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April 10th, 2006
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Brazil: Pontes Touches Down
· 18:31
Brazilian bloggers' reactions to the space flight of Marcos Pontes, the first Brazilian astronaut, run the gamut along a scale from enthusiasm to cynicism.
At the “unqualified joy” end of the scale an amateur radio operator in the northerneastern state of Piauí was positively effervescent over a Piauense's ham radio conversation with Pontes (pt):
IT'S TRUE… THE FOLLOWING TOOK PLACE THIS AFTERNOON (14:47 LOCAL TIME), 03 APRIL 2006. HAM RADIO OPERATOR JOÃO NETO (PS8PY) WAS THE FIRST RADIO AMATEUR FROM PIAUI TO MAKE CONTACT WITH BRAZILIAN ASTRONAUT MARCOS PONTES (PY0AEB). IT WAS AN INCOMPARABLE THRILL FOR JOAO. THE CONTACT WAS MADE IN VOICE ON FREQUENCY 145.800 (RECEIVING) AND 144.490 (TRANSMISSION). CONGRATULATIONS NETO, YOU'RE A GIANT AMONG RADIO AMATEURS!!!!!!!
Over!
In a rather less capitalized post, Daniel Ferreira da Silva is happy to see a Brazilian in space (pt), but wonders whether now is the right time to be focusing the country's resources on such adventures:
In other news: of course we were happy to see the first Brazilian astronaut, Marcos Pontes, carry out in first mission into space… It's also important that the government invest so that we can join the club of countries that send up astronauts (which today includes the United States, Russia, and China), which could happen in the longer term. But is this really something that's necessary today, and not in a more ?stable future? Perhaps this investment could be used for more urgent needs, like the development of Brazil's own space program, which is running a bit behind schedule? Something to think about. In any case, good luck to our space pioneer, on this the anniversary of the first flight of Santos Dumont.
In his post “Pontes, Patriotisms, Politics and Perspectives (pt)
“, a young skeptic argues that while Pontes is to be commended for showing that it's possible for a Brazilian to reach orbit, the public would be better served by more sustained media efforts to popularize science in Brazil, particularly by recognizing the work of Brazilian Scientists such as physicist César Lattes:
It would be better if the press would explain the thoughts that have made it possible for him to be there. It wasn't the Catholic Church, it wasn't the President of the Republic. It's because of people like Newton, Godard, and even Sagan. It's an offense to the intelligence of these people to say that Marcos Pontes or any other astronaut conquered space or is closer to the stars. 350 km are insignificant compared to a light-year.
But what happens? Everyone thinks that getting into orbit is further than that, and no one makes the effort to understand the physical principles that are involved. Telescopes reach much further than Pontes every day. And no one makes the effort to inform the public how far they go. After all, there are people who have never been in orbit 350 kilometers above the lithosphere, but who deserve far more praise than Marcos Pontes. The people who are working on the reconstruction of the launch pad in Alcântara, for example. HOW MANY BRAZILIANS KNOW WHO CÉSAR LATTES WAS??! We're less worthy of recognition than Marcos Pontes, and Marcos Pontes is less worthy of re cognition than César Lattes.
One wag suggested that a certain politician take direct inspiration (pt) from Pontes' flight:
The day before yesterday in the embassy of China in Brasilia, when Lula saw the first Brazilian travel into space on TV, he couldn't contain himself and he said “That's the kind of trip I'd like to take…” … So I'm launching a campaign so that we can all help poor Lula in some way. HELP HIM REALIZE HIS DREAM OF BECOMING AN ASTRONAUT!
Apparently not a Lula fan!
0 comments · »»Kenyan Sphere this week
· 14:15
The kenyan blogosphere has grown by leaps and bounds, it is very vibrant and thus this roundup is just but a glimpse of what is going on. An aggregator similar to BlogAfrica was launched to make tracking the kenyan sphere easier, and you can check it out here.
This roundup will focus on posts that in one way or another highlight ideas or thoughts not covered/highlighted in the mainstream Kenyan Press. That will be the theme for today, and thus the short post. At the end of this post is a link to the clippings of other posts that might be of interest.
Deno points to an article that is blatantly pro-Kibaki, the current embattled president of Kenya who has had to deal with scandal after scandal and declining credibility especially in the fight against corruption. He wonders whether the journalist Kwanchetsi Makokha was paid to write the piece, stating
I think we need a new means to hold each author accountable for each article they publish..good or bad…
Whispering Inn rails against the complacency of Kenyans in the face of gross misuse of power by the likes of John Michuki (The govt official who ordered the raid on the standard newspaper), saying
The Gikuyu have a saying.
“Ngoma iturikagio ni guthinjirwo”
If you excuse reprehensible behaviour, you embolden the perpetrators.
Gikuyu is one of the tribes in Kenya.
You missed this ponders …Kenyan Politics since independence noting
With the general elections looming it is clear that for the first time candidates will be facing some very angry and skeptical voters who already feel that they were cheated in 2002. This sets the stage for voters to vote in a totally new generation of politicians. Already there is talk doing the rounds in Nairobi that this time voters should make a point of not voting for anybody who has been in parliament before. Bold move indeed, and a golden opportunity for the generation born around the time of independence and immediately after to move their influence from just the corporate world into mainstream politics.
Ziwani wonders about Kenya's lack of disaster preparedness, urging kenyans to volunteer at their local emergency service or form their own emergency response team.
Recently i read a book by the usual disillusioned foreign correspondents that claimed “Nairobi is the East African centre of Everything and the centre of Nothing at the same time”.
Having now visited many western capitals it is hard to defend this point .
One thing close to my heart and of major concern that needs urgent attention is the lack of emergency response services of not only Kisumu but all Kenyan cities. Kisumu as an example boasts only 1 run down fire station with one engine for its entire half a million inhabitants.The glaring inadequecies of our emergency response is exhibited for all and sundry everytime their is a minor or major disaster to deal with. The recent disaster that killed kenyans after the collapse of the building is one example.
Kenyan Pundit says its about time Kenyan courts had stenographic services.
Kenyan Villager writes about the challenge of getting online in Nyahururu, a town in Kenya, and the unhelpful attitudes of the staff at the cybercafes.
Kikuyu Moja suggests that “someone should run a list of GoK websites that work and of those that are “temporarily” offline or “under construction”, and points to a case where he found the information he was seeking and in other cases where the sites are purpotedly “under construction”
White African writes about ‘Mobile Technology Success in Africa'
Jikomboe, GV's swahili's bridge blogger points to the blog of the President of Benin, which is written in french and you can have a look here.
Miscellenious - These posts did not fit neatly into a category.
Unganisha shares a beatiful picture of the rift valley and a great story too.
Curious writes on The case for adaptive economics in an evolving world.
Ziwani points out an interesting aspect of Kenyan life, the assigning of Aliases or AKA's to everything to places and people too.
A new blog called Kenyan Soccer is “All about Kenyan soccer: this site is meant to culture the Kenyan soccer passion; to fill our stadiums; to love our game”
RSS Feed Link to Clippings, turns out the post wasnt as short as i thought it would be…
The Kenyan blogosphere will be recognizing its bloggers in the first Kenyan blog Awards. Click on the button below for more detail.
DRC: Western Media, Foreign Meddlers and Elections
· 10:44
Heavy-Handed Transition Partners
Several bloggers resent the involvement of foreign transition partners and other neighboring countries whom they find heavy-handed in the electoral process. Le Blog du Congolais posted a UDPS declaration to that effect:
Le processus électoral, financé et piloté par la communauté internationale a cessé d’être une affaire des congolais pour devenir un moyen par lequel certains pays […]justifient leur immixtion dans les affaires congolaises en s’arrogeant le droit de décider dans tous les domaines de gestion de l’Etat congolais.
Renouveau Congolais published an interview with Etienne Kabila, political party head, opponent to and estranged brother of Interim President Joseph Kabila in which he too complained about a heavy-handed foreign presence:
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China: Christianity vs. Communism
· 08:08
In China, the disappearance of blogs has become part of blogging life. Not an accepted part, however. More than just badges of blogger honor, the increasing number of Chinese blogs which have been blocked or deleted also serve as an indicator of just how many Chinese people find themselves at odds with the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) unwritten terms regarding what people can and cannot say on the internet, including opposition to their rule.
Sichuan native Wang Yi knows more about this than most. At five blogs and counting, not many Chinese bloggers can say they've been shut down as many times as the 33-year-old author, Chinese constitutional law expert and Chengdu University business administration instructor has. Wang is also a Christian, a group frequently targetted by authorities on the mainland. On a recent trip to Hong Kong he sat down for an interview with Open magazine to discuss his beliefs and his politics. He posted the interview on his blog [zh] this week and here is a translation of what Wang had to say:
我為甚麼信仰基督教？— Why I Believe In Christianity
An interview with Chinese legal and religious scholar Wang Yi conducted by Tsoi Wing-mui.
The three situations which lead to intellectual awakening
Question: I've heard you're a Christian. We see now that a large group of Chinese liberal intellectuals, including some civil rights lawyers, have started going to church. Why do we see this phenomenon?
1 comment · »»Cambodia: Khmer-American Celebrity Featured in Weblogger Community
· 07:52
Born in 1983, Soben Houn, who stands on the international stage as Miss Utah USA 2006, represents Cambodian-American communities and Cambodia as a whole. As a celebrity, she will promote the significance of higher education in this digital age. And, she is looking to compete in Miss USA 2006 on April 21.
To celebrate and support Soben Houn, her fans launched the Weblog ‘Soben Huon - Miss Utah USA 2006′ expressing their pride and gratitude for her achievements. On her fan-supported Weblog, visitors can read Soben's profile, newsarchives, past competition information, or view the photo gallery, and of course, readers' comments.
Congratulations to Soben!
Your Miss. Utah title bring Cambodia and the Khmers great honor, world spotlight and more hope. All Khmers are so proud of you. More importantly, I’m sure you will compete for the Miss. Universe title. Your name Soben (meant Dream) fits really well with everything you’re persuing and working hard for. I wish and highly hope your Soben (dreams) will come true. Keep up the good work.
Good Luck :-)
Ritchie
According to US national who has worked in Cambodia for many years, and now speaks fairly well in Khmer, Jinja is curious about what his Khmer friends think about the traditional annual American beauty contest. “Most families in the Cambodian countryside would be
horrified to see their daughter enter a public swimsuit competition. But ‘Freshie Girl' this ain't.”
Also, Angelie Oum, one of her fans, commented that:
“I just wanted to express how wholeheartedly proud and happy I am to see a smart, beautiful, and out-going young American woman of Khmer descendant making connections with people in her local and national communities. Soben could not have gotten where she is right now without her intelligence, determination, beauty and stamina. I know there are young women and men out there looking up to her.
Hopefully, like Miss World 1994, Aishwarya Rai, she will bring about respect, positivism and optimism in any communities she is representing. Based on her interview and mother's interview, which I heard from a Khmer radio station, she comes from a well-grounded and respectable family. I admire that. I support her effort and long journey ahead.”
When considering an affordable and efficient means of long distance communication, a Weblog is probably the best choice. An online presence can be reached by some hundred-thousand of her fans and Cambodians in different regions, and the two sides can interact with one another conveniently and economically. In previous years, Cambodians living abroad communicated with their family members, friends, and loved ones in Cambodia through email, which is affordable by most. Many share interesting news and other information through newsgroups. It has changed recently. Not only because people can make cheap international phone calls via Voice Over the Internet Protocol, but they now can quickly share their daily stories via online personal diaries containing a few notes and photos taken with their camera phones.
0 comments · »»Podcast ban and regulation of blogs in Singapore
· 06:50
Back in August, 2005 when Dr. Chee Soon Juan, Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), first talked of his political platform in a podcast, the Atypical Singaporean commented in his blog:
There is possibly zero chance for Opposition Parties to be heard on local radio and TV, and Podcasting (and Blogging) is possibly the best way for any person/organization wanting to be heard.
Clearly, the opposition is aware of that fact and it has been utilizing alternative media to do what it cannot in mainstream media. Just recently, Singabloodypore confirmed Chemical Generation Singapore’s speculations that one of Singabloodypore’s bloggers is, in fact, the President of the Young Democrats in the Singapore Democratic Party.
The government is not unaware of the power of alternative media either. When documentary filmmaker Martyn See produced Singapore Rebel, a 26-minute movie about Chee Soon Juan's acts of civil disobedience, it was banned from the 2005 Singapore International Film Festival and See was placed under investigation for violation of the Films Act for knowingly distributing or exhibiting a “party political film”–and it was not even election season.
Political videocasts have been previously banned. Now, there's the podcast ban and the regulation of political content on blogs.
When Channel News Asia published a report with Singaporean Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts Balaji Sadasivan saying that podcasts were excluded from the “positive list” of allowable election advertising, reactions varied. Asiapundit declared it wasn't exactly a repression of free speech because private citizens could still give their political speeches in the free speech zone. Kevin of Theory.IsTheReason and Bob of Politics in the Zeroes both observe that only the SDP has been using podcasts for political reasons. Singapore Election Watch published a statement of SDP's Chee Jooj Juan saying that the opposition feels it is the only real target of the ban.
4 comments · »»The Week That Was in Bahrain
· 05:24
Bahrain made the headlines worldwide this week after 58 party-goers were killed when a traditional dhow sank, off the Kingdom last Thursday (March 31).
Bloggers were quick to react to the incident, within hours of the tragedy, and continued to update their blogs with developments.
Strav covered the incident in seven posts, with the last update featuring a link to another Bahrain-based blogger Ashish Gorde's site*, whose friend had died in the accident.
Ever so clever with the use of words, Manama Republic comments on the causes of the tragedy, showing how the tilt continues in Bahrain, even after 58 people have lost their lives in the tragedy.
“Ominously enough, the same factors cited as probable causes: overloading, structural failure, tilt and bad captaining, are the very ones giving rise to this sinking feeling that the country has no better cruising chance than that of the capsized ship. (Speaking of tilt, have you noticed that all those representing the sovereign reach of the state at the press conference were exclusively from one end of the sectarian divide?),” he writes.
He also wonders how the government has washed its hands off the tragedy and why no one in power has resigned after the incident.
0 comments · »»“There may or may not be safety procedures. The ship may or may not be licensed to sail. The captain may or may not be qualified, or pressured, or guilty. One thing is clear, the state, like your favourite software provider, lets you use any avilable service at your own risk. If it works for you, then fine. If not, then hardluck. The state does not assume any joint or several liability. No employee of the state shall resign therefore, as there is no dereliction of duty. The duty of the employees of the state, high and low, lies evidently elsewhere,” he notes.
This week in Israel: Passover and a Suicide Bombing
· 02:51
I was planning to write this week's post about how Israelis are observing the Passover holiday, which began last Wednesday night with the festival seder meal, but unfortunately there was a suicide bombing this afternoon in Tel Aviv so I'll start with that, followed by some links to posts about the holiday.
The suicide bombing
I happened to be sitting with a friend in a cafe that was quite near the site of the bombing when it occured, and heard the blast. It was a powerful one and sounded much closer than it actually was. Since I work as a freelance journalist I ran off to cover the story; my post about what I saw is here. I also had my camera with me and posted a set of photos here.
Stephanie Fried wrote a touching post about the phone call she received from her worried father, who lives in the United States. She was reminded of a unique experience she had during the Gulf War in 1991 (read her post for details), when the phone lines to Israel were congested for days and her parents had no idea whether she and her siblings were safe from the Scud missiles launched at Israel from Iraq.
2 comments · »»And I hung up the phone realizing: Wow. Here they go again. A child in Israel. The worry is back. And the memory of that videotape returned and tears sprung to my eyes. What we put them through inadvertently.
Links for Roundups
Americas
Barbados Free Press scans in some local help-wanted ads to show the rampant and legal gender discrimination when it comes to getting a job.
Americas
Wayne of wayne&wax is “pretty psyched” to have contributed to the latest Riddim Method “Lemon-Red Mix Series” which is available for download.
Americas
Writing from St. Vincent, Abeni says she is too old-fashioned to understand the reasoning behind open marriages or relationships.
Americas
Jessica of Alien in the Caribbean says that the region's Christian Leaders continue to fail women. “Without women, these priests, pastors and ministers would not even have a profession. So when are they going to show some acknowledgement of our worth instead of taking the easy dogmatic way out?”
Americas
Eduardo Arcos introduces (ES) the first contest of “Mexicommons creativity (ES),” which solicits new works of music, video, animation, and podcasts. The top three winners of each category will be included on the DVD of iSummit ‘06 to take place this June in Rio de Janeiro.
Americas
Liz Henry summarized what Peru's female bloggers were discussing going into elections this past weekend.
Americas
Why are Colomabia's leftist rebels helping their conservative President in the upcoming elections? Adam Isacson explains the contradiction of last week's violence.
Americas
Peru Election 2006 and Un Lobo en Perú both have the latest numbers and analysis from yesterday's presidential elections in Peru. China Confidential explains why Chinese officials aren't ecstatic about Ollanta Humala's first round plurality.
Americas
Western Hemisphere Policy Watch reports on two bus bombings in the Colombian capital of Bogota, noting that “had these attacks taken place in Baghdad, Bali, or Tel Aviv, the ‘mainstream' U.S. media would have plastered images all over the news …”
East Asia
Blogger Vietnamese god takes us to a Hanoi stadium to support his home football team from Khanh Hoa province in Southern Vietnam and we find out why he can't buy beers at the stadium anymore.
East Asia
Bhojman points to an article which talks about a Myanmar(Burmese) state owned newspaper accusing the American Centre in Yangoon of harming “young Myanmar brains”. The U.S.-Embassy-run centre offers language courses. It is the “English for Journalism” course that is causing the trouble - probably by encouraging the journalists to think more freely in a censorship-ridden media atmosphere.
East Asia
TV reality shows where the audience gets to vote for their favourite idols are gaining popularity across Asia. Are such audience participation based shows a harbinger of true democracy or are they just gimmicks? Blogger niknazmi takes on this question with respect to Malaysia.
East Asia
Gameshogun counters a Filipino politician's comments that online games produce violent people. Representative Florencio “Bem ” Noel is proposing that internet cafes should not allow minor and student gamers after 6 or 7 PM.
East Asia
Taiwanese politician and talk show host Li Ao is not a popular guy in Singapore at the moment. Li Ao had remarked last year that Singaporeans are stupider than Taiwan and Hong Kong people. Last week, on his talk show he finally explained that reason he had labelled Singaporeans as stupid was because he could not find many outstanding individuals while the country itself was very successful. Bloggers at Disgruntled Singaporeans do not agree with Li Ao's choice of words but dig deeper to find context to his remarks.
East Asia
In 1971, Mel Schenck, fresh out of University, joined the Naval Civil Engineer Corps as a naval officer and volunteered to manage construction contracts in Vietnam. One of the projects he administered was the La Nga River Bridge between Saigon and Dalat. After 34 years, Mel revisits the bridge and posts some pictures of the original and the current structure.
South Asia
A very short post on abortion at Moju provokes an interesting conversations in the comments space.
South Asia
Transcurrents.com on Tamil identity, politics, elections and history in Sri Lanka.
Central Asia & Caucasus
Luke Distelhorst has a report on day six of the protests in Mongolia.
South Asia
Nepal's political environment heats up further says Bahas -”Enraged with the government’s brutal repression of the Seven Party Alliance movement, SPA has decided to continue the four-day nationwide general strike, which ended Sunday, until further notice”
Central Asia & Caucasus , Eastern & Central Europe
Vilhelm Konnander says that the deal that Kazakhstan recently signed to increase oil exports to Russia is a tremendous geopolitical triumph for Moscow.
South Asia
The issue of extending reservations in certain educational institutions in India has got the Indian blogosphere debating with great passion the issues of reservation, caste and education. Evenstar blogrolls some of the posts emerging on the issue.
Eastern & Central Europe
Bob Granico of Publius Pundit points out how the Western media misinterpret Mikhail Gorbachev's intentions: “Gorbachev, in reality, worked hard during his time in power to preserve the Soviet Union, and he never intended for the captive republics to gain independence.”
Eastern & Central Europe
Following a long bus journey, hgrodsk of Our Man In Gdansk offers a very critical view of commercial Polish radio.
Eastern & Central Europe
Krzysztof of Respublica Somniorum reviews Gary Shteyngart's new novel, “Absurdistan”: “In the end, it matters less where Shteyngart goes than how he gets there and the sights along the way. These include, non-inclusively: an anti-Semitic dog, an ethnic conflict over Christ’s footrest, a vodka-drenched circumcision in the “mitzvah mobile,” a Holocaust museum in the shape of broken matzo and a “titanium-clad lamb shank (hint: Frank Ghery),” and the Russian diminutives for SSRIs (Zoloftushka, Prozakchik).”
South Asia
Blowin' in the wind attempts to understand MF Hussain's creative urges and motives when it comes to potrayal of Hindu gods and godesses in his art.
Eastern & Central Europe
Andy H of Csikszereda Musings comes up with a Romanian “alphabet of curiosities“: “[…] an alphabetical list of things in Romania that amuse, baffle, confound and disturb me.”
Central Asia & Caucasus
The Basturma Chronicles notices that of the 37 most common names for Armenian newborns, only 14 of the female names are Armenian while 26 of the 37 names for boys are Armenian.
Central Asia & Caucasus
Onnik Krikorian notes that Armenian cultural and religious monuments are not just being destroyed in neighboring countries but also in Armenia by Armenians.
Eastern & Central Europe
TOL's Belarus Blog has a short version of Aleksandr Lukashenko's inauguration; Tobias Ljungvall provides a detailed account. Tobias also has a suggestion for the EU's neighbors: “I also hope the EU will ask other countries, notably Ukraine and some other Black Sea states as well as Turkey where the regime functionaries are likely to be going for holidays, to adopt the travel ban as well. And it would be a nice symbolic move to include at least a few Russians on the list as well. […]”
Central Asia & Caucasus
James of neweurasia writes on Kazakhstan and the EU forging closer ties and says that the West should not ignore Kazakhstan's shortcomings. More importantly though, it should be careful not to do anything that hurt's Kazakhstan's opportunity to create rapid economic growth.
Middle East & North Africa
Starting from yesterday, fuel prices were raised again. The extent of the rise is what is shocking to most people, with the cost of diesel and kerosene going up by 43%. There were also hefty raises in the cost of gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas. Khalaf writes that this price rise will have serious effects on the cost of living for most people, despite the compensations which the government has set aside for lower income individuals.
Middle East & North Africa
Sabbah reports via a blogger report from Tunisia that reveals that some censored websites since the WSIS on November 2005 (the website of the Mediterranean Liberal Party and Neila Charchour Hachicha blog) has become accessible in Tunisia since April 8th, 2006. Nelia consider this act as a first step towards a better political understanding.
Middle East & North Africa
She envy her son innocence, and she marvel at all he does not yet know about the world outside his door. She imagine a world where the worst things that can happen are not getting another cookie or having a toy taken away, and where both are soon forgotten by Mommy holding him close, stroking his hair while whispering softly in his ear.
Middle East & North Africa
Flame-wars are coming to the Saudi blogosphere, and they are coming very fast and furiously. Ahmed advise the bloggers which adopted this task to think in other ways to make a huge success. He suggest that instead of taking on blogs that they take on some of the many stories that appear in their local newspapers everyday.
Middle East & North Africa
Laila writes: The shells keep falling. They’ve gotten inside my head. It’s like someone is banging a gong next to my ear every few minutes; sometimes 5 times a minute, like last night. And just when I savor a few moments of silence, it starts again as if to say “you're not going to get away that easily.”
Today they killed 8-year-old Hadil Ghabin.
A shell landed on her home in Beit Lahiya, killing her and injuring 5 members of her family, including Hadil's pregnant mother, Safia, and her 19-year-old sister.
Americas
RegioBlogs, >Blog.com.mx, and Ernesto are all seeking information about missing journalist Alfredo
Jiménez Mota who has not been seen since April 2nd.
Americas
Oil Wars translates an article from the Colombian news weekly Semana, in which an ex-employee of the Colombian Department of Security Administration (DAS) claims that “plans that were hatched to assassinate various Venezuelan government officials, among whom were the Venezuelan president.”
Middle East & North Africa
Kosoof (Persian), Iran based blogger & journalist, has reported that Ahmad Shamlou's, most famous Iranian contemporary poet, gravestone has been broken for third time. Kosoof has posted photos of broken gravestone.
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Passion of the Present reports that students from the University of California have voted to “divest from companies with ties to the Sudanese government”.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Anti-Bakili Muluzi - Malawian blog, reports that the ex President Bakili Muluzi is expected to be arrested on his return from the UK for money laundering crimes.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Video Journalists working from Kenya comments on the usefulness of bi-lingual posters in learning languages - in this case the poster is part of a campaign to use condoms.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Timbukutu Chronicle writes on the a group of projects called “Garden Africa”. The projects “promote practical solutions emphasising the importance of integrating traditional systems of land management and food production as a means of addressing vulnerability and stimulating localised economic development”
Sub-Saharan Africa
Msansi Afrika comments on the “Know your Status” HIV/AIDS campaign launched by the government of Lesotho…”The ‘Know Your Status' campaign will not succeed without your willing participation. Get tested, and encourage your friends to get tested, too.”
Sub-Saharan Africa
Weblog Ethiopia writes on a worrying developing in the Eritrea/Ethiopian relationship. “A group of Ethiopian opponents supported by Eritrea and in favour of armed struggle has embarked on an advertising campaign using the Internet.”
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kikuyumoja’s realm provides some answers to the questions raised by AfroMusings in her post on “solo computers” AfroMusing
Sub-Saharan Africa
Bankelele posts some more business news and tips on investments and banking in Kenya…
Americas
Ghost Blogger Jorge Arena compares the kidnapping and subsequent murder of the Faddoul brothers with that of the Blanco-Bandes sisters who were kidnapped a week after the Faddoul brothers and then released. Arena asks if the Faddoul brothers fell victim to back luck or police incompetence.
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