Stories from 9 February 2006
India: Living with HIV
India: Living with HIV
Nigeria: Cheap Chinese products
On a lighter mode comments on the cheap prices of Chinese products and “thanks God for China” but wonders “will Africa continue to be consumers of goods produced elsewhere?”
Kenya: Anglo Leasing
Kenyan Musings adds her voice to the Anglo-Leasing scandal in Kenya.…”We need food aid for 4 million Kenyans, yet, the cabinet thinks that sending a mace to London to be...
Kenya: thoughts on Samburu Land
Afromusings posts her thoughts on a recent article in the N Y Times Magazine on Samburu Land which is in northern Kenya – a place she has recently visited.
Ethiopia: The economy of revolutionary democracy
Ethiopundit is serializing over a number of posts, Chapter 16: The Economy of “Revolutionary Democracy” from Dr. Theodore Vestal's remarkable book Ethiopia: A Post-Cold War African State.
Somalia: Empty airports
Work 4 Change comments on the “forgotten flag” of Somalia which s/he came across in the empty airport in Garowe “There is NO OFFICES or people to welcome you or...
DRC soccer federation
Black Star Journal comments on the failure of the The DRC's soccer federation to inform their player LuaLua on the death of his son for over two weeks.
Ethiopia: jailing of pregnant journalist
The Passion of the Present reports on the jailing of “A pregnant reporter has been jailed in Ethiopia for more than two weeks”…..”Press freedom advocates have criticised the arrest without...
Cameroon: bilingualism
Cameroon blog Scribbles from the den reflects on Cameroon’s National Bilingualism Day – “Yes, that is the real Cameroon where the English language and English Speaking Cameroonians are treated like...
Ghana: bird flu in Nigeria
The Trials and Tribulations of a Freshly Arrived Denzien comments on the outbreak of Avian flu in Nigeria which he says shows Africa is a high risk from the disease.
Afghanistan: Danish Cartoons!
Afghan Lord reports on demonstrations in Afghanistan over the Danish Muhammad cartoons.”
Nigerian Blogs round-up
The Nigerian blogosphere this week is again not unconnected to the ungoing MTN African Cup of Nations (Egypt 2006).
Argentina: Los Gauchos Gay
Andrés Duque writes that the Latin American release of Brokeback Mountain is inspiring new reflection of sexuality and homosexuality in Argentina.
Iraq: Childrens Games
Baghdad Treasure is shocked how Iraqi children's games have turned into enactments of the violence seen on the streets of Baghdad: “I remember seeing Yousif imitating a security contractor guarding...
Nepal: Elections, The King and Khatmandu
Nepal: Elections, The King and Khatmandu
Puerto Rico: Closer to Latin America?
RazaTaina is intrigued by the assertion by the widow of Puerto Rican independence activist Filiberto Ojeda that Puerto Rico considers itself more a part of Latin America than the US....
Bahamas: Hindered by colonialism
Colonialism still hinders the Bahamas, writes Andrew Allen. “For so long as a royal face is on our money and our Governors General continue to bow on our behalf before...
An Orange Prank
Petro of Petro's Jotter reports on an unlikely prank: the highway sign at the entrance to Kyiv – a 3-D word ‘Kyiv’ in huge letters and the Soviet-time ‘hero city’...
China Is 80 Years Behind
Simon World points to an amusing new study published in People's Daily (the official propagand mouthpiece of the Chinese government) today. The study, conducted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences,...
All Yahoo!'s Fault?
The Western media are condemning Yahoo! again for handing over the personal account information of Li Zhi to the Chinese government. Li Zhi was sentenced to 8 years in jail...
Landing at the Iraqi Blogodrome
When I agreed to do this column I was thinking – “well this can't be too bad” – “there is a level amount of new stuff posted every week” –...
