Stories from 14 September 2007
Kenya: Information theft and office raids in Kenyan politics
Jesse Masai writes about office raids and information theft in Kenyan politics: “The way I see it, information management and control is going to be one of the most decisive battle-points in this year’s elections at all levels, – all the way from the presidential to the civil polls.”
Russia: More on Zubkov
Mark MacKinnon and Europhobia discuss the mysterious Victor Zubkov, Russia's new prime minister and, according to Europhobia, potentially, “an ideal presidential caretaker during the term in which old Vlad is constitutionally unable to stand for office.”
Sierra Leone: A lesson in starting a business in Sierra Leone
Creativity is what you need to start a business in Sierra Leone: “…many Diasporans are starting small businesses that are creative, money making, and meeting a need. Yesterday my mom took me to Bathurst Street to a Beauty Supply Store much like Sally's or anything Chinese owned hair products store...
Does anything good ever happen in Africa?
Our latest roundup of diverse topics and discussions taking place in the Sudanese blogosphere begins with a provocative question about Africa, which was posed to Sudanese blogger, Kizzie, "Does anything good ever happen there?"
Former Philippine president convicted of plunder
After six years of trial, former Philippine president Joseph Estrada was found guilty of plunder by a special anti-graft court. This was the first time a former president was convicted of such crime in the Philippines.
Don't hesitate, nominate! Best of the Blogs 2007
It's that time of year again – the time when bloggers put on their finest templates and post their best photos and podcasts, and all for good reason… The BOBs (Best of the Blogs) are here! The awards, run by Deutsche Welle are the largest international weblog awards in 15...
Indonesia: Photos from Indonesia Quake
Unspun has posted latest photos from Bengkulu, Indonesia after quake.
Costa Rica: Tourism and the Free Trade Agreement
Julia Ardón believes that if Costa Rica rejects the Free Trade Agreement in the upcoming Referendum, that it will not negatively affect tourism to the country [ES], as some are predicting.
Hong Kong: Can Anson Chan Represent Pan-dem?
Anson Chan has announced that she will compete with Regina Ip on legislator's seat. The pan-dem tried to turn it into a battle for 2012 universal suffrage. Erynnyes wonders if Anson could really represent Pan-democratic force, as her image is more attached with former government official than a democratic fighter....
China: A Free Speech Court Case
Liu Xiao Yuan, a lawyer, blogs about his lawsuit against a blog hosting company, sohu.com, for deleting his posts. The court dismissed his lawsuit on Sept 12 and he called up several local mainstream media for news briefing, but none of the newspapers released the news (zh).
Guatemala: Cleaning Up After the Elections
Now that all that remains is the final run-off in Guatemala, Elecciones Guatemala [ES] is left wondering who will clean up all of the publicity materials left on trees, street posts and walls.
Colombia: Experience With Hiperbarrio
Palabras Vagas [ES] and Muestra Artistica [ES], participants in the Hiperbarrio project express gratitude for the creation of the project.
Egypt: Open War Against Newspapers
“If 2006 (or even late 2005) saw the beginning of the crackdown on all opposition figures (jailing of Ayman Nour, campaign against the MB), 2007 appears to be dedicated to silencing the press when it comes to the president,” writes Issandr El Amrani, from Egypt, who reports on Egypt's latest...
Egypt: Season's Greetings
Ramadan Kareem, happy Rosh Hashana(Jewish New Year) and happy new Ethiopian Milenium to all my readers – is the message on Egyptian's Ibn Al Dunya blog.
Bahrain: 1980 Yearbook
Bahraini blogger Silveroo posts pictures from a 1980 yearbook for the Al Hedaya Al Khalifiya School in Bahrain.
Landing at the Iraqi Blogodrome
With a major report to congress by America's top general in Iraq and the British withdrawal from Basra, politics is my main course for today. But there is much more - and if you read to the end - I present Aboosi the Iraqi Human Beatbox.
Egypt: The Missing Link
Issandr El Amrani, from Egypt, provides us with an assortment of must-read links in this post.
Gay Storm Brewing in Kuwait
After Lebanon, the LGBT storm is making its way to Kuwait, writes Egyptian blogger Zeinobiya in this post. “This is not a surprise to me because Homosexuality is well known in Kuwait and it is something most Arabs know ,by the way here I am not attacking Kuwait heavens forbid...
Bhudda Safe in Egypt
The Big Pharaoh from Egypt jokingly claims that Bhudda is safer in Egypt than it is in Pakistan – after the opening of a second Bhudda Bar lounge in his country.
