Latest posts by Sokari Ekine from April, 2006
European Inbalance: Trade and Drought
Soul on Ice comments on the drought in Somalia meanwhile in England's Chelsea Flower show, a commentator complains about the lack of water for the poor flowers…and trade inbalances via Euro farm subsidies.
Ethiopia: Moral outrage at Zenawi
Nazret points to an op/ed in the Washington Post on Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi…”Dept of Moral Outrage.
Ethiopia: bought by Hollywood actress
Meskel Square reports on Hollywood actress Angelique Joli who is buying “Ethiopia” in Dubai “to help impoverished Africans”
African women this week.
Congratulations to Kenyan women bloggers who have won Kenya Unlimited Kaybee awards 2006. Mshairi for best poetry blog; Gussaurus for best new blog and most interactive blog; Mama's Junkyard for best design; Au Lait for blogger one would most like to meet; and Kenyan Pundit for best political blog. Nigerian...
DRC: sexual violence
Congo Watch has a report on the ongoing sexual violence in the DRC – some horrific stories.
South Africa: politi'king
South African blog, AfriCAN HOUSEIT reports on more political manoverings in Cape Town which will ultimately impact negatively on the lives of ordinary citizens in area of service provision..”.Read the names and stories of those affected by lack of service delivery on this blog from housing riots and peacefull demonstrations,...
Ethiopia: bomb blasts
Weblog Ethiopia reports on yet another bomb blast, this time in the border region of Jijiga, Gedo. He wonders what the government has to gain (if they are responsble for the bomb) from this action. “Nobody wins from instability in Ethiopia, not even some in the opposition who are calling...
Nigeria: herbal medicines
Naijablog posts on the increased use of herbal medicines (Chinese and indigenous) in Nigeria where several companies have started to acquire licensing for their products.
Nigeria: BBC's news of the day
African Shirts reports on a day of news reports by the BBC on Nigerian. From the Niger Delta militants bombing, to debt repayment and finally a review of one of London's most well known Nigerian resturants “Obalende Suya”
Zimbabwe: Street talk
Zimbabwe blog Enough is Enough publishes an interview with a Harare citizen on life in Zimbabwe two days after the recent independence day.
Kenya: Anglican Church in Africa
Kenyan blog, The Shipwright Returns writes that the center of the Anglican Church is now in the global south…“If the new Christendom had a world capital based on the location of its believers, it would be somewhere south of the Sahara.”
Zimbabwe: returning land to white farmers
Zimbabwean Blogger, The Bearded Man reports that the government plans to take back land from some 2000 black farmers who have failed to farm and hand the land back to the white farmers...”In a major policy reversal and the clearest admission yet by the Harare government that its controversial land...
Cameroon: Brain drain
Cameroonian blog, Scribbles from the Den asks why Cameroonian doctors are leaving the country to work in Europe. The reasons are explained in an interview with one doctor now living in the UK.
Africa: Working initiatives
Ethiopian diasporan blogger, The Concoction looks at some African initiatives which have failed such as the OAU and Commission for Africa, while ordinary people are taking up their own local initiatives and making them work.
Botswana: Nata Village blog
The Nata Village is an NGO blog on Nata, a village in Botswana where 37% of the population are HIV+. “This website is dedicated to the people of Nata who despite enormous losses and challenges still have the courage and determination to fight the ravages of this pandemic.” There are...
Diaspora: Mashup and Football
Soul on Ice posts on a new music trend known as “mash ups” - which he says is nothing new really but a continuation of mix and remix and remixing – some “mash up” links if you are that way inclined. Also a short piece on this weeks Champion League...
South Africa: Human Rights
South African blogger, The Front Line writes on the struggle for freedom and human rights…”There is no middle ground when it comes to injustice, there can be no compromise, no negotiation between two parties when one of the parties is being subjugated. It's unnatural, it's inhumane.”
South Africa: Attitudes towards Chinese
We constantly here about Chinese investments in Africa, but Idland posts on a different aspect of China in Africa. SA English language weekly, Public Eye has been asking readers how they feel about the Chinese and is it ok to mug an Aisan? According to the report there is much...
Hip hop review
African Shirts has a roundup of some of UK's hip hop bands
Nigeria: Letters to your younger self
Nigerian blogger Pilgrimage to Self started a trend by asking commentors to post a letter to their “younger selves”… Here she posts some of the letters from bloggers.
Africa: Automotive Design
Timbuktu Chronicles points to a report by the “African Automotive Design Association” which aims to encourage automotive design in Africa….”Their mission is “…To develop and create a brand new automotive design language, style or identity for Africa”
