2 January 2012

Stories from 2 January 2012

From Sidi Bouzid to Kinshasa: Francophone Africa in 2011

The usual year-end review would hardly do justice to the epic changes that have turned Francophone Africa upside down, driven by the collective courage of its citizens who often faced violent repression while striving for emancipation from various dictatorships. Through the eyes of local citizen media, here are the highlights of 2011.

2 January 2012

Bhutan: Drug Shortage

Tshering Tobgay analyzes the recent shortage of medicine in Bhutan and the lack of efficient drug procurement system.

2 January 2012

Nepal: The Benefit Of Being A Celebrity

XNepali translates a news where we learn that a Nepali actress got her lost suitcase back from a taxi driver after the news of the loss was covered in a...

2 January 2012

2011: The Worst Year in Malawi’s History?

When the year 2011 began, everyone hoped for better amidst fuel, foreign exchange and political challenges. Most Malawians did not expect that the fuel lines will be even longer at the end of the year. This reflected the growing economic challenges in the country affecting Malawians across the country.

2 January 2012

United States: Occupy Wall Street Also Speaks Spanish

Activist Mariné Pérez talks about coordinating the Spanish translation of the Occupy Wall Street Journal in New York, the relationship with traditional mass media, the impact of the removal of protesters from Zuccotti Park, and the plans to launch a new newspaper with original content in Spanish focused on the immigrant and Latino communities in the United States.

2 January 2012

Caucasus: The Year in Review

As popular uprisings spread through the Middle East and North Africa in 2011, opposition forces tried to replicate the Arab Spring in the South Caucasus. However, they failed.

2 January 2012

Brazil: Mobilization for the Right to Sustainable Water Cisterns

A civil society group in the interior of northeast Brazil has been developing participatory alternatives to guarantee access to water to regions affected by desertification. The Federal Government suspended its partnership with the group and planned to increase government control over the water cistern project. In December, people mobilized sufficient pressure and the original agreement has been reinstated.

2 January 2012