16 January 2006

Stories from 16 January 2006

Iran: Martin Luther King

  16 January 2006

Fanous, a collective Iran based blog, has honoured memory of Dr.Martin Luther King by publishing several postings about him. For Fanous, Dr.Luther King was and is a real symbol of non violent political opposition.Persian

Iran: Data Centers

  16 January 2006

Iran based Hezbollah blogger, Morteza va Ma, reports an article from Computer Javan (Young computer, magazine):” In World Summit on information society in Tunisia, USA monopolized internet without any war! Iranian presence didn’t have any meaningful presence. Blogger says in Iran , to be able to face US Internet monopoly...

Israel: Imagine!

  16 January 2006

You know what is makin’ me mad? Anyone and everything that has to do with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is makin’ me mad. That includes Palestinians, Israelis, Jordanians, Egyptians, Lebanese, Syrians . . .oh, fine, the entire Middle East . . . the cocky-headed United Nations, the EU, Canada, the United...

Iraq: Fuel prices

  16 January 2006

Ongoing shortages of fuel and constant attacks on oil refineries are causing abrupt increases in official fuel prices as well as price hikes on the black market in the capital, Baghdad. A litre of poor quality petrol is now being sold informally for as much as US $1. Many drivers...

Iraq: Folksy Games

  16 January 2006

Iraqi girls kids have many things to play if you ask any girl kid in Iraq about folksy songs you will see every girl know many songs, so how do they know these songs? Children's Voice from Iraq tells us all about that.

Somalia: Security

  16 January 2006

Harowo.com, News and Commentary from Somalia points to a report in the Asian Times on security and warloads in the capital Mogadishu

South Africa: infected blood

  16 January 2006

South African blog, Childish – Kodachrome Maybellene posts on a worrying report that blood donated in the Western Cape is not subject to the same standards of control as in other regions which may result in some HIV infected blood entering the system.

Kenya: Woman boxer

  16 January 2006

Bankelele posts some advice on buying stocks, the price of veggies in Kenya resulting in him being served cabbage with his fish lunch and one to watch…. Kenyan boxer Congestina Achieng who is looking for a fight with Lelia Ali if she is able to get the right management behind...

Kenya: poor woman's printing press

  16 January 2006

Kenyan Pundit writes a response to an article in Kenyan Daily Nation, on the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) campaign against misuse of public resources by government officials. Her reply was turned down by the Nation's editor so she has reproduced it on her blog“. Blog = poor...

Nigeria: portable loos

  16 January 2006

Timbuktu Chronicles points to a company called DMT Toilets who are manufacturing much needed portable loos in Nigeria.…. . “Motivated by the recognition that there are fewer than 500 functional public toilets in Nigeria , and that the vast majority of these toilets are poorly maintained and inadequate. ” Unbelievable...

Nigeria: Muson Center

  16 January 2006

Teju Cole is still writing about his experiences during his recent visit to Nigeria. Here he writes on the “Muson Center. “Muson was founded in the 1980s, and has since that time come to play a leading role in the musical and theatrical life of the country.” As usual this...

Uganda: press censorship

  16 January 2006

Africa Blogs comments on Uganda's press censorship….”MUSEVENI'S REGIME in Uganda has withdrawn accreditation to a Canadian Journalist, Mr Blake Lambert, who reports for The Economist, The Washington Times, and The Christian Science Monitor, and reduced the accreditation of BBC Correspondent”

Ethiopia: Pan-African e-Network

  16 January 2006

Friends of Ethiopia reports that Ethiopia is to become the first beneficary of India's “Pan-African e-Network Project – that aims at dispensing benefits of tele-education and tele-medicine to 53 countries of the African Union.”