Stories from 9 April 2008
Sri Lanka: Right to Secede
Rants Raves and Miscellaneous Musings from Sri Lanka asks if people have the right to secede from the country.
Pakistan: Politics and Violence
All Things Pakistan on politics in the country taking a violent turn.
Nepal: Elections tomorrow!
United We Blog! on the much looked-forward-to elections in Nepal, due to be held tomorrow.
Bangladesh: Buying rice
With food prices becoming an issue of debate the world over, Unheard Voices on the fluctuations of the price of rice.
Zimbabwe: Bread, Milk and Toilet Paper
Comrade Fatso on the situation in Zimbabwe: “The parallel realities we live in have become the only reality now. The other one is paralysed. So bread is now hustled on street corners for two US dollars. Like an illegal drug. Milk has also joined the list of ‘goods’ that are...
Tunisian Journalist Covers Elections in Zimbabwe
Bassam Bounenni, a Tunisian journalist who blogs at Wherever I Roam, That's My Home, describes covering the elections in Zimbabwe for Al Jazeera [Fr]: “We have been stopped repeatedly and our hotel was surrounded by snipers, who had come to look for Western journalists without accreditation. The country is beautiful...
Sri Lanka: Stop the War on Journalists
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), an organization which aims to protect and strengthen the rights and freedoms of journalists is calling for a Global Day of Action on the 10th of April, titled Stop the War on Journalists in Sri Lanka. IFJ has asked it's friends and colleagues to participate...
Cameroon: Fraudulent dog sales
Ethan writes about dog fraud in Cameroon: “I mentioned to Stross a new scam I’d become aware of: fraudulent dog sales from Cameroon. Buyers are offered a chance to buy a pedigree’d pooch from an “AKC-certified” breeder in Cameroon – when the sale goes through, the buyer will be asked...
Kenya: Follow President Kibaki on Twitter!
A Twitter channel for the President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki!: “Time to take a nap. This reminds me, I should have a bedroom built at Harambee house.”
The South African Blog Awards
On April 2nd, The South African Blog Awards were held in Cape Town to a great turnout of bloggers and also some very inspired winners. This is a summary of posts about the award from South African bloggers.
Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Canada: iTunes Boycott
“In another blow to the controversial dancehall music industry, iTunes Canada has pulled several songs from major Jamaican dancehall singers…which contain lyrics glorifying violence against gays”: Caribbean Beat Blog says that the Jamaican government appears unfazed.
Jamaica: Marley Matriarch Passes On
YardFlex.com acknowledges the passing of Jamaican reggae icon Bob Marley's mother.
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Flour Hike
Blogging from St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Abeni is concerned about the rise in the price of flour.
Trinidad & Tobago: This & That
Trinidadian blogger Jeremy Taylor lets loose on everything from the tour of the Olympic torch to the elections in Zimbabwe.
Cuba, China, Tibet: Reactions
“As you may be aware, the Olympic torch relay through major European cities has been successfully disrupted over the past week by demonstrators calling on Communist China to respect human rights and to get out of Tibet”: Child of the Revolution focuses on Cuba's reaction.
Barbados: Banking Oligopoly?
“Has anyone else noticed how all the major bankers are lining up to tell us how the take over of RBTT by Royal Bank of Canada won’t affect competition in the Barbados banking market place?”: Notes From The Margin remains unconvinced.
Bermuda: Going Tribal
Vexed Bermoothes thinks that Bermuda's tribal way of voting is “politically immature and very depressing.”
Jamaica, U.S.A.: Woman of the Year
“In spite of the negativity surrounding Jamaica…there is one more reason to be proud”: YardFlex.com reports that a Jamaican has been chosen by the American Biographical Institute as their Woman of the Year in Education.
Jamaica: More Poetry
Geoffrey Philp features the work of Jamaican writer Opal Palmer Adisa.
Zimbabwe: Fighting for democracy with FrontlineSMS
Kenny writes about the use of FrontlineSMS in Zimbabwe: “A local NGO seeking to promote human rights and good governance, Kubatana were the very first users of FrontlineSMS when it launched back in 2005, starting a trend which has seen the software used for similar activities in a number of...
Angola: Thinking Angola 2022
Peixoto Alves [pt] has an extensive post about the future of Angola. “The challenge is thinking with an innovation-intelligent approach as a tool for the country in a long term perspective, sustaining short-term action at the political, economic, social and cultural levels.”
