Stories from 12 November 2007
Somalia: Massacre in the streets of Mogadishu
Banaadir posts a video showing the cost to human life in the Somali conflict and quotes Bob Marley's Redemption Song: “”How long shall they kill our prophets, While we stand...
Cameroon: 25 years of presidency
Dibussi Tande analyses 25 years of the Cameroonian's President, Paul Biya: ” When Paul Biya became president on November 6, 1982, he seemed determined to break away from, and put...
Ghana: Outsourcing for Africa
The Big Change blog writes about the Ghanaian businesswoman Estelle Akofio-Sowah: “The Internet-provider business that she launched in Accra in 2001 has gone on to become one of Africa’s most...
Somalia: Elders getting involved with security
Steve discusses latest issues in Somalia: By request from local clan elders, Mohamed Deere, the warlord-turned-nominal mayor of Mogadishu, Somalia, has called off disarmament operations in the nominal capital, and...
Tamil Blogosphere: Anuratha's ongoing battle with breast cancer
Tamil Blogdom is generally considered to be a place to have ‘fun’. A bunch of people standing around in groups discussing politics, movies, music, technology. A different set of people...
Sierra Leone: Bucket Showers
Sandra writes about bucket showers in Sierra Leone: “In my last post, I mentioned having to take a bucket shower. To some this may sound strange. But for most people...
Pakistan: On fighting the Emergency
The Emergency Times has a moving post on why it is crucial to fight for Pakistan in the current situation.
Pakistan: Profanity, journalists and the Emergency
Metroblogging Islamabad on the issue of three foreign journalists being asked to leave Pakistan due to some terms used to describe Musharraf in the UK publication Daily Telegraph.
Nepal: Political Games and Media
Bahas on the dirty games played by political parties in Nepal, and how the media seems to go along with it.
Bangladesh, Pakistan: Military and Challanges in South Asia
Voice of Bangladeshi Bloggers on why the current political crisis in Pakistan indicates the greater challenges in South Asia.
Nigeria: ATMs for Visa cards
David Ajao finds ATMs for visa cards in Nigeria: “I was plesantly surprised last night to discover that ATMs that support Visa cards are now available in Nigeria.”
Ghana: Enviromental problems getting worse
Leanne writes about a crappy problem in Ghana: “You know I love Ghana, and especially Ghanaians, and god knows America is not a world leader in environmental issues, but the...
Mexico: State of Emergency in Tabasco
The state of Tabasco was hit hard by heavy rains and subsequent flooding. As has been the case with many recent natural disasters, bloggers in Mexico have pulled together showing support for the victims and spreading the information on how and where to help.
Hong Kong and China: Blogger interviews
Sidekick from outblaze has put up two video clips on Tangos Chan and Jeremy Goldkorn's interviews.
Hong Kong: Inflation
Wong On-yin took out the toothpaste and milk powder he bought one year ago and compared with the present price. The picture showed that the inflation is 10% within one...
Southern Sudan Has a New Health Hazard
We begin this round up of the Sudanese blogosphere with Drima's announcement of the launching of Sudan's DailyVoices and Iraq's DailyVoices. He recently came back from a conference in which he was happy to meet Irshad Manji, a Canadian Muslim feminist.
Hong Kong: Batman and Foreign Power
While Martin Lee was criticized as traitor because of his article in Wall Street Journal, diumanpark pointed out that Hong Kong people always welcomed foreign power, and in fact the...
Japan: Mobile Manga
Nicholls from Japundit blogs the finding of a questionaire about manga culture and mobile phone.
Japan: Cat Pot Video
Cat pot video became a popular motif in Japan. According to Mari, this is the first video clip and here is the search result from youtube.
South Korea: National Worker Rally Not Just Anti-FTA
CINA from Jinbo net criticized AP and Reuter for interpreting the recent rally as an Anti-FTA protest. It is an annual national worker rally and this year the messages included...
Armenia: Election Play
The Armenian Patchwork reports and posts photos on a series of theatrical plays which form part of civil society's preparations for the February presidential election in Armenia.
