Helicopter Mark Bulbul, a southern Sudanese living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia takes issue with the main players in the Darfur conflict.

This message is for President Omar El Bashir and his associates who are so resistant to a UN peacekeeping force for Darfur.

Mr. President, what economic and material benefit do you and your allies gain from the deaths of innocent Darfuris?

Do you really consider their suffering? You think it is an African problem which requires an African solution, but why are you still acting this way?

Please, please for the sake of peace and stability in that region, drop the idea and allow the UN to come in.

United Nations, why are you still divided over this issue? If you know how important saving human lives is, which is essentially what you stand for, don't allow president Bashir another chance.

You know when the webs of a spider unite, they can tie up a lion. As the world's peacekeeping body, it is time you act now.

Thursday 5th October

John Vuni Zachaeus in Juba, south Sudan would like to add his personal appreciation as the world celebrates World Teacher's Day.

Please extend my heartfelt gratitude to the millions of teachers in Africa working for very low salaries under difficult conditions to improve the standard of learning, and especially to displaced teachers in Khartoum.

These teachers are usually volunteers sacrificing their time, resources and efforts to diligently educate displaced people from all corners of Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia.

Let us not forget that illiteracy can only be eradicated through joint effort and commitment.

Wednesday 4th October

Edrissa Barry from Serekunda in The Gambia is addressing what he calls 'The African Problem'.

Africans are the only ones who are able to help themselves as they understand one another more than any outsider can, whether it be culturally, morally or traditionally.

The international community should support the African countries in all aspects of their requirements and help them to deliver.

If you want to help people to be efficient and capable, then they need to be given proper training and resources and allow them some autonomy of operation.

You can supervise them and help to rectify the situation if it falters.

Colonial days are over.

Tuesday 3rd October

As Kofi Annan's term in office as the Secretary General of the United Nations comes to a close at the end of the year, Tumusiime Kabwende Deo from Uganda has been reminiscing.

I would like to call upon the whole world to appreciate Mr Annan's important contribution.

I think he has tried his best in bringing the UN countries together but more so, his Ghanaian origin gave Africans a strong sense of brotherhood with the rest of the world's developed nations.

I have personally loved Kofi Annan, whom I see as a simple and soft-spoken gentleman, the kind of simplicity that all world leaders need but which in Kofi Annan, was greatly taken advantage of by world powers.

Monday 2nd October

Kimani wa Njuguna from Gatundu is writing from Kenya on the violence in Zambia at the weekend

Sometimes I cannot help wondering what bug gets into the heads of Africans whenever there is a whiff of power in the air.

This is particularly the case ,when there are vacant seats to be vied for.

The bugs directs these Africans to believe that they are the ones who are entitled to win no matter what happens.

They assume they have won the election even before the first ballot is cast. This breed of Africans believe that any election result which shows that they are losing is fraudulent.