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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
