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6 January 2006

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Stories from 6 January 2006

Sierra Leone: refugee band

The Refugee All Star Band was formed by Sierra Leone refugees living in a camp in neighbouring Guinea. SoundRoots reports that the band who toured other refugee camps has now...

Written by Sokari Ekine
6 January 2006

No Longer a Bridge to Caracas

This graphic links to a study developed by Cecal-ULA (a research center at the Universidad de Los Andes in Venezuela) on the likelihood of the collapse of Viaduct 1 and...

Written by Iria Puyosa
6 January 2006

Nigeria: Lagos State bans street traders

Naijablog reports on the banning of street trading by the Lagos State Government which he describes as another “outburst of fantasy politics.” He asks: “Where are these people supposed to...

Written by Sokari Ekine
6 January 2006

Zimbabwe: Disgraceful Bishop

This is Zimbabwe comments on the corrupt activities of the Bishop of Harare, a supporter of Mugabe's ZANU-PF party. “In short, the conduct of this delinquent bishop raises very serious...

Written by Sokari Ekine
6 January 2006

Nigeria: census 2006

Grandiose Parlour comments on the upcoming Nigerian Census – despite having 4 census over the past 50 years, the population of Nigeria is still a mystery! “The 2006 census will...

Written by Sokari Ekine
6 January 2006

Zimbabwe & the African Union

Black Star Journal comments on the African Union finally taking a stance against Mugabe's government…”Last month, the African Commission on Human and People's Rights adopted a resolution denouncing the lamentable...

Written by Sokari Ekine
6 January 2006

Ghana: Dodgy water company

The Trials and Tribulations of a Freshly Arrived Denzian has a rant over Accra's water supply and the South African/Dutch water company brought in to manage Ghana's water supply.

Written by Sokari Ekine
6 January 2006

Music from SA & Benin

Music blog, Benn loxo du taccu posts some music from Benin by Gangbé Brass Band and some Elvis imitation from South Africa.

Written by Sokari Ekine
6 January 2006

Africa: Aid & NGOs

Africa Unchained asks what exactly NGOs are trying to achieve? “If the purpose of aid work is to diminish poverty, the past decade looks like a dramatic failure.”

Written by Sokari Ekine
6 January 2006

Kenya: Un-affirmative action

Bankelele comments on the affirmative action programme that enables rural children to enter schools with lower scores than their urban peers. Parents of urban children are now considering allowing their...

Written by Sokari Ekine
6 January 2006

South AFrica: AIDS orphans

Mzansi Afrika reports on an orphanage in Soweto for children whose parents have died of AIDS. She challenges the South African and world community to think beyond the “days of...

Written by Sokari Ekine
6 January 2006

Jamaica: Maroon festival

The Caribbean Beat Blog notes that the Accompong Maroon Festival is being celebrated today in Jamaica. The maroons are “the descendants of slaves who were freed by the Spanish and...

Written by Georgia Popplewell
6 January 2006

From the Ethiopian Blogosphere

Ethiopia’s growing band of bloggers continued to pile coals on to the heads of their political leaders as 2005 turned into 2006. The country has been in the headlines for...

Written by Andrew Heavens
6 January 2006

Jordan: Who is dead?

I wonder how does one go about prioritizing who gets the #1 headliner spot? Is it based on the most amount of people dead? Or most important death? I know...

Written by Haitham Sabbah
6 January 2006
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