Latest posts by Luisetta Mudie from August, 2005
D.R. of Congo: Girls in armies
Congo Girl picks up on a Save the Children report that 12,500 girls are currently involved with both government and non-government troops in the D.R. of Congo, but are seen...
Ethiopia: Elections criticized
Nazret.com's Ethioblog compiles a round-up of news reports about criticisms of the Ethiopian elections by EU election observers.
Uzbekistan: Blogging for cotton
A number of bloggers have pledged to blog for sanctions on cotton from Uzbekistan, to put pressure on the country's president on Sept. 1 (the country's independence day) over human...
Bulgaria: Bloglines conundrum
Dimitar Vesselinov, at The World 2 Come, wonders what happened to Bloglines, and shares his feeds with the rest of the blogosphere while he's waiting.
Russia and the former Soviet states
Registan has an analysis of Russian foreign policy towards the former Soviet states, and the battle for influence in Central Asia.
Azerbaijan: President denies U.S. base rumors
Blogger Nathan Hamm points out via del.icio.us that China's official Xinhua news agency appears to be the only major media outlet covering a denial by Azeri President Ilham Aliyev of...
Armenia: Refugee photo
Oneworld Multimedia posts a photo of a refugee from Shahumian in the Armenian capital, Yerevan.
Chad: Call for prosecutions
Human Rights Watch reports that the Chadian government has promised to remove all the henchmen of former dictator Hissène Habré, and calls for their prosecution.
Botswana: Air travel in Africa
M (Thinker's Room)gives an account of his flight from Nairobi to Botswana, including a few tips for the airport authorities in Johannesburg.
Russia: Photo blog
Veronica at Neeka's Backlog has posted a gallery of photos of Moscow street scenes, the Moscow State University and river.
Zimbabwe: Growing Chinese influence
Zimpundit says it took a while to dawn on China that the West's prosperity was built on a network of colonial power, but that Beijing is catching on fast now.
Zimbabwe: Unreal sense of calm
Still Here – Bulawayo, at the Sokwanele Civic Action Group, blogs from amid the comfort of electricity and running water about a growing sense of unreality as “untold suffering” continues.
Ukraine: Where to buy black lipstick
Blog de Connard has discovered the Ukraine Gothic Portal for all things Gothic, industrial, dark metal, cyber, fetish, romantic, independent, electro, dark folk, synth and medieval.
Russia: No more cut-rate oil
On a more serious note, Andy (Siberian Light) wonders if reported Russian government plans to stop selling oil at cheap rates to former Soviet states will backfire on the Kremlin.
Russia: How big is your soul?
Andy at Siberian Light took the challenge to see if the size of his soul measured up to that of the Russians. It didn't.
Uganda: The lost generation
Bruno Stevens, at Human Rights Watch, posts a photo essay from time spent with Ugandan “night commuters”; children who stay constantly on the move and sleep rough to avoid being...
Kenya: A blow for civil society?
The Kenya Democracy Project reacts with irony and concern for civil society after the government dissolves an NGO umbrella body.
Sudan: Aid flights halt as fuel runs out
Sleepless in Sudan reports that the World Food Programme's aid delivery flights in and out of the troubled region of Darfur are grounded because there's no fuel to run them,...
Ethiopia: Former rebel leaders
Nazret.com‘s blogging of a BBC program about rebel leaders who win control of African countries stimulates a passionate debate in the comments section.
Nigeria: Journalists against AIDS
Black Looks highlights the work of an organization in Nigeria called “Journalists Against AIDS”, and provides a breakdown of HIV/AIDS statistics in that country.
Afghanistan: Child scavengers
Sohrab Kabuli posts a photo of Afghan children apparently scavenging from a rubbish heap.
