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Angola: Videos show daily life 34 years ago

Paula Góes — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:09:55 +0000

Antero Paiva [pt] uploads a few videos from Dailymontion user mariusangol showing Angola 34 years ago.

Jamaica: Just a Cartoon?

Skye Hernandez — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:58:19 +0000

A caricature depicting Robert Mugabe as King Kong gets the attention of Jamaican blogger My View of JamDown from Up So. Is it just a harmless political cartoon, he asks, or a racist portrayal of the Zimbabwe President?

Angola: Photo reportage by a reader

Paula Góes — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:02:02 +0000

JotaCê Carranca [pt] blogs some interesting pictures sent by a reader of the blog, first a creative wooden vehicle which looks like a bike found in the streets of Bocoio, Angola; then a school in Libangue “in which there is nothing else apart from what you can see [in the photo]. Rocks are used as chairs and their knees are desks”.

African Pioneers Win Green Energy Prize

Juliana Rotich — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:13:49 +0000

The African Uptimist congratulates three African companies for winning the 2008 Ashden Awards.

Zimbabwe: Mapping terror

Ndesanjo Macha — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:34:17 +0000

Mapping terror in Zimbabwe: Sokwanele has mapped a sample of the cases based on recorded first hand testimony from victims, and the interactive map so far bears witness to over 1,000 confirmed experiences of terror and intimidation.

Kenya: E-Commerce Competitiveness

Ndesanjo Macha — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:29:17 +0000

Al Kags writes about the ICT Public Panel for e-commerce Competitiveness in Kenya: The purpose of the ICT Public Panel for ecommerce competitiveness was to look at all the issues that relate to the ecommerce framework in Kenya that will make kenya competitive from an ecommerce perspective.

D.R. of Congo: On the Rumba River

Ndesanjo Macha — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:04:41 +0000

A new film about Congolese music: On the Rumba River: a new French film on Congolese music and life on the world's second largest river, now a graveyard for abandoned barges and steamers.

Africa: Is PayPal effective in Africa?

Ndesanjo Macha — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:48:51 +0000

Collins asks “Is PayPal effective in Africa?”: I believe that maybe Paypal does not recognize the potential and opportunities available in Africa and it is time we trumpeted this cause and let them know they are loosing out and costing us!

Africa: Afrigadget joins TIME's Most Important Websites 2008

Ndesanjo Macha — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:40:20 +0000

Congratulations Afrigadget: “AfriGadget, that brave new face of the “can do” attitude personified has joined the prestigious community of Time Magazine's 50 Best Websites 2008!”

Kenya: Only Kenyans…

Ndesanjo Macha — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:29:31 +0000

Only Kenyans: 1. Are engaged for 5 years or more, 2.Never bother to divorce, they just separate, 3.Are late to church, work, and everything else, EXCEPT when the disco is free before 9pm, 4.Refer to diabetes as “SUGAR”, 5.Show up at weddings, showers, graduation, birthday parties with a new outfit on with nails and hair done but no gift

Zimbabwe: Help a Zimbabwean return home to vote

Ndesanjo Macha — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:10:55 +0000

A campaign to help Zimbabweans abroad return home to vote: Sponsorship options include assisting an employee with a return ticket, paying for one or more seats on a bus via the www.votezim.com website, or even sponsoring an entire bus.

Kenya: Notoriety Index

Ndesanjo Macha — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:04:57 +0000

Kenyan Notoriety Index: Members of Parliament- Nothing good can be said of these people. They know how to debate on many issues concerning how to raise their money, how to use their money and how to have money after they leave parliament. Very progressive indeed.

Zimbabwe: Murders and violence

Ndesanjo Macha — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:02:06 +0000

Violence and murders continue in Zimbabwe: Four MDC youths were this morning found dead after Zanu PF and state security agents had abducted them in Chitungwiza yesterday morning.

Zimbabwe: WOZA members released

Ndesanjo Macha — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:06:22 +0000

Members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise have been released from prison: Eleven of the 14 WOZA members arrested on 28th May 2008 were finally released from remand prison on bail on Friday evening (13th June) after 17 days in custody.

Togolese singer Vanessa Worou

Jennifer Brea — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:05:27 +0000

Kangi Alem writes of Togolese singer Vanessa Worou [Fr]: “at times a little reminiscent of [Angelique] Kidjo, but on the whole, confidently sung and with a simple, effective orchestration.”