Stories from 28 November 2005
Iran: BBC & a Mistake ?
Hanif Mazroi, a former jailed journalist & active blogger, says BBC made a mistake to say that new director , a cleric, of University of Tehran has no university degree. According to Mazroi he got his PhD in same university. (Link in Persian)
Egypt: Sudanese Protest in Cairo
Youssef and Chiara (Italian) took photos and wrote briefly about the protest by Sudanese migrants against the UNHCR in the middle of Cairo. Almost 500 to 1000 (thanks Youssef) protestors are living in a miserable state since September, protesting their state of limbo. They refuse the return to Sudan and...
Gabon: elections
Chippla's Weblog reports on the Gabon elections which took place yesterday. President Omar Bongo is expected to win. He “is the longest serving ruler on the African continent, having been in power for 38 years”
Ethiopia: US
Ethiopundit writes on the recent state violence in Ethiopia and the complicity of the US as exporters of arms to the Ethiopian government. Arms which are then used on Ethiopian citizens and opposition leaders…..”The War on Terror must be fought with vigor and determination but Ethiopia seems to have slipped...
Burkina Faso: microcredit
Timbuktu Chronicles writes about a successful micro credit scheme at work in Burkina Faso.…”As a member of this credit union network, Jacqueline got a first loan of 430,000 FCFA (C$1,000) in 2000. She duly repaid the loan. This gave her a higher credit rating. In the next three years, the...
Cameroon: Solar light & WiFi
Afromusing writes about a recent initiative in Cameroon that links a solar street light with WiFi and network technology which she suggests could go hand in hand with the $100 computer launched at this years WSIS. One comment on the post is worth mentioning. “It sounds like a good initiative,...
Zimbabwe: election apathy
This is Zimbabwe writes about the lack of participation in Zimbabwe's elections….“I can’t help but be reminded today of the words of Elie Wiesel, winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1986: “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference”. Perhaps mugabe should take note of our apathy...
Africa: anti-corruption
Africa Unchained suggests adopting a “bottom-up” anti-corruption strategy for African countries
SA: AIDS research
Fodder reports on a scheme that uses idle computer time for AIDS research.
SA: Rape victims paid off
Mzansi Afrika reports from South Africa on a rumour that rape victims are being offered financial compensation by families of rapists in lieu of them reporting the rape to the police. “because a lot of people are poor due to unemployment, particularly young people, families of victims often accept the...
Uganda: Museveni dictator?
East African Peripetatic notes that there is no difference between a Ugandan soldier and a Ugandan policeman….”To a lot of people hearing that there is every signs to believe that the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni is a dictator has been a taboo.But now here everything is under soldiers. Now,...
Senegal: Hissene Habre
Senegalise blog SEMEtt comments on the recent detention in Dakar of former Chad President, HISSENE HABRE. The Court of Criminal Appeal in Senegal has yet to rule on his extradition which leaves the whole matter in the hands of Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade.
This week in the African Women’s Blogsphere
November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism on violence against women and children in which women and their organisations organise activities around the world aimed at ending gender violence. Some African women bloggers have been...
China: Water Crisis in Harbin
Harbin, a city in northeast China, has been suspended from water supply for four days due to contamination over its water by spill from a local chemical factory after an explosion. During the period of shortage, which started from Nov 23 and ended yesterday, the water for both livelihood and...
