· March, 2008

Stories about Sub-Saharan Africa from March, 2008

South Africa: Suggestions for Muti

  13 March 2008

Mike blogs about Muti: “On Muti one can also vote items down if one disapproves of the content. This is my only concern with Muti. It means that people can club together to vote content down the organic hierarchy resulting in what is being perceived as an elitist ‘clique’ owning...

D.R. of Congo: Mbundu dia Kongo makes a comeback?

  12 March 2008

Richard Kabamba blogs at Forum Realisance [Fr] about the return of Mbundu dia Kongo, a decades’ old political-religious movement based in Bas-Congo province which “now more than ever continues to defy [President] Kabila's authority, powerless in the face of the acts of barbarism, vandalism and anarchy which destabilize the otherwise...

Togo Book Fair

  12 March 2008

Togo-iTunes has photos of a francophone book fair [Fr] at the Librairie Star bookshop in Lome.

Circumcision, a vaccine against AIDS?

In recent years, scientific studies have showed that circumcised men have a dramatically lower risk of contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Many African governments are contemplating encouraging voluntary circumcision alongside more conventional prevention methods. Zied, a Tunisian blogger and public health worker who blogs at zizou from Djerba, tackles this controversial topic.

Moroni Blues, a Comorian musical comedy

  12 March 2008

Vola, a Malagasy blogger living in Paris, writes [Fr] about Moroni Blues, a musical comedy by Comorian writer, Soeuf Elbadawi, which explores love, cosmopolitanism, and ethnic division in the island nation's capital city.

Rwanda: Buying your stolen rear-view mirror

  11 March 2008

Is your rear view mirror stolen? What if you buy it back?: “So how does one handle the rear view mirror situation in Kigali? Well first, I ask the owner of the restaurant to ask his cooks whether they can’t buy the mirrors straight back from the thieves at a...

Africa: Howard's African Fashion Show

  11 March 2008

Recently, there was an African fashion show at Howards University in USA: “Part of the conference included Howard's 4th Annual African Fashion Show. Ladybrille fashion contributor Mojisola Akinyemi gives us a succint summary of her impressions of the looks off the runway.”

Ghana: Dear Kwame Nkrumah…

  11 March 2008

Nwia writes a letter to the first president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah: “I haven't celebrated this huge day in Ghana for a long while. I don't even know how I am going to celebrate it. As you guessed, it's a holiday so most of us are staying at home. Not...

Madagascar: Lessons learned after 3rd severe tropical cyclone in a month

  11 March 2008

Since late January, 3 severe tropical cyclones have affected Madagascar tremendously, the latest being cyclone Jokwe who made landfall in the northern region of Madagascar, destroying 40 homes and leaving 400 people stranded in Nosy-be. The city of Antsiranana was also affected but not as extensively and Jokwe is now...

Zimbabwe: Women beaten on the International Women's Day

  10 March 2008

Zimbabwe women were beaten in the streets in Bulawayo on the International Women's Day, reports This is Zimbabwe: “Please visit the WOZA website and tell them via their comments section how incredible they are, and let them know that you are watching and noting the injustices being perpetrated against them.”

Nigeria: Do you want to buy a blog?

  10 March 2008

Who wants to buy the blog Yomi Says?: “Yes; you read right: Yomi Says is up for sale. Back in August last year, I found out how much my blog was worth then, and the figure was $8,468.10 (N1.05m). Not bad. Well, I just checked again, and the value of...

Nigeria: First African to win heavy weight championship

  10 March 2008

My Pen and My Paper writes about Samuel Peter, the first African to win World Boxing Heavy Weight Championship: “We must not forget that Samuel Peter is (was previously promoted) a Commissioner of Police rank in the Nigerian Police Force. If only he can come home and deal some blows...

South Africa: Web 2.0 on Carte Blanche was horrific

  10 March 2008

Nic is not satisfied with Web 2.0 piece on South African TV program, Carte Blance: “Their piece on Web 2.0 was horrific. Congratulations to Rafiq and Dave for cracking the nod and showing some sense in a show filled with rambling and jumping from topic to topic.”

Malawi: Wireless Networking for Developing Countries

  10 March 2008

Clement writes about a new course at the University of Malawi: “The Short Course on Wireless Networking for Developing Countries which I announced last month was officially opened today by the University of Malawi’s Dean of Engineering, Dr Ben. This course has attracted participants from all over Malawi.”

Zimbabwe: The fight for rural votes

  10 March 2008

Who will win the rural vote in Zimbabwe?: “With an estimated 350-to-400-hundred thousand farm laborers and hundreds-of-thousands more in their families, that fear could cost the opposition votes in rural areas, where ZANU PF's hopes of retaining a parliamentary majority appear to rest.”

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