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 10 year olds, the next protesters will be kindergarten children. The world leaders like Blair and Bush seem to be...
Nigeria: end of year thoughts
Chippla's writes on some final thoughts of politics in Nigeria in 2005…”Nobody is indispensable in Nigeria not even the President“
Zimbabwe: Best blog stories
The Paradise Lost Podcast links to the Zimbabwean blogs of 2005 and the best of the year's stories..
Nigeria: holiday books
Soul on Ice has a year end review of some holiday readings and a Happy New Year to all.
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 is the equivalent of Jesus Christ in the Yoruba pantheon of the gods”
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 renters in this crumbling, 31-unit building are immigrants from Ethiopia. Most started out staying with relatives or friends, then worked...
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)
Unravelling Zimbabwe
Yebo Gogo points to an article in the Sunday Times ” that provides a “crash course in unravelling Zimbabwe…
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 PM Mele’s definition of democracy. I was all over the remote south with brief appearances to Arba-Minch and Awassa. I...
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 positive changes in my life…. and I felt better about who I am…people will always be the same, you dont...
Africa Quiz
Ethan's My Heart's in Accra has a fun Africa Quiz for the New Year
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 on the people to work with the government to resolve problems impeding greater national prosperity through their preparedness, understanding and...