Stories about Somalia from March, 2006
Africa: We Can't Blame Everything on the West
Le Pangolin writes (FR): “So long as we fail to entertain critiques of our destructive ways, we will always be dominated by the West. Imagine for a moment all Africans...
Buying In, Selling Out or Scraping By: Francophone African Bloggers on Social Mobility and Education
School on Hold While Mom Scrapes By Carine. Courtesy Tony Katombe. Le Blog du Congolais shares (FR) the touching story of Carine, a 22 year-old from the DRC with an...
From Darfur to Avian Flu: Views from the Horn of Africa and Sudan
The Darfur crisis continues to dominate the English-speaking Sudanese blogosphere. The blog Coalition for Darfur quotes a World Food Program (WFP) report, which tells of rations of pulses, sugar and...
Somalia: Waris Dirie – IWD
Girl in the Meadow celebrates IWD by honouring Waris Dirie, a Somali model who campaigns against FGM.
Views from the Horn of Africa and Sudan
The Ethiopian blogosphere has been awash with discussions spanning a variety of topics. Politically focused Ethiopian blogs such as Ethiopundit and Ethiopian Paradox continue in their tradition of providing thought...
Somalia: Smugglers
Coalition for Darfur points to a Reuters report on 63 Somalis who were forced overboard from smugglers boat on its way to Yemen.