Stories from 6 February 2006
Ethiopia: Analysis
Ethiopian Politics points to an analysis of the situation in Ethiopia by Professor Professor Terrence Lyons and published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Zimbabwe: Morgan Tsvangirai deported
Yebo Gogo reports that Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was deported from Zambia, allegedly for using a false name
Burkina Faso: removal of cotton subsidies by US
Keith from under the acacias reports on the removal of cotton subsidies by the US which he believes will be positive for Africa in general and in this case Burkina...
Introduction to Russian Blogosphere
Everyone in Russia seems to have a LiveJournal, and that huge, cacophonous Russian-language playground (and, often, a battleground) dwarfs what would otherwise be considered a pretty sizable English-language blogosphere. So...
Trinidad & Tobago: Carnival designer
Nicholas Laughlin reports on a lecture by Carnival designer Peter Minshall, an artist he ranks “in the select company of [C. L. R] James, [V. S] Naipaul, [Derek] Walcott, [Lloyd]...
Arab Bloggers Take on Danish Cartoons
As the debate rages on over the publication of controversial cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, Arab bloggers are reacting with their own take on the...
USVI: Stock Exchange proposed
Frank Barnako reports that the idea of US Virgin Islands Stock Exchange is being considered.
Jamaica, Israel: Forever lovin’ Bob
The Caribbean Beat Blog links to a travelogue by Bob Marley expert Roger Steffens which covers Steffens’ recent trip to Israel, where he “discovers the importance of Bob's message of...
Bermuda: Massacred in Sharjah
Beyond the Test World reports that the fortunes of the Bermuda cricket team on their tour of the United Arab Emirates have gone from bad to worse.
Aruba: Carnival update
ArubaGirl fills us in on the Carnival goings-on in Aruba, where the Tumba contest, the Prince and Pancho contest and the pre-selection for the Calypso and Roadmarch and Child Carnival...
Caribbean: Plantains & film
The Caribbean Beat Blog links to a NY Times article about an ingenious new plantain peeler, and reports that the 1957 film “Island in the Sun”, which was filmed in...
Caribbean: where to put “Caribbean”?
“A little while ago, I corrected someone who called me “a writer of Caribbean science fiction.” I said that it would be more accurate to call me a Caribbean writer...
Caribbean: Countdown to Cricket World Cup
The West Indies Cricket Blog notes on February 4 that there are “exactly 400 days left until the opening ceremony of World Cup 2007“
The African women’s blogsphere this week
Her love of her country notwithstanding, Rombo the Rambler agonises on how a ‘country that has so much potential gets it so wrong so often’ despite the ‘intelligent, forward-thinking, grounded...
Voices From Zimbabwe and the Great Lakes
Zimbabwe: Inflation continues to rule the day in Zimbabwe where they recently introduced a 50,000 dollar note in a bid to help hauling the country's porous currency around. Ironically, said...
