16 November 2005

Stories from 16 November 2005

The Week That Was – Bolivian Blogs

  16 November 2005

The date was June 2002, the last time Bolivia held Presidential elections, and the Bolivian blogosphere had yet to sprout. One of the true trailblazers of this internet community, Barcelona-based Miguel Esquirol, was one of the few that was even blogging at the time. In his blog El Forastero, he...

Costa Rica: Anti-CAFTA Strike Tomorrow

  16 November 2005

Costa Rica Blogs warns that there will be a protest beginning tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Central Park against the Central American Free Trade Agreement. Dean Córnito wrote an open letter to George W. Bush last week about his comment to President Pachecho that he “take his time” in ratifying...

Brazil: Salvador and San Francisco

  16 November 2005

Sangroncito explains why he splits his time between San Francisco in the U.S. and Salvador in Brazil. The National Rifle Association of America, meanwhile, explains why it thinks Brazil is wiser than San Francisco.

Jordan: Terror in the digital domain

  16 November 2005

Zeid Nasser calls to unite to denounce the actions of terror groups, also to be vigilante on the Internet, keeping an eye open to subversive and suspicious activities. “It's the least, we the Internet community, can do, Zeid said.”

Jordan: Jordanians Disapprove Al-Qaida

  16 November 2005

Natasha says that almost two thirds of Jordanians have changed their views of Al-Qaida for the worse following suicide bombings against Amman hotels. She feels very sad and extremely frustrating that it took an attack in Amman for some Jordanians to change their views about Alqaeda terrorism.

Nigeria author writing prize

  16 November 2005

Musings of a Naijaman reports that Nigerian author of Purple Hibiscus, Chimamanda Adichie has been shortlisted for the “John Llewellyn Prize for “fine young writers early in their careers from biographers, novelists and historians to travel writers, dramatists and poets”.

Rwanda

  16 November 2005

African Woman has been spending some time in the US and wonders why 10 years after the event Americans are so “interested”in Rwanda….”Why is the US suddenly so revved up? Hotel Rwanda, the movie. Apparently, if you want to mainstream an idea/story/concept in the US today, you don't push it...

Uganda: arrest of Besigye

  16 November 2005

Bazungu Bucks reports on the recent arrest and detention of Uganda opposition leader, Kizza Besigye. “Museveni is desperate and drunk with power. He is ready to kill or get killed in order to remain in power. He is also closing the Monitor newspaper again! People used to think that people...

Brand Africa

  16 November 2005

White African posts on yet another “country” survey, this time “countries as brands”. In the outdoor section there are three African countries, Egypt, South Africa and Kenya.

Zimbabwe: evictions

  16 November 2005

The Bearded Man has various reports from Zimbabwe – Mugabe dishing out free maize ahead of a local by-election and evicts 250 people despite a court order to the contrary.

Kenya: johnson-sirleaf

  16 November 2005

Mentalacrobatics congratulates Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on winning the Liberian elections and more…. “Congratulations to the people of Liberia the latest example that, despite the hype, democratic elections do work in Africa”.

South London: poet

  16 November 2005

Obifromsouthlondon – Soul on Ice – gets into a mellow mood with some poetry “8 million stories” “I see her in a distance, walking towards me, slow paced, autum leaves twirling around her feet. My black queen, glorious in her grace and splendour. Her love, my citadel of African bliss...

Kenya – Rugby

  16 November 2005

For rugby lovers only – ThinkersRoom reminisces about Haka, Tana Umaga, scrums, props and lineups – thats rugby to you and I – if you still dont know what rugby is all about TR provides a “beginners guide”.

Marrakech film festival

  16 November 2005

Senegalese blog SEMEtt (the Black Spark) reports that there are no black African films being presented at the 5th Marrakech (Morocco) Film Festival. In fact there is only one African film “El Ayel ” (the kid of Tangier) of the Morrocan Moumen Smihi.” He accuses the festival organisers of being...