Stories from 27 January 2006
Chad: Fate of Habre decided.
Ethiopia Watch reports that the AU has decided on the fate of Habre, ex dictator of Chad. They will “form a committee of African jurists to decide within six months...
China: Center of the Universe
Musing Under The Tenement Palm takes issue with a Reuters headline that conflates ancient Central Asia with China on a story about ancient cliff paintings in Altay. “Altay lies in...
Mali: WSF
TerraViva has an interview with Malian author and social activist, Dr Aminata Dramane Traoré at the World Social Forum in Bamako, Mali……”the most important aim is to reach people where...
Somaliland: AU luxury on the Nile
The Voice of Somaliland Diaspora-Ottawa asks if African leaders remember the “cries of the hungry children as the savior on French gourmet”. As the dine on the banks of the...
China, North Korea: SEZ Who?
Matthew Stinson has serious doubts about North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's apparent toying with China-style Special Economic Zones (SEZs): “The larger problem is that Kim is unlikely to allow the...
Rwanda: Holocaust Memorial Day
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day in Rwanda. Rwandan Survivors remembers and writes “t is a time to look to the future. We should not forget the atrocities that have occurred...
Nigeria: blog on ethnicity
New Nigerian blog EthnicLoft created to ……” to serve as an online “watering-hole” for ethnic people worldwide. It is primarily a blog on issues relating to ethnicity, tradition, and culture....
African Union: election of chairperson
Adventures of a Retired Traveller reports on the election of President Sassou-Nguesso of the Republic of Congo as Chair of the AU….Sassou-Nguesso has faced criticism during his time in power,...
Puerto Rico: Taking the mickey out of a PSA
A slogan in a public restroom inspires (ES) Shery to mount a mischievous campaign satirizing the public-service campaign “¿Qué nos pasa, Puerto Rico?” (“What's happening to us, Puerto Rico?”).
Argentina: Madres de Plaza de Mayo End Marches
Ian discusses the end of the Thursday marches of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo. The mothers of victims of Argentina's 1976-1983 military dictatorship had marched weekly in search of...
Caribbean: Does “pre-Columbian” also mean Chinese?
JT at the Caribbean Beat Blog writes about the “ancient-looking map” which turned up last month, suggesting that a Chinese admiral may have visited the Caribbean before Columbus.
Caribbean: Musical collaborations
The Dancehall Blog notes some of the collaborations happening between artists from different Caribbean islands. Among those involved in inter-island projects are Kevin Lyttle of St. Vincent and the Grenadines,...
Introduction to Ukrainian Blogosphere
Only a few Ukraine-based English-language blogs were around when the 2004 mass protests began, and, just like Ukraine in those exciting days, they received lots of unexpected attention. Some of...
Iraq: Konfused Kid
Konfused Kid publishes a couple of posts that did not make it to his NY Times blog. Here is a taster: “all of a sudden, people started to scuttle inside...
Iran: Blogger in Jail!
Arash Sigarchi is a journalist with Irane ma, an Iran based Persian online journal and a blogger. First Arash was arrested and charged with insulting the leader, collaborating with the...
Ecuador: Student Protests Grow Larger
After Morgan encountered the tear gas of riot police, Jonathan now says that schools were closed today in Quito after the size of student protests has increased.
Latin America: Festival de Blogs 2005
Festival de Blogs 2005 (ES) is a wiki that links to blogs that participated in “blog festivals” in which participants agree to write about a particular theme. Some of last...
The Race to Wire Brazil
The $100 laptop (previously covered here at Global Voices) isn’t the only contender out there designed to bring personal computers into the lives of a broader spectrum of Brazilian society,...
Colombia: Rise of Paramilitary Political Influence
Adam Isacson runs through last week and explains the political gains made by paramilitarists in Colombia.
South Asia: Listening to the Blogs
South Asia: Listening to the Blogs
