Stories from 20 January 2006
Nigeria: Poetry
Molara Wood has an excerpt from a novel by British/Ghanian poetNii Ayikwei Parkes – a novel in progress.
Ethiopia: thoughts on motherhood
Weichegud! ET Politics comments on an interview she watched on US TV with actress Felicity Huffman who recently became a mother. Huffman through the spanner in the works by coming out and saying first she resents being asked if motherhood is the greatest thing that ever happened to her and...
Malawi: Giving birth
Babycatcher - midwife based in Malawi writes movingly on the death of a 17 year old woman during child birth…..“The 17-year-old mother died under our noses and now I’m trying to provide hope and help by giving cans of formula. One word – inadequate.”
DRC: Patrice Lumumba
The Trials & Tribulations of a Freshly-Arrived Denizen reminds us that we should not forget Patrice Lumumba...”Today, I say SHAME to Belgium for having killed this man, and SHAME to the US for having had a President under the name of Eisenhower who ordered his death because of the distorted...
South Africa: 4 years in London
One Afrikan celebrates 4 years of living in London.….”If anything, the past 4 years have been something of a pilgrimage, and with any pilgrimage (not that I’ve done one mind) there is a sense of satisfaction that starts surfacing as you start feeling that the pilgrimage itself is worth it.”
Eritrea: Press freedom
EMDHR from Eritrea writes on the lack of press freedom in Eritrea….”Nowadays, in Eritrea, the government in power controls the mass media. Newspapers, radio and television stations are predominantly government owned or censored. As a result of this, an atmosphere of phobia and lack of interest is created among journalists...
Malawi: Impeachment withdrawn
Anti-Bakili Muluzi reports on the move by a MP to withdraw the impeachment notice against President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi
Mixed musings from Southern Africa
There's never a dull moment in South African politics. It's January and we already have our first political scandal of the year. Every political scandal gets a name – most of them ending in “gate”. Last year we had Travelgate (MP's scamming the parliamentary travel voucher scheme), Oilgate (ruling party...
Views from the Horn of Africa
The blogosphere in the Horn of Africa and Sudan has been awash with discussions spanning the realms of culture and politics. One common feature, which seems to have arisen amongst Ethiopian bloggers is their lack of sympathy for the ruling government of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Ethiopian Paradox, a thought...
Bermuda: Commentary & cloning
The Limey abandons the idea of guest contributors and invites readers instead to send in their comments by e-mail. He's already received two responses. And Valentine Michael Smith announces that Bermuda is to launch an official program of cloning.
Caribbean: Introducing Indigo Leaf magazine
Karen Walrond unveils her ambitious new venture, a Salon.com type web site called Indigo Leaf magazine featuring work by writers and artists previously unpublished in the US.
Bahamas: House arrest
“At the time of this writing a convicted murderer escaped from the prison is still on the loose in Nassau and our son and I are at home with the doors locked,” writes Lynn Sweeting in a post highly critical of prison conditions and the state of the police force...
Grenada: Day of protest
YingYang reports that today, trade unions in Grenada will be observing a day of protest in reaction to a Reconstruction Levy being imposed by the government. The bus associations are also expected to participate. For the benefit of Grenadians living outside of the country, YingYang emphasizes that the country is...
Jamaica: Homosexuality & politics
Stunner attempts to set the record straight on Jamaica's attitude toward homosexuality. “Yes homosexuality is illegal in Jamaica,” he says “and it ought to remain like that! Like me most Jamaicans believe that it is wrong, immoral and nasty!” And Scratchie offers an overview of the political scene.
Dominican Republic: Country's first podcast coming soon
Remolacha.net announces that the Dominican Republic's first podcast will be coming soon.
Iran: Stencils of Islamic Revolution
Iran graffiti exposes a couple of stencils (Persian) of Islamic Revolution on the walls. There are images of Khomeini & Beheshti.
