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9 September 2005

Stories from 9 September 2005

Uganda: War ‘nearly over’

Uganda CAN reports an announcement by Ugandan military spokesman Shaban Bantariza, to the effect that the war against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the north of the country is...

Written by Luisetta Mudie
9 September 2005

Nigeria: A question of ethnicity

Chippla blogs about a decision by the Nigerian government to remove questions relating to ethnicity and religion from questionnaires in the forthcoming census.

Written by Luisetta Mudie
9 September 2005

Nigeria: Spam scenario

Irregular Webcomic sets the imaginary scene for all those Nigerian spam e-mails that have plagued inboxes over the last few years.

Written by Luisetta Mudie
9 September 2005

Ethiopia: Call for democracy

Ethiopundit compares the situation of his compatriots under the government of Meles Zenawi with that of black South Africans under apartheid.

Written by Luisetta Mudie
9 September 2005

Kyrgyzstan: A different perspective

Peace Corps volunteer Courtney Calvin feels distant from the emotion of Katrina with no moving images and 24-hour news programming to feed it, and reflects upon life “in the news...

Written by Luisetta Mudie
9 September 2005

Afghanistan: Four die in suicide blast

Afghan Warrior reports on the deaths of four people in a suicide attack the southern province of Helmand. A government spokesman said Taliban insurgents had intended it to blow up...

Written by Luisetta Mudie
9 September 2005

Ukraine: Political commentary

Orange Ukraine rounds up different shades of comment on the Ukraine's political crisis following the mass sacking of government ministers by President Viktor Yushchenko.

Written by Luisetta Mudie
9 September 2005

Russia: European security

Nathan wishes, via Registan, that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) would stand up to Russia's petulant demands.

Written by Luisetta Mudie
9 September 2005

Argentina: Protest Against George W. Bush

Expat Argentina says it's hypocritical of the Kirchner government to allow today's protest against George W. Bush, who will be attending the Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata,...

Written by David Sasaki
9 September 2005

China: More Yahoo! Reactions

Yahoo Hong Kong's turnover of subscriber information that helped result in journalist Shi Tao's conviction continues to draw comment. Angry Chinese Blogger provides a link to the Chinese text and...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
9 September 2005

Malaysia: Patriotism

Kenny of kennysia.com writes a long, heartfelt, and much commented-on post on loving Malaysia: “Be proud . . . Just don't love it blindly.”

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
9 September 2005

Thailand: Youthful Dangers

Steve at Thai-blogs.com describes the dangers facing Thai youth — moto-racing, inter-college rivalry and freshman parties — and wonders why lax school administrators aren't punished.

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
9 September 2005

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