4 January 2006

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...

5 January 2006

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...

5 January 2006

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...

5 January 2006

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.

4 January 2006

Kenya: Trivia

For the “trivia people” Kenyan Pundit points to BBC's 100 things you didnt know this time last year!

4 January 2006

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...

4 January 2006

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...

4 January 2006

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...

4 January 2006

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...

4 January 2006

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...

4 January 2006

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...

4 January 2006

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 –...

4 January 2006

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.

4 January 2006

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.

4 January 2006