Latest posts by Ndesanjo Macha from September, 2006
Tanzania: bongo beat
Steve Ntwiga's musical link takes us to Tanzania's “Doctor” Remmy Ongala.
Africa: Africans ahead of rest of the world
Ethan offers four areas where Africa is leading the rest of the world.
Kenya: land grabbers become millionaires
Report: Land grabbers become millionaires in Kenya, via Kenyan Pundit.
West Africa: this year's rain has killed thousands
Black Looks reports that flash floods have left thousands of people homeless in West Africa.
Botswana: removal of the Basarwa from ancestral land
Sotho opposes the removal of the Basarwa from their ancestral land in Botswana: “The Basarwa (Baroa in Sesotho) deserve to live on their land, as did the native American, in the same way they have been living on it since the dawn of man.”
Africa: Moving on from the digital indaba
Meskel Square on “Moving on from the Digital Indaba“: “Overall it was a huge success. One way of judging that is to look at all the discussions that are still carrying on in posts and comments and Technorati links. The discussions started with the race debate which I now wish...
Nigeria: Nollywood Movie Premiere
Hollywood. Bollywood. What about Nollywood?
Gambia 101
Gambia 101, via African Shirts: “After the 1981 coup attempt, the confederation of Senegambia was established with Senegal. The union didn't last too long, but made a lot of sense. Gambia is the smallest country in Africa, a tiny strip of land around the River Gambia less than 50km wide....
Africa: dumping site for toxic waste
Grandiose Parlor asks whether Africa is a dumping site for global toxic waste: “The use of Africa as a dumping site for hazardous waste from industrialized nations is old news. The issue resurfaced again some weeks ago in Ivory Coast.”
Gambia: Jammeh wins presidential election
And the winner of 2006 Presidential election in Gambia is…
Zimbabwe: blood and tears
No wonder Izzy called his blog, “Cry Beloved Zimbabwe.”
Nigeria: former military dictator to run for presidency?
A cancer to return to the heart of Nigeria?, asks Black Star Journal: “I guess this begs the question: is the development of democracy in Nigeria so stunted that in a country of 130 million inhabitants, the only people qualified to seek the federal republic's highest office are ex-military dictators...
Kenya: voters guide
A blogger's voters guide to Kenya's next general election.
Sudan: Africa's rap star
Escaping Sudan is Ben Loxo's post about Emmanuel Jal, “Emmanuel Jal has risen from obscurity to become one of Africa’s most well-known rappers.”
Malawi: ICT in Northern region
Mangaliso's World on the state of ICT in Malawi's Northern region.
Nigeria: remembering Mrs Ekpo
Black Looks remembers Mrs Margaret Ekpo, “Mrs Ekpo, along with the late Fumilayo Ransome Kuti, was one of Nigeria’s most ardent political activists and campaigners for women’s rights.”
Africa: kings of Africa
Kings of Africa is an online photography exhibition, via A Pattern Tub.
South Africa: afro-fusion group nominated for MTV award
Freshlyground, a South African afro-fusion group, deserves the MTV Europe nomination in the Best African Act category, writes Coda.
Kenya: what Kenyans are saying about Odinga
Kumekucha Kisumu writes about Raila Odinga, the leading opposition politician in Kenya, “In Luo Nyanza Raila has cultivated a cult of personality that is the envy of many a politician. This cult has spawned myths that elevates Raila almost to the level of luo legends like Gor Mahia and Lwanda...
Africa: digital citizen indaba controversy
It is most likely that the organizers of the Digital Citizen Indaba on Blogging in South Africa did not anticipate the controversy that has dominated the African blogosphere for about two weeks now. The controversy, for the most part, has centred around the words, African and indaba. Indaba is a...
Lesotho: the state of politics
Sotho on the state of politics in Lesotho, “Has the government of Lesotho taken a leave of absence? Are our leaders out of their minds? Instead of acquiring a Toyota Camry, how about doing something for joblessness, for AIDS patients?”
