Stories from 1 November 2010
Brazil: country elects first female president
Former Marxist rebel and President Lula's protegee, Dilma Rousseff, has become Brazil's first female leader, winning 56% of total votes in the second round of the country's presidential election.
Côte d'Ivoire: African Elections Project uses Motribe to cover elections
African Elections Project uses Motribe to covers elections in Côte d'Ivoire: “One day before the elections the African Election Project and Motribe decided to work together to launch a social network that would enable Ivorians to chat, share photos and find out more about the elections as they happened.”
Lesotho: Maseru Men
Maseru Men is a poem by Rethabile. Maseru is the capital of Lesotho: “Between lamp and moon tonight/you come striding in, and watch me/pull out maps, books we lived on/and which I am now discarding/for good, photos in envelopes/shut against the weary heart.”
Africa: Women Bloggers discuss war of a different kind
It's been a while. I'm back now and eager to share with you this blog roundup about African women bloggers talking about "war of a different kind." “There is a constant battle in the realm of the spirits,” writes Tehilah. She says, “The choice of soldiers who will fight alongside you is probably one of the most important decisions anyone can make.”
Tanzania: Preliminary results in Zanzibar
Preliminary results [SW] of presidential election in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Zimbabwe: Are women less corupt than men?
Zimbabwean blogger Lenard Kamwendo asks, “Are women less corrupt than men?”: “Corruption has been a major setback to development in Zimbabwe. Corruption can be done either by men or by women and corruption is now everywhere in our country whether in high offices or on the streets.”
Tanzania: Tensions after elections
Tensions in Tanzania after elections: “Tensions in Zanzibar, in Mwanza, Ubungo, Arusha, Dodoma… all revolving around the National Electoral Commission's laggardly pace with the results. While it makes some sense to keep quiet until they are “certain” of their results, this is not a time for reticence!”
Côte d'Ivoire: Presidential Election in Pictures
On this Sunday, October 31st, registered voters in Côte d'Ivoire cast their ballots in the first presidential election in 10 years, due to the Civil War that broke out in 2002 and the subsequent issues that arose from it. Despite some initial delays in some polling stations, voting has been reportedly peaceful and the turnout appears to have been good. Here is a selection of pictures of the voting day.
Azerbaijan: Sexual intrigues ahead of parliamentary election
Fatalin's Blog comments on the pro-government media the airing of a video depicting an opposition newspaper editor having sex. The blog decries the level of journalism in the country and how black propaganda is being spread ahead of the 7 November parliamentary election.
Georgia: Reflections on Teach and Learn
Teach and Learn with Georgia (TLG) is a project established by the Georgian government aiming to recruit 1,000 native English speakers willing to teach English at local schools. Many of the first intake of teachers have also started blogging their experience to date.
China: Relation with Japan and the U.S
China Matters comments on the lowering of temperature between China with Japan and the U.S. at the at the Hanoi ASEAN gathering.
China: Control over printing of Tibetan language material
Angry Chinese Blogger blogs about the latest policy introduced by Beijing government in controlling the printing of Tibetan language material in Tibet.
Taiwan: March for gay rights in Taipei
30,000 people marched through the centre of Taipei on Saturday 30 October in the annual LGBT Pride Parade. Baxter Ramblings writes about watching the parade for the first time. The event's organisers uploaded many photos to their flickr photostream.
South Korea: The Super-Supermarkets Twitter shootout
As mega-markets arrive to devour small businesses, serious discussions have been rekindled in Korea in both online and offline venues. On the night of October 28, two formidable opponents, one representing big corporations and the other standing the small business owners, engaged in a battle on in Twitter.
Dominican Republic: Taking Measures Against Cholera
The cholera outbreak has been expanding to the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. Experts from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) consider it a matter of time before cholera reaches Dominican territory. Bloggers react.
