· May, 2006

Stories about Malawi from May, 2006

Voices from Zimbabwe and the Great Lakes

Zimbabwe: The first anniversary of Zimbabwe's notorious “cleanup” operation, Operation Murambatsvina passed recently. There was a marked reticence among Zimbabwean bloggers towards organized commerations. Accoustic Motorbike explains her reasons; Marking...

29 May 2006

Senegal: Immigration as colonization

“No Sarkozy! Immigration does not come from a vacuum,” says (Fr) Semett in a post on French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy's immigration policies. “With centuries of merciless exploitation of subsaharan...

25 May 2006

Malawi: African Hand Cart

Timbuktu Chronicles reports on the the “African HandCart” being built by local carpenters in Malawi...”novelty lies in its use of readily available bicycle wheels and a wooden chassis and body....

19 May 2006

Chad: What is France doing there?

Generation Consciente, Une Autre Afrique asks (Fr) “What is France doing in Chad? In Africa?” and answers: “The day before yesterday, they waved the communist threat to explain France's presence...

18 May 2006

Africa: Clandestine Emigration

Seckasysteme would like to see (Fr) “a summit of West African heads of state so that clandestine emigration can be uprooted and so as to find a durable solution to...

17 May 2006

Voices From Zimbabwe and the Great Lakes

Zimbabwe:A whirlwind tour of Europe by Arthur Mutambara the leader of the “pro-senate” faction of Zimbabwe's oppposition the MDC was the center of the nation's largest “cyber controversies” over the...

15 May 2006

Malawi: remembering Marley

afrika-aphukira remembers May 11th – 25 years since the death of Bob Marley – is it that long ago? Marley's words remain with us and are just as relevant as...

12 May 2006

Malawi: Governance

Anti-Bakili Muluzi criticises the former government of Malawi and states that “Since His Excellency Dr Bingu Wamutharika has engaged his priorities to financially secure and politically protect this nation from...

5 May 2006

Malawi : Life of a midwife

Joanna of Babycatcher, provides more stories of her life as a midwife based in Lilongwe, Malawi. Reading her blog brings the people of Lilongwe to life as well as that...

3 May 2006

Voices from Zimbabwe and the Great Lakes

Zimbabwe: As Nepal celebrated their revolution's success, envious Zimbabwean observers still trapped on the outside of democratic success couldn't hide their aspirations for the same in Zimbabwe. Nepal's revolution got...

1 May 2006