Stories about Ethiopia from June, 2006
A Monopoly-like Game to Carve out Africa
Mocking Africa, a French Monopoly-like game, Kangni Alem repeats the game's description [“Your goal is to explore, to conquer and to develop [the] new colonies. You will be able to betray alliances to exploit the lands of your adversaries, the goal being to own the most land at the end...
Latest in the Francophone African Blogosphere
PAN-AFRICAN For the United States of Africa Le Pangolin is fervently advocating for the dissolution of the current borders that separate African countries and that, he believes, weaken each individual African country: Je suis pour des Etats-Unis d’Afrique par zone géographique ou linguistique, car cela va permettre d’impliquer l’ensemble des...
Ethiopia: HIV amongst women
Nazret.com reports that the number of HIV cases amongst women in Ethiopia is rising...l
Senegal: Blogging Mayor Proposes North-South Talks on Migrations
Reflecting on Senegal's drowned migrant crisis and migrations towards the West in general, Robert Sagna, the Mayor of Ziguinchor, Senegal blogs (Fr): “Developed countries (…) build quasi-impenetrable walls through “visas”. Visas (…) are not the right solution. (…) The youth from the South has chosen emigration. It is our responsibility...
Ethiopia: Money for repression
Weichegud!ET Politics comments on Ethiopias receipt of $1billion aid package from the world bank. She writes “See what blocking opposition websites, repressing free speech, jailing the opposition and being an AK-47 wielding goon in a silk tie gets ya? Schweeet”.
