Stories about D.R. of Congo from January, 2007
D.R. of Congo: the richness of Lingala
Blogging from the Democratic Republic of Congo, John writes about the richness and complexity of Lingala: Then there’s the word “poto” which I think is “mpoto” in the classic Lingala (but that’s a whole other discussion…). It means Europe, but I’ve discovered that it also means the U.S. I haven’t...
Africa: Dancing to soccer moves, Maasai Hip Hop and laughing at wealthy Americans
My name is Steve Ntwiga and this is my first post at Global Voices Online. I will be trying to fill a small part of Obi's huge shoes as I post on bloggers and sites that cover African music. From soccer moves to a dancing sytle Lets start with Teju...
DRC: Post-Election Landscape
Le Blog du Congolais summarizes the post-election landscape as follows (Fr): “The general trend is to wait and see. People are giving the President the benefit of the doubt . He is far from making people secure so persistent is the question mark on his competence, his good faith, his...
French Speaking Blogs of the Caribbean, Africa and Oceania in 2006
Logo of the Madagascar Blogger's Meeting that took place January 5-6, 2007 in Antananarivo. By and large French speaking blogs and bloggers of the world have reason to envy English, Spanish and Brazilian speaking counterparts in volume and in interaction with each other. Very few bloggers (Madagascar and Reunion being...
D.R. of Congo: hippo poachers arrested
Congo Rangers blog has a post about the arrest of hippo poachers in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
