10 March 2007

Stories from 10 March 2007

Liberia: justice to all men?

Elma Shaw blogs about the International Women's Day in Liberia and the motto on the the wall of the Temple of Justice: Perhaps change should begin with modification of this...

10 March 2007

Liberia: free of political prisoners

News roundup from Liberia Ledger, “The local human rights NGO FOHRD gave an hysterical address the other day warning that the Ellen Govt is becoming a “dictatorship”. Meanwhile, the US...

10 March 2007

Somaliland: we cannot be fooled

Ahmed Quick warns the President of Somaliland, “Mr. President, your clandestine activities and subversive strategy are out there in the open for all to see. And the citizenry of Somaliland...

10 March 2007

Ghana: Ghana@50

An American in Africa on Ghana@50, “Everyone has flags on their cars and their house gates (we do!) and all the businesses are dressed up in bunting. The city has...

10 March 2007

Ethiopia: kidnapping in Ethiopia

Andrew Havens writes about the kidnapping of five Europeans and eight Ethiopians in Afar, Ethiopia, “At the moment, it seems that 13 people are missing – the five Europeans linked...

10 March 2007

Ethiopia: Blogger unblocked

Seminawork reports that Blogger has been unblocked in Ethiopia, “It has been five days since blogspot.com is unblocked in Ethiopia. Readers in Ethiopia can now access this blog directly.”

10 March 2007

D.R of Congo: park rangers with blogs

Extra Extra blogs about three Congolese park rangers with cameras and blogs, “Wildlife Direct deserve bounteous credit for arming three elite park rangers in Eastern DRC with cameras and blogs”

10 March 2007

China: People's Conferences

If you've been following the glorious progress being made in this year's rounds of the parliamentary-ish National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, where members of China's...

10 March 2007

Israel: Bad Hummus?

Israeli blogger Yael has had bad hummus (crushed chick peas) and is wondering whether the traditional dish has an expiry date. “How long does hummus keep in the fridge once...

10 March 2007

Israel: Bedouin Open Season?

Israeli blogger Desert Peace links to a story about the killing of a Bedouin shepherdess. “It's open season on the Bedouin these days…. either their homes are demolished by the...

10 March 2007

Palestine: A Blogger's Dream Hijacked

Palestinian blogger Duried says Izzis's blog has been hijacked by “Zionist Hackers who have obviously felt the righteousness of the cause that Izzi always fought for and the effects that...

10 March 2007

Bahrain: The Story of a US Deserter

Bahrain-based Palestinian blogger Haitham Sabbah links to a story detailing the struggle a US soldier, drafted to Iraq, went through before deserting the army and seeking refugee status with his...

10 March 2007

Africa: help or leave my motherland

Adefunke is not impressed with pro-Africa charity initiatives, “Ryan announced on the show that he and Simon had already made a trip to ‘Africa’ to witness the poverty and sickness...

10 March 2007