Stories from 4 January 2006
Guyana: Islamic audio
Guyanese Islamic blogger Qays’ maintains an audio download page on his site featuring talks and lectures on Islamic matters recorded at various locations in Guyana. The latest addition is a Khutba on sacrifice recorded at Queenstown Masjid.
Peru: New Blog Aggregator
Blogofilia (ES) is a new Peruvian aggregator which selects about five posts each day from around the Peruvian blogosphere.
Jamaica: Crime and double standards
Discussing crime in Jamaica — which had some 1,700 murders in 2005 — LandFall identifies the tendency to “compartmentalize behaviour” as one of the main culprits, and points out a number of common double standards, including relaxed attitudes towards rape and incest and the condoning of violence against gays.
Trinidad & Tobago: Zoo Visit
Karen Walrond visits the zoo in Trinidad and posts some gorgeous photos of a few of the residents.
El Salvador: 2005 Statistics and 2006 Predictions
Tim has some statistics to remember 2005 while Hunnapuh offers 20, mostly satirical, prophecies (ES) for 2006 including the introduction of 3 liter sodas and that the U.S. will have a larger Salvadoran population than El Salvador.
The Week That Was – Bolivian Blogs
Now the dust has settled following the historic elections of December 18, the Bolivian blogsophere continues with reactions, concerns and hope. Bolivian bloggers are being asked to add thoughts and commentary to a subject rapidly gaining a worldwide following. Miguel Centellas of Ciao! and Jim Shultz of Blog from Bolivia...
Nigeria: Gay activist banned
CyBlug, Nigerian blog reports that the Anglican Church of Nigeria has disowned gay activist, Davis Mac-Iyalla following last months meeting of gay and lesbian Anglicans in Abuja.
Kenya: Trivia
For the “trivia people” Kenyan Pundit points to BBC's 100 things you didnt know this time last year!
Africa: Changes?
Ethiopia Watch wonders whether “change is afoot in Africa” ……First, there is recent news of people aiming to overthrow the leader of Chad. Yesterday, African leaders condemned the leader of Zimbabwe. Today, there is news of campaign aiming to unseat the leader of Uganda and now the BBC says the...
Egypt: Eviction and killing of Sudanese refugees
Passion of the Present has a roundup of media reports on the eviction of Sudanese refugees by the Egyptian government that resulted in the death of 256 people
Nigeria: IP address blocked
Nigerian blogger, Emmanuel Oluwatosin’s Thought Line.., reports on the blocking of Nigeria's IP address by “Go Daddy Software” …..”The company took this decision based on a survey carried out by its fraud department, which identified Nigeria as a country where there was a high incidence of fraud. The development came...
Zimbabwe in 2005
Cry Beloved Zimbabwe reveiws the year in Zimbabwe which he describes as Annus Horribillis…..Amongst the events that made 2005 unbearable for Zimbabweans was the destruction of homes and livelihoods of 2.7 million people during the still ongoing operation murambatsvina (Shona for drive out filth). The split of the only viable...
Congo: International aid
Breaking Hearts in the Heart of Darkness by aid worker in the Congo adds her commentary to the article by Paul THEROUX on ” international aid to the third world“……My problem with the article is that its assumptions that aid has not worked and that more aid will not work...
Ethiopia:Mekele Martyr's Monument
Ethiopundit comments on the meaning of monuments which he says “Monuments reflect in any society how its builders want themselves and history to be remembered and interpreted” in particularly he mentions the Mekele Martyr's Monument and discusses it's meaning for the people of Ethiopia.
Zimbabwe; Hope in 2006
Hope in Zimbabwe in 2006 is the New Year post by This is Zimbabwe who laments on the closing down of fellow Zimbabwean blogger, Abolish the Mugabe Regime……I have signed all my posts on this blog under the pseudonym ‘Hope’, and I guess the fact that I carry on writing...
Africans in Australia
African Refugees asks “what will you do to help the African refugees in Australia this year?”
Nigeria: Family expectations
As Nneka's World – Confessions of the mind nears her 25th birthday she considers her life and the conflict in expectations between her and her parents, friends and family – ….Why do we African’s think that to be complete you have to be married or engaged? I really don’t know,...
Cuba: Fidel Castro's House on Google Earth
Rui Ferreira of the Miami Herald describes the small controversy on Google Earth surrounding the exact location of Fidel Castro's house in Cuba. George of The Real Cuba has screenshots of what he claims is Castro's house along with other sensitive locations around Cuba.
Ukraine: Turkmen Gas Deal
Ukraine has cut a new deal to buy gas from Turkmenistan. The trick, as foreign notes reports, is in how it gets to Ukraine.
Turkmenistan: Ukraine Gas Negotiations
neweurasia reports that the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute has changed the nature of Ukraine-Turkmenistan gas negotiations.
Kyrgyzstan: Azamat Speaks
Mountains of Heaven has the first in what could become a series of Kyrgyz wisdom from 65 year old Azamat. His first bit of wisdom covers the inadequacies of Americans.
