos in Nigeria.

*"Aesthetic choices among the Anaguta of Cental Nigeria".
Professor Elizabeth Isichei, Theology and Religious Studies Department, University of Otago (Thursday)

*"Demon-Crazy": On Nigeria's Fourth Democratic Experiment"
Augustine Akeni, Department of Philosophy, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. Edo State. Nigeria

The aim of this discussion forum is to provide an opportunity to share experiences relating to settlement experiences of African (particularly Horn of African) refugees and workshop ideas for improving the grass-roots services available to them and the awareness of these emerging communities to wider Australia. The session will also address the role of education and recreation as tool for recovery from trauma. This will also be a vital opportunity to make contact with and hear of the experiences of other organisations that are concerned with the welfare of the Sudanese community in Australia. This forum will be facilitated by the founders and co-ordinators of the SAIL Program - a volunteer- run, non-profit, secular language and welfare support program run for Melbourne's Sudanese refugee community.

*From Bad to Worse: Land Reforms in Coastal Kenya 1908-1960s.
Dr. Hamidin Bin Abd Hamid, History Department, University Malaya

*Three for the Price of One: The Faces and Bases of Zimbabwe's Crisis
David Moore, Economic History and Development Studies, University of Natal, Durban

*Searching for the Elusive Success: the Politics and Hurdles of Post-1999 Land Reform Policy in South Africa
Samuel Kariuki, Sociology, Wits University

Political and Socio-cultural responses to HIV/AIDS in Botswana: 1985 – 2001.
R.K.K. Molefi (PhD), History Department, University of Botswana and S.D. Tlou (PhD) HIV/AIDS Office, University of Botswana

*History and Film: the Case of Raoul Peck’s Feature Film Lumumba (2000)
Blandine Stephanson, University of Adelaide

*What is the World Bank doing about Poverty Reduction in Africa?
Helen Ware, Professor of International Agency Leadership (Peacebuilding)., University of New England, Armidale, NSW.

*Regional Implications for Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific
Christelle Le Pape and Teresa Thorp, Observatoire des Relations internationales du Développement et de la Francophonie, la Sorbonne, Paris.

*Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Malawi: The question of participation
Jonathan J. Makuwira, Centre for Peace Studies, School of Professional Development and Leadership, University of New England, Armidale, NSW

*Missing Cadres? The List Voting System and ANC MPs 1999-2003
Geoffrey Hawker, Politics, Macquarie University

*Avoiding Conflict: Kenya's President kibaki's First 100 Days
Cherry Gertzel, Curtin university

*Reclaiming democracy in Africa
Sam Makinda, Western Australia

*The Future of Past Politics: A Commentary on the Struggle with Ethnicity in the making of Kenyan Constitutions.
Edith A. Miguda, Adelaide University Dept. of social Inquiry

Global Liberalism and the Collapsed State in Africa
Owolabi Aderemi, Senior Lecturer and Head of department of philosophy at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

*University Research Centres in Central Sub-Saharan Africa – A Capacity Building Objective in Engineering and Technology
Steven Riley, School of Engineering and Industrial Design, University of Western Sydney

*Technological Development: Africa and the Need for better Strategies
Augustine Ola Ominu, Nigeria.

*Approach to ICT based school education in Tanzania
JP Senzige and K. Sarukesi,
Institute of Finance Management, dar es salaam.

Africa, Technology, and Development
Amos Omondi, Informatics and Engineering, Flinders University

Impact of Satellite Viewing on Women in the Sharia Practicing States of Nigeria
Vincent Igene, Computer Technologist at the Edo State House of Assembly in Nigeria, and Research Fellow at the EDVAC Institute for Research and Technological Development.

Prof. Katsuhiko Kitagawa, Kansai University, Japan
Japanese Perspectives on Independence of African Countries in the late 1950s and 1960s

Dr. MakikoToda, Tenri University, Japan
Culture, Women and Development: A Comparison between Africa and Japan.

Prof. Gordon Cyrus Mwangi, Shikoku Gakuin University, Japan :
The Bandung Conference, Decolonisation and Land Re-Possession in Zimbabwe : What Connection?

*"South African diplomats in Australia 1949-1970"
David Tothill, Freelance Historian and Former Diplomat

*African Studies In Australia
Tanya Lyons, Flinders University  and Elizabeth Dimock La Trobe University