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Dibussi Tande
2010-02-04, Issue 468
In this week's review of the African blogosphere, reports of a foiled coup plot in Burundi raise the spectre of instability and Cameroonians are seemingly overwhelmed by an influx of Chinese goods. There's also a response to Rajoelina's recent accusations of international interference, and 'sovereignty expenditures' by African states come under the spotlight.
35 seconds that changed everything
Sokari Ekine
2010-01-28, Issue 467
In this week’s round-up of the African blogosphere, Sokari Ekine is disappointed to find little commentary from Africa on the recent Haiti earthquake. She looks to bloggers in the diaspora instead, to shed light on events and to investigate the historical connections between Haiti and Africa.
Bullets, bombs and blogs
Sokari Ekine
2010-01-14, Issue 465
The ‘Nigerian bomber’, the attacks on the Togolese football team, LGBTI politics in Africa, the mafia and migrant workers in Italy and a murder in London are among the topics in Sokari Ekine’s roundup of the African blogosphere.
Nigeria in the eye of the storm
Dibussi Tande
2010-01-07, Issue 464
The new year began with a lots of hand wringing, soul searching and even outright anger in the African blogosphere over Umar Farouk Abdul-Mutallab’s Christmas day attempt to bomb a Delta/Northwest Airline over Detroit, and the subsequent inclusion of Nigeria on the US terrorist watch list along with 13 other countries.
This is our story
Sokari Ekine
2009-12-17, Issue 462
Sokari Ekine presents a selection of posts from her favourite commentators on the arts and literature in the African blogosphere.
American Evangelists and the Growth of Homophobia in Africa
Dibussi Tande
2009-12-10, Issue 461
Amongst the topics that Dibussi Tande covers in this week's review of African blogs are the link between conservative American evangelism and the growth of homophobia on the continent, the release of the film 'Invictus' and the trend of casting African Americans for African roles, and tips on how Africa can profit from hosting the upcoming World Cup.
Coltan, cash and oil
Sokari Ekine
2009-12-04, Issue 460
The rich are swindling the poor in the DRC and Zimbabwe, and no one seems to be in charge of a rudderless Nigeria, writes Sokari Ekine in this week’s roundup of the African blogosphere.
Inventiveness in the streets of Nairobi
Dibussi Tande
2009-11-26, Issue 459
In this week's blogging roundup by Dibussi Tande, Nairobi's power outages call for innovative local solutions, Adidas launches a new Kente-theme line of footwear, but gets the history wrong, and the recent stoning of a young Somali woman calls into question the justness of Sharia law and its application.
A call for more female leadership across the continent
Sokari Ekine
2009-11-19, Issue 458
A call for more female leadership across the continent, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, the stigma attached to HIV/AIDS and the trial of Charles Taylor are among the stories in Sokari Ekine’s selection of the best of the African blogosphere for this week’s edition of Pambazuka News.
Africa and the Collapse of the Berlin Wall
Dibussi Tande
2009-11-12, Issue 457
In this week's blog roundup, Dibussi Tande reflects on the similarities between the fall of the Berlin wall and communism in Eastern Europe, and the push for political liberalism in Africa. Elsewhere, Tanzania's education system is failing, Kenya faces a country-wide power blackout, and homophobia rears its ugly head.
Maneno: A blogging platform for the African blogger
Dibussi Tande
2009-10-29, Issue 455
This week, Dibussi Tande reviews blogs on Maneno, a relatively new blogging and communication platform specifically designed for the sub-Saharan blogger and writer. According to its founders, Maneno 'allows those with limited or narrow-bandwidth internet to use a system that is lightweight and straightforward in functionality'.
Speaking out against Uganda's homophobia
Sokari Ekine
2009-10-22, Issue 454
Uganda’s Anti Homosexuality Bill – and how you can help stop this legislation from being passed, national elections in Niger, violence in Guinea and the impact of rising sea levels on African cities are among the topics in this week’s round-up of the African blogosphere.
Discriminating against the Baka of Central Africa and protest in the townships
Dibussi Tande
2009-10-15, Issue 453
In this week’s blog review, Dibussi Tande discusses discrimmination and injustice against the Baka of Cameroon, the ongoing service delivery portests in South Africa, and the recent decision by 14 Somali villages to renounce to practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
The right to stay put: Resisting evictions and deportation
Sokari Ekine
2009-10-08, Issue 451
The UN World Habitat Day, the attacks against Durban's Abahlali baseMjondolo, the campaign against Nestlé's buying milk from Robert Mugabe and Muammar al-Gaddafi's deal with Europe are among the topics covered in Sokari Ekine's fortnightly round-up of the African blogosphere for Pambazuka News.
Pambazuka Blog Review – October 1, 2009
Dibussi Tande
2009-10-01, Issue 450
In this week’s blog review, Dibussi Tande looks at the attacks on demonstrators in Guinea, and a recent survey in Zimbabwe on the performance of the Unity Government. He also reviews a blog on Western Union money transfers on the continent, a recent rant by Namibian ex-president Nujoma in defence of Robert Mugabe, and an organization giving an online voice to war-ravaged communities on Northern Uganda.
The illusiveness of a Pan-African Africa
Remembering Osagyefo
Sokari Ekine
2009-09-24, Issue 449
The centenary of African revolutionary and Pan Africanist Kwame Nkrumah, Nigerian outrage at the depiction of their countrymen in a new South African science fiction film, and an inventive blackboard 'blog' from Liberia are among the topics covered Sokari Ekine's fortnightly round-up of the African blogosphere for Pambazuka News.
“Digital Citizen Indaba 4.0”: Using Digital Media to Promote Social Justice in Africa
Dibussi Tande
2009-09-17, Issue 448
In this week's blog roundup, Dibussi Tande reflects on the 4th annual “Digital Citizen Indaba” (DCI), which was held on September 5-6 2009 at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa. The Indaba brought together bloggers, podcasters, vodcasters, mobile journalists, citizen reporters, new media practitioners, online industry experts and civil society representatives from Africa and beyond.
Why don’t you break the silence?
It’s time South African men spoke out against rape
Sokari Ekine
2009-09-10, Issue 447
The death of Nigerian human rights lawyer and social justice activist Gani Fawehinmi, continued political violence in Zimbabwe, the deportation of African workers from Israel, and a rallying call for South Africa’s men to start speaking out against rape are among the stories covered in Sokari Ekine’s fortnightly round-up of the African blogosphere.
The gift and the curse
A review of the African blogosphere
Dibussi Tande
2009-09-02, Issue 446
In this week's review of the African blogosphere, Dibussi Tande looks at Africa's inability to meaningfully exploit its natural resources, corruption in Cameroon, the ongoing water crisis in Kenya and questions of water catchment destruction, and male rape in Congo's ongoing violence.
The politics of words, pictures and pineapples
Sokari Ekine
2009-07-30, Issue 444
In this week’s round-up of the African blogosphere, Sokari Ekine looks at what people from Nigeria to Nairobi are writing about art, literature – and local cuisine.
Pambazuka Blog Review – July 23, 2009: Corruption in Patrimonicide
Dibussi Tande
2009-07-23, Issue 443
In this week's review of the African blogosphere, Dibussi Tande looks at, among other topics, a call for corruption to be declared 'patrimonicide', the apparent complacency of the UK government in dealing with piracy off the coast of Somalia, and the politics of language in Cameroonian literature.
Obama's Ghana speech lacked substance
Sokari Ekine
2009-07-16, Issue 442
Reactions to Obama’s Ghana visit and the contradictory and somewhat insubstantial speech he made there are the focus of Sokari Ekine’s fortnightly round-up of the African blogosphere. Some are ‘uncritical’ and ‘bordering on the sycophantic’, but there is also ‘balanced and informed analysis’ to be found, says Ekine.
Pambazuka Blog Review – July 9, 2009
Dibussi Tande
2009-07-09, Issue 441
The purchase of huge swathes of African farmland by rich countries, Obama's visit to Ghana, women's official dress in Buganda and the proliferation of new political parties in Zambia are among the topics covered in this week's round-up of the African blogosphere, by Dibussi Tande.
What African bloggers say about Michael Jackson
Sokari Ekine
2009-07-02, Issue 440
The death of Michael Jackson, civil society in Africa, solar farms in the Sahara, the consequences of human conflict for nature and Wole Soyinka’s words on the Nigerian government’s proposed amnesty for militants in the Delta are among the topics covered in this week’s round-up of the African blogosphere.
Forgiveness doesn't mean ignoring justice
Sokari Ekine
2009-06-18, Issue 438
Nigeria’s $5 million plan to quiet critical voices, the government closure of Fela’s club in Lagos, the death and diaries of a young South African AIDS activist and the abuse of girl child soldiers are among the stories covered in a review of blogs drawn from the Shackdwellers.org social justice aggregator.
Bongo's palace makes White House look quaint
Review of the African Blogosphere – June 10, 2009
Dibussi Tande
2009-06-11, Issue 437
The death of Gabonese President Omar Bongo and his family’s stranglehold on the country, one Malawian’s sense of national pride, the ubiquity of mobile phones in Africa and South African ponzi schemes are among the topics Dibussi Tande covers in his latest round-up of the African blogosphere.
Niger Delta: The extremities of Nigerian consciousness
Sokari Ekine
2009-06-04, Issue 436
Following the launch of the Nigerian military's latest campaign of violence against communities in the Niger Delta, Sokari Ekine looks at coverage of recent events in the African blogosphere, and finds the response to be ‘disappointingly sparse’. ‘I expected to read that there were Nigerians outraged by this attack on their fellow citizens by the Nigerian military, especially since the Nigerian mainstream media has been uncritical. Unfortunately there wasn’t as much as I had hoped and hope is all too important in the struggle against tyranny,’ says Ekine.
Review of the African Blogosphere – May 28, 2009
Dibussi Tande
2009-05-28, Issue 435
Dibussi reviews the following blogs: New in Nairobi Edirisa Rafiki Kenya OoTheNigerian Agendia Aloysius Scribbles from the Den
Deliberately excluded, deliberately oppressed
Sokari Ekine
2009-05-21, Issue 433
Sokari Ekine highlights attempts to ‘turn the forgotten people into the deliberately excluded and deliberately oppressed people’ with Abahlali baseMjondolo’s challenge of controversial legislation on slums in South Africa. Political patronage machines, the pope’s views on condoms, and the forthcoming Wiwa vs Shell trial are among the other topics in Ekine’s round-up of recent blog posts on Africa.
Review of the African Blogosphere – May 14, 2009
Dibussi Tande
2009-05-15, Issue 432
Dibussi reviews the following blogs: Yashvin Island Crisis David Ajao Ethan Zuckerman Scribbles from the Den
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