Dans une tribune publiée dans Le Figaro, Graça Machel et Desmond Tutu s'inquiètent des revers démocratiques en Afrique de l'ouest. Ils exhortent les dirigeants africains à se mettre au service de leurs concitoyens et non pas à agir en maîtres.

Writing in Le Figaro, Desmond Tutu and Graça Machel describe their sense of pride in the economic, political and social progress across Africa. They warn, however, that if Africa is to fulfil its rich potential, its leaders must understand they are the servants, not the masters, of their people.

Commenting in The Washington Post, Desmond Tutu expresses his concern about the discrimination and "wave of hate" in Africa directed at gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people.

The International Criminal Court represents hope for victims of atrocities and sends a message that no one is above the law. Kofi Annan argues that this hope and message would be undermined if the African Union condemns the court because it has charged an African head of state. This article first appeared in The New York Times.

Kofi Annan and Nicholas Stern argue that African governments need to decide how they will adapt their economies and protect their people from the effects of climate change, and that they must set out what they expect the international community to do to support them. This article first appeared in The Guardian.

Reflecting on her visit to Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mary Robinson argues that we now have a rare window of opportunity to make a difference to the lives of ordinary people. This article first appeared in The Independent.