Stories from 15 December 2005
Nigeria: aviation sector
Chippla continues is expose of the Nigerian aviation industry……”Sosoliso Airlines, which was involved in a recent crash and Chanchangi Airlines. The fact that Chanchangi Airlines had remained flying all this while is nothing short of shocking. Without a doubt, it would easily earn the unenviable title of being ‘the most...
Nigeria: Credit
Timbaland of Nigeria writes about the newly available credit to Nigerian citizens..…”The Nigerian economy is fast becoming an advanced one with the inevitable e-commerce boom coming up soon and the consolidation exercise, the outlook of the future is bright. Extending credit to the general Nigerian populace would have been looked...
South Africa: Gay marriage
Fodder from South Africa reports on the move towards gay marriage in the country. “Firstly a large part of the argument against gay marriage is that it'll weaken marriage as a union between two people. But lets be honest here – marriage is already in crisis and thus far it...
Kenya: going home
Moving Back Home (to Nairobi) is still learning and observing life in Nairobi for the 20 and 30 somethings…”did i mention that i LOVE nairobi. i LOVE nairobi. something about this place that allows you to simply be.”
Somalialand – Somalia
The Voice of Somaliland Diaspora – Ottawa provides a brief historical explanation of the Somaliland/Somalia issue and accuses Somalia of crying crocodile tears for the revival of the doomed union of the two provinces/countries. If you are not familiar with the history of the two countries this piece is very...
Ethiopia: Meles and Jackie Brown
Ethiopundit puts Jackie Brown to the test against Meles and his gang, the violence in Ethiopia and the European Union.…”The obvious point is of course that like the cops in the movie, the EU is far more interested in defending the helpless of any kind than Ordell or Meles are....
Titanic Express massacre
Agathon Rwasa demands justice over the Titanic Express massacre 5 years ago….”On December 28th 2000, twenty-one unarmed civilians, including Arthur Kabunda, Ibrahim Mugabo, Judith Nduwayo, Laetitia Mbyeyinzima, Charlotte Wilson and Richard Ndereyimana were massacred after their bus was ambushed at Mageyo, close to the Burundian capital Bujumbura. The attackers opened...
Nigeria: GV 05
Soul on Ice blogs on last Saturday's GV summit with some “cool” photos! (Had to put this one in) “I had the honour and privilege last weekend of attending the Global Voices 2005 London Summit thanks to the Sokari Ekine (okrasoup/black looks). Great Lady and an inspiration. To say it...
Iran: Ahmadinejad & Israel
Hoder, a Toronto based blogger, says Ahmadinejad and some other conservative personalities like Keyhan (persian) newspaper's editor are following an anti Isareli line for following reasons: 1- Ahmadinejad is trying to distract his base from the promises he'd given about improving people's living standard and distributing the oil revenue equally...
Bangladesh: A terrible history
Bangladesh: A terrible history
Nepal: SC on student leader
Nepal: SC on student leader
Nepal: Kingly Peace
Nepal: Kingly Peace
Nepal: Kingly Peace
Nepal: Kingly Peace
India: Race riots in Australia
India: Race riots in Australia
India: Outsourcing and India
India: Outsourcing and India
The Iraqi Elections-A Blogger Analysis
By the time you begin reading this polls will have opened in Iraq. In 15 other countries expatriate voting began on Tuesday. Iraqis spent a tense and quiet night waiting for dawn. However amid warnings (proven now false) of a mass poisoning of the water system, multiple candidate assasinations, and...
South Asia: From the Blogosphere
South Asia: From the Blogosphere
Poland: Where the Past Never Dies
the beatroot reports that charges against General Wojciech Jaruzeski are being prepared connected to actions he took during the country's period of martial law. He and many Poles argue that his declaration of martial law saved the country from a Soviet invasion.
Bulgaria: Painful Holiday
Nomad Notes reports that, in order to cut down on fireworks-related injuries on New Year's, national radio is airing clips asking people to be safe this year.
Armenia: Blogging in Armenia
Onnik Krikorian discusses the state of blogging in Armenia and how he came to be hooked on blogging.
Armenia & Azerbaijan: Reality of a Nonexistent Country
Life as I see it carries an essay about the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region on the realities of a nonexistent (in a legal sense) country.
