Stories from 2 June 2006
Cameroon: Dual Citizenship
Scribbles from the Den discusses the issue of dual citizenship in Cameroon and asks “Can Cameroon – a country which proudly celebrates its newfound HIPC (Heavily Indebted Poor Country) status – afford a development policy which shuts out some of its most resourceful and skilled citizens on the spurious claim...
Nigeria: Finance minister
Nigeria, What's New comments on an interview with woman of the moment,Nigeria's finance minister, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and asks “Where was the Finance Minister when her colleague, the inspector general of police was stealing £100M from funds allocated from the treasury? Who are the unaccountable state governors? Which states did...
Nigeria: Price of Ignorance
Ijeuman's Diary comments on the “price of ignorance” in Nigeria from the ban on homosexuality, to the building of infrastructure which is then either abandoned or vandalised.
Kenya: Banking and investment
Bankelele posts his weekly roundup up of banking and investments stories from Kenya..
Ethiopia: HIV amongst women
Nazret.com reports that the number of HIV cases amongst women in Ethiopia is rising...l
DRC: Deadliest War
Jewels in the Jungle covers and comments on the TIME magazine's cover story on the DRC…”“The Deadliest War in the World”
Ukraine: Video of Farmers’ Hard Work
Stefan of Dykun writes about the hard labor of Ukrainian farmers and posts a video of Pidhajtsi “men loading sacks of processed wheat flour into their wagons and tractors.”
Ukraine: A Trip to Lugansk
Stephan Clark of Everybody I Love You writes about his visit to Lugansk, a “city was more visibly Soviet than any other I’ve yet visited in Russia and Ukraine.”
Ukraine: Language Issue
As Russian receives the status of the regional language in several Ukrainian regions, LEvko of Foreign Notes writes about the relationship between politics and the language issue.
Ukraine: Yushchenko Urges Parliament to Approve Constitutional Court Judges
LEvko of Foreign Notes writes about president Yushchenko's determination to have the Constitutional Court judges approved by the parliament at last: “One of the reasons for the [parliament's] foot-dragging was that it did not want the Constitutional court to assess the validity or otherwise of Law № 2222-VI on amendments...
Serbia & Montenegro: Belgrade Grand Prix 1939
Belgrade Blog writes about a forgotten historical event that took place in Belgrade on the day “France and Britain declared war on Nazi Germany as a reaction to Hitler's invasion to Poland” – the Belgrade Grand Prix 1939, a predecessor to Formula One.
Serbia & Montenegro: Trip to Montenegro
Following a trip to Montenegro as an observer at the referendum, Brooke of Desperate Serbwife writes of the land's beauty.
Serbia & Montenegro: Montenegro Coverage Critique
Estavisti critiques “the sort of reporting that’s been dominant in Montenegro for the past couple of years.”
Serbia & Montenegro: Parliamentary Politicos
Dictionary of the Serbian Mess posts an introduction to the “Parliamentary Politicos” of Serbia.
Senegal: Blogging Mayor Proposes North-South Talks on Migrations
Reflecting on Senegal's drowned migrant crisis and migrations towards the West in general, Robert Sagna, the Mayor of Ziguinchor, Senegal blogs (Fr): “Developed countries (…) build quasi-impenetrable walls through “visas”. Visas (…) are not the right solution. (…) The youth from the South has chosen emigration. It is our responsibility...
Russia: Finnish Property in Karelia
David McDuff of A Step At A Time reports on a Finnish lawyer who plans to sue Russia over the property in Karelia that used to belong to Finns before September 1944. Kari Silvennoinen, the lawyers, thinks that these Finns haven't lost their rights to this property.
Estonia, Russia: A Stalemate
Vilhelm Konnander posts a comprehensive overview of the Russian-Estonian relations.
Ukraine: Georgian Wine Banned in Russia, Advertised in Kyiv
Konstantin Dlutskiy of Russian Marketing Blog doesn't think highly of the recent ad campaign of Georgian wine in Kyiv, Ukraine: “The caption on the poster goes, ‘It has more freedom than allowed. Georgian wine is banned in Russia.’ […] The message is clear but the target audience is probably too...
Russia, Georgia: Railway Reopened
The railway between Moscow and Tbilisi hasn't been used in 13 years, but now the service is being restored, reports Vilhelm Konnander: “Even though the newly reopened Tbilisi-Moscow connection is not via Abkhazia, negotiations are underway between Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Abkhazia, to reopen also the line running through Abkhazia...
Russia: Corrupt Governors
Yuri Mamchur of Russia Blog posts “a brief list of regional governors indicted or convicted of serious crimes in recent years” – which includes no less than 12 names.
Bermuda: Sexual orientation amendment redux
More on the recent defeat of a critical amendment to Bermuda's Human Rights Act from the Limey, who is reminded by a reader that “the general hostility of members of the PLP to including sexual orientation in the Human Rights Act is at odds with the party’s own submission to...
