Stories from 1 March 2010
Togo: Follow blogs on elections in Togo
You can follow citizens’ comments, opinions and reports on elections in Togo through African Elections Project blogs.
Africa: Who is your daddy?
As two neighbouring countries, South Africa and Zimbabwe, celebrated two very contrasting “Fathers” – Mr. Nelson Mandela and Mr. Robert Mugabe, Chris Kabwato discusses the politics of father-figure in Zimbabwe.
Japan: How are the fishes after the tsunami?
Blogger Nishimura [ja] (from the southern island of Okinawa) explored the “near reef” to check the impact of yesterday's tsunami [en] on the local fauna.
Togo: Twittering elections in Togo
African Elections Project is twittering the upcoming elections in Togo.
Egypt: El Baradie Has Arrived
The former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed El Baradie, who has announced earlier that he may run for the presidential elections in 2011, returned to Egypt. Tarek Amr reviews the reactions of bloggers in this post.
Morocco: In Meknès, a Devastating Accident
On February 19, devastating news from Morocco: the minaret of the Bab Berdieyinne Mosque (also known as the Lalla Khenata bint Bekkar Mosque) in the UNESCO heritage city of Meknès, Morocco, had collapsed during Friday prayers. Bloggers are sharing local stories and condolences with the people of Meknès.
South Korea: Robot English teacher
matts from Gusts of popular feeling blogs about the introduction of English robot teacher to the Korean education scene and explains the desire for learning western technology without adapting western...
China: 10 seconds to hijack gmail password
Li Tie points out that in China hijacking a gmail account password only takes 10 seconds if the user has connected his/her account with mobile phone. Once the password recovery...
Sri Lanka: Opinion And Analysis In Sinhala Language
ICT for Peacebuilding (ICT4Peace) informs that Vikalpa, a citizen journalism platform, relaunched its social media oriented website to provide “compelling and original opinion and analysis in Sinhala language from Sri...
Chile: More videos recorded during the Earthquake
Costa Rican journalist Cristian Cambronero has made an excellent roundup of more videos recorded during the Chile 8.8 Earthquake early on Saturday morning.
Chile: Tsunami Strikes Juan Fernández Islands
Another Chilean island territory, the Juan Fernández Islands located closer to the Chilean coast at a distance of 667 km, was not spared from the effects of the waves caused by the powerful earthquake.
Chile: Praise for Earthquake Preparedness
Chile was struck by a devastating earthquake this weekend. Despite the damage and the rising number of casualties, the international community has praised Chile's preparedness for this situation.
