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· 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...

Written by Zimpundit
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...

Written by Alice Backer
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....

Written by Sokari Ekine
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...

Written by Alice Backer
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...

Written by Alice Backer
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...

Written by Zimpundit
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...

Written by Sokari Ekine
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...

Written by Sokari Ekine
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...

Written by Sokari Ekine
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...

Written by Zimpundit
1 May 2006

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