Stories from 22 October 2007
Nigeria: Home-made helicopter in Kano
Afrigadget on the Nigeria's home-made helicopter: “Yahoo! News carries a story from October 21st about Mubarak Muhammad Abdullahi of the Kano Plains of Nigeria who has built a working helicopter over the last 8 months using scrap aluminum and parts from a Honda Civic, an old Toyota and from the...
Africa: The Broadband Gap
Bankelele blogs about “the broadband gap”: Also as more and more local video content and jazzed up websites, go up online, it is unfortunately still not possible to for many intended viewers to access the content watch. Or even bother to try until speeds are fast enough.
Africa: Coming to a donation box near you
Diary of a Mad Kenyan Woman writes takes a critical look at Western philantrophy in Africa: “I am intrigued by the recent proliferation of web-based giving and I have been keeping a curious eye on sites such as Kiva.org and Heifer International, in an attempt to understand what is going...
Kenya: The “Muslim vote” in Kenyan politics
Amir Ibrahim writes about Muslims and electoral politics in Kenya: “There has been a trend in Kenyan politics and this most prevalent among the media and political classes to speak of the Muslim vote, a collective that needs to be courted and won over by the parties and their candidates.”
South Africa: South African Becomes Rugby Player of the Year
Nich Harambous on Bryan Habana becoming Rugby Player of the Year: “The man is pure brilliance. He equalled Jona Lomu’s RWC record for tries scored (8) and definitely made his mark as one of South Africa’s all time great wingers and rugby players. His potent running rugby, brilliant balance and...
South Africa: Is online business a good idea?
Ramon Thomas believes that there is a future in online business in South Africa: “And even through less than 10% of South Africans have Internet access that is going to change with huge investment in infrastructure for the 2010 Worldcup. Don’t wait any longer, get broadband, get a website and...
Uganda: What Press Freedom?
Uganda Scarlett Lion discusses Press Freedom in Uganda: “While it appears that Uganda has improved in Press Freedom Rankings from 116 to 96 (a big jump), things are without problems in the Ugandan media.”
Zimbabwe: Eyes On Zimbabwe
“Eyes on Zimbabwe is a new feature on Zimbabwe on the Open Society Institute website. They are trying to raise awareness about the crisis in Zimbabwe in advance of Parliamentary, Presidential and local government elections to be held next year,” via Kubatana blog.
Bangladesh: Corruption and General
E-Bangladesh on what seems to be a serious corruption charge against General Moeen U Ahmed, and the General's denial.
Uganda: Poverty and Paris Hilton
Wednesday's Public Poverty Forum in Kampala had one blogger, Tumwijukue, asking, “Did they (re)define poverty? Did they speak of poverty of the mind? Or did they merely use the event as a networking opportunity and an excuse to miss work for the day, rushing to the organizer's table at the end of the forum for the Ushs. 50,000 delegates' allowance?”
Trinidad & Tobago: Poli-tricks?
“Trinidad and Tobago politics is a lot like dentistry – the politicians constantly pull on our teeth,” says KnowProSE.com, while Francomenz is “so stunned” at the latest political ramblings, she “can’t think of a single witty thing to say”.
St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Jamaica: Lucky Dube
Abeni is saddened by the passing of South African reggae star Lucky Dube and likens him to the late Jamaican artist, Peter Tosh.
Jamaica: Chat With a Trini
Jamaican Geoffrey Philp talks with Trinidad-born writer and blogger, Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursi.
Haiti: Danticat Reviewed
“Brother I'm Dying, the latest of Danticat's books, is a climax of that characteristic folktale and memoir unveiling,” writes Matt at Haiti Innovation, as he reviews the author's newest offering.
Guyana: If I knew you were coming…
Guyana-Gyal is thinking about baking a cake…
India: On Palampur and neglect
myHimachal on the lovely city of Palampur, neglected by the Tourism department in the state.
Sri Lanka: The Government and Human Rights
Groundviews on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights's visit to Sri Lanka.
Dominica: World's Oldest Blogger
Living Dominica celebrates the achievements of Olive Riley, believed to be the oldest blogger in the world.
Sri Lanka: Military History
Cerno recommends a book on Sri Lankan military history during the Portuguese era.
Pakistan: Hitchhiking around the world
Metroblogging Islamabad chats with a French traveler hitchhiking around the world.
Bangladesh: National ID
Addafication on the National ID scheme in Bangladesh, which could out to be rather heavy on the pocket.