Latest posts by Ndesanjo Macha from July, 2010
Africa: Brain drain and African governance
Gregory Simpkins argues that African governments spend an average of US$4 billion a year to hire about 100,000 Western experts to handle functions, which could have been performed by the African professionals in the Diaspora.
Botswana: Court denies Bushmen access to water
“There was outrage today as Botswana’s High Court denied the Kalahari Bushmen access to water,” Survival International reports.
Kenya: The Kenyan driving experience
Kaboro blogs about the challenges of driving in Kenya: “When I think of some of the pointless things I’ve done in life, I’m tempted to think driving school is one of them. Why? No one in Kenya follows the rules.”
Somaliland ready to join international community
“Successful Presidential election means the country is now in a position to move forward and join the other independent states of the world,” reads a press release from Somaliland Forum.
Mauritania: Sketching in Mauritania
Sketching in Mauritania is a blog by Isabel Fiadeiro, a painter based in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Could Nigeria become a one-party state?
Could Nigeria turn into a one-party states?” “There is nothing more dangerous for a developing democracy than for it's citizens to have no idea of when the next elections will be. For some reason, in this, the 21st century, that is indeed the case for Nigeria.”
Mauritius: Wooden sculptures at Caudan
Photos of beautiful wooden sculptures at Caudan in Mauritius: “Somehow, each time I go to Caudan, I need to go near those guys sculpting those wonderful crafts.”
Kenya: E-Tourism East Africa Conference 2010
“The E Tourism East Africa Conference will help the sector understand and leverage the online opportunities and the new technologies available in the region,” reports Muzi Mohale.
D. R. of Congo: Searching for Bonobo
Read field notes from Dr. Terese Hart, Searching for Bonobo in Congo. Bonobos great Apes falling in the same group with chimpanzees.
D.R. of Congo: What was Joseph Kabila thinking?
What was Joseph Kabila, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, thinking?: “According to local and Belgian press, he [Kabila] gave Belgian Queen Paola a diamond necklace, earrings and bracelet on the occasion of Congo's 50th anniversary celebrations. A bit of a PR catastrophe.”
South Africa: Courting Justice
Africa is a Country blogs about Courting Justice, a film is about the experiences of female, especially black female judges, in South Africa’s highest courts.
Tanzania: Support Movement Against Serengeti Highway
Say no to plans by the Tanzanian government to build a highway cutting through a protected wilderness area of the Serengeti National Park: @TEDxDar strtd a hme-grown grp of organizers to solicit support against serengeti highway. Join the mailing list: save.serengeti.tz@gmail 1:26 AM Jul 19th via web
Cameroon: Capoeira in Cameroon
Linda writes about capoeira in Cameroon: “I do quite a lot of traveling in different parts of Africa, and I’m always on the look-out for pieces of capoeira. In Togo, I saw Evala, where young men wrestle and women sing and egg them on.”
Africa: A new blog focusing on Africa
Baobab is a blog by The Economist that focuses on African politics, economy and culture.
Africa: Highway Africa New Media Awards 2010
Here are the winners of Highway Africa New Media Awards 2010. Highway Africa is an annual conference that focuses on journalism and new media.
Somalia: Islam or barbarism?
Nkwazi Mhango questions the recent ban on bras and beard shaving in Somalia by Somali terrorist groups: “With shock and dismay, I read news that men in Somali capital were given 30 days to mandatory grow beards and trim their mustaches.”
Ghana: Journey to Africa
From Australia to Ghana is a new book by a blogger based in Ghana and Global Voices author, Gayle Pescud.
Global: If God said ask me anything what would you ask him?
South African blogger Khaya Dlanga asked people on the “Internets” what they would ask God is he said they could ask him anything…here are the answers.
Cameroon: Press fuels democracy
Célestin Lingo shows the link betwee the press and the democratization process in Cameroon.
Guinea: Elections change media landscape
Elections in Guinea are changing the media landscape in the country: “Since last month, the military-led Transitional National Council has passed two new laws decriminalizing defamation and created a new media regulatory body.”
Africa: Africa scores a goal when you stop HIV
“Africa Goal is an exciting and innovative project that harnesses the popularity of the football World Cup to address HIV and AIDS in the region of the World most effected by the epidemic,” writes Bev Clark at Kubatana blogs.
