Here’s what we’re keeping our African eyes on this week: African-American author Alice Walker will be in South Africa to honor late apartheid activist Steve Biko, South African rugby player, Bees Roux, has been charged with the murder of a Black policeman, we watched a sneak peek of a documentary on Malian photographer Malick Sidibe. Finally, an African space program? 53 African countries are in agreement. Read more…

AfriPOP! — Made for African Links.

• African-American academic and feminist author Alice Walker will be in South Africa next month to deliver the Steve Biko Lecture at the University of Cape Town on September 9th. “Given Professor Walker’s eloquent articulation of the link between identity, activism and social change, the Steve Biko Foundation is honored that she will deliver this historic address,” said Biko’s son Nkhosinathi Biko. <<AfriPOP! read it here>>>

• “Rwanda stepped up its threats on Tuesday to withdraw thousands of peacekeepers from Sudan if the United Nations published a report that accused Rwandan forces of massacring civilians and possibly committing genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo years ago…” <<AfriPOP! read it here>>

• Zimbabwean artists Owen Maseko will go to trial next month for depicting scenes in his paintings of civilians being massacred by government troops, images that have now been banned under the country’s censorship laws. <<AfriPOP! read it here>>

• “South African rugby union player Bees Roux was charged with murder Monday in the beating death of Sgt. Ntshimane Mogale, a policeman in Pretoria. <<AfriPOP! read it here>>

• “Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, says he wants to extend his rule to 30 years by running for a fourth term in 2011…” <<AfriPOP! read it here>>

• “Africa is a step closer to setting up its own space agency, with the approval of a planned feasibility study by the 53 member states of the African Union earlier this month…” <<AfriPOP! read it here>>

• Still missing the World Cup? How about a compilation of songs about leaving Africa? Scarlett Lion hipped us to the “Yes We Can – Songs About Leaving Africa” compilations album. <<AfriPOP! heard it here>>

• Its too bad we never got to see the documentary on one of Africa’s greatest photographers, Malick Sidibe, but here’s a sneak peak, via Bombastic Elements.