Stories about Somalia from May, 2006
Somalia: Appeal by Women
Marians Blog posts an appeal made by Somali women in 2004 – reminding us once again of the impact of conflict on women and the role women play in nation...
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...
African Diaspora: Victory for Sarkozy's Immigration Law
” [French Interior Minister] Sarkozy's immigration law [CESEDA] passed in the French National Assembly! ” says (Fr) Aimafrica . “For a country like Mali, this could be the beginning of...
Somalia: Warlords and the US
Yebo Gogo points to a White House press briefing which refused to deny the US was backing warlords in Somalia.
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...
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...
Africa: List of French Institutions Specialized in the Continent
Generation Consciente, Une Autre Afrique posts (Fr) a list of French universities, centers, laboratories and other French institutions that specialize in the study of Africa.
Somali/Holland: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Controversial Somali/Dutch MP, Ayaan Hirsi Ali is to leave Dutch politics and move to the US to work for a US conservative think tank
Somalia: Violence in Mogadishu
Yebo Gogo reports on the violence in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. “An alliance of warlords are battling a group that wishes to impose Islamic law in the Horn of...
Somaliland: Historical background
The Voice of Somaliand-Ottawa provides an informative brief historical background to Somaliland and it's relationship with Somalia.
African Diaspora: Hard times for Africans in France and Belgium
Several francophone blogs have tackled African immigrants’ latest tribulations in France and Belgium. Choosing Immigrants Le Pangolin criticizes French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy’s latest round of immigration policies. The blogger...
Somalia: Sharia execution
Farmgal has a report on the public execution of a murderer who is killed by the victims son…
Somalia: Relationship with Ethiopia, Somaliland
Harowo.com has a post on the relationship between Somalia and Ethiopia and Somaliland. On the Somalia parliment they write..”The so called Somali parliament in Baidoa is no more than singing...
