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1 January 2006

Stories from 1 January 2006

Ethiopia: Arrest of school children

ET Blogs & Diaries reports that Meles Zenawi is now arresting elementary school children…..Even elementary school children have now joined the protest. The joke is that after Meles arrests the...

Written by Sokari Ekine
1 January 2006

Nigeria: Yoruba god

Molara Wood writes about an alternative Christ figure – Ela a Yoruba god….This is Ela, one of the many sculptures to be found in the Osun Grove in Osogbo. Ela...

Written by Sokari Ekine
1 January 2006

Ethiopians in Washington DC

Nazret.com points to an article in the Washington Post on the large Ethiopian community living in the Washington DC..”Hoping to Own the Run-Down Place That's Home“……….More than two-thirds of the...

Written by Sokari Ekine
1 January 2006

Iran: Software for Bloggers

According to Iranian blogger, Khabgard, a new software has been developed to help Iranian bloggers to design their own blogs. This Software, psycho, was developed by Aidin Nasiri . (Persian)

Written by Fred Petrossian
1 January 2006

Unravelling Zimbabwe

Yebo Gogo points to an article in the Sunday Times ” that provides a “crash course in unravelling Zimbabwe…

Written by Sokari Ekine
1 January 2006

Ethiopia: EPRDF self destruct

Ethiopian blogger Satisfy My Soul explains the silent moments away from blogging ……..I spent most of the silent times away from the hustle-and-bustle of Addis life. My location changed like...

Written by Sokari Ekine
1 January 2006

Africa: Happy New Year

African Soul gives thanks that he made it through the “ups and downs” of 2005 ……..On a happy note…. I began to actively blog this year and I made some...

Written by Sokari Ekine
1 January 2006

Malaysia: O-Year-2006!

Malaysians bade farewell to 2005 and ushered in the New Year in joyous celebrations held all over the country. In Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi new year message, he called...

Written by SK Thew
1 January 2006

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