Stories from 19 November 2006
Madagascar: Coup Attempt Clouds Upcoming Elections
Photo by Martha de Jong Lantig. French-language Malagasy bloggers have been relatively quiet about an alleged coup attempt by General Andrianafidison (a.k.a. General “Fidy”) over the weekend. Those who have blogged about the event seem uncertain about what happened and have relied on the local or international press. Harinjaka, unsure...
China: Put the E back in APEC
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum came to a harmonious enough end this Sunday with all twenty-one member nations agreeing to renew calls for North Korea to put an end to its nuclear plans and key player China putting its weight behind the pledge. Chinese bloggers, however, seem to have...
Iran:UCLA Student Protest Movement for Taser Incident
Thanks to Iranian Truth we can watch UCLA students protest movement for Taser incident where Mostafa Tabatabainejad, a UCLA student, was repeatedly stunned with a Taser and then taken into custody when he did not exit the CLICC Lab in Powell Library in a timely manner..
Zimbabwe: silent death
Zimbabwean women left to die a silent death, writes This is Zimbabwe. This quote from a government minister might explain something: “We would be better off with only six million people, with our own people who support the liberation struggle; we don’t want all these extra people.”
Zimbabwe: Al Jazeera English in Zimbabwe
Writing about Al Jazeera English's license to operate in Zimbabwe, Blake Lambert asks, “Precisely what are the terms of Al Jazeera English’s license to operate a bureau in Zimbabwe?”
Kenya: floods in Garissa
Pictures of Garissa floods from Kikuyumoja's Realm.
Madagascar: coup attemp
Coup attempt in Madascar.
South Africa: African entrepreneurs
African entrepreneurs: the profile of Gloria Serobe in Africa-Ready for Business.
The Week That Was in Bahrain
For a small constitutional monarchy, with a population of about 700,000, Bahrain's blogosphere is sure never short of new topics for discussion and debate. This week's new topics include the arrest of two activists, a rally to push authorities to probe what is now commonly referred to in Bahrain as...
