28 October 2005

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Stories from 28 October 2005

Africa: Debt & resources

Pambazuka News has an essay on “Dispossessing Africa's wealth” “Exactly how much wealth does Africa lose every year? Third World repayments of $340 billion each year flow northwards to service...

Written by Sokari Ekine
28 October 2005

Namibia: Lesbian/Gay rights

Black Star Journal has a report on “fighting homophobia” in Namibia by the Namibia Rainbow Project which has joined with other groups to lobby for rights in the country.

Written by Sokari Ekine
28 October 2005

Nigeria: ICTs

Nigerian blogger, Gbenga welcomes the recognition that the youth in Nigeria and elsewhere are receiving from local technology stakeholders and the birth of a dynamic youth movement around ICT issues...

Written by Sokari Ekine
28 October 2005

Africa: FGM

Mzansi Afrika reports on FGM where she believes “some promising developments have taken place”. One such develoment is “a group of prominent muslim clerics in Somalia have issued a fatwa...

Written by Sokari Ekine
28 October 2005

Zimbabwe: demolitions continue

Sokwanele – Civil Action Support Group - posts on the continued harassement of Zimbabwe's poorest of the poor by the authorities and that demolitions are continuing, as out of desperation,...

Written by Sokari Ekine
28 October 2005

Lebanon: Angry Lebanese Bloggers

The Lebanese bloggers are all angry with the Arabs’ and the American Left wingers’ reactions to the Mehlis report. Raja writes in anger: “The whole Arab world is turning against...

Written by Haitham Sabbah
28 October 2005

Voices from South Africa

South Africa has been painted as being a political wonder, and our transition to democracy is often described as a miracle. The country tries very hard to present an image...

Written by Bronwyn
28 October 2005

Turkmenistan: Independence Day

Like with nearly all things related to Turkmenistan, Independence Day is a surreal affair. neweurasia has the details of this this year's celebration.

Written by Nathan Hamm
28 October 2005

Poland: Troubled Negotiations

the beatroot reports on the troubled negotiations between Poland's Law and Justice and Civic Platform, the latter of which is presidential election runner-up Donald Tusk's party.

Written by Nathan Hamm
28 October 2005

Hungary: '56 Roundup

Hungarian Accent rounds up discussion of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising in the Hungarian blogosphere.

Written by Nathan Hamm
28 October 2005
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