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December 5th, 2009

Russia: Online Forum Beats Media in Covering Night Club Fire

Gregory Asmolov · 03:45 · Eastern & Central Europe
lingua → ru
Fire at the night club "Lame Horse" in a central Russian city Perm killed more than 100 people. Local online forum Teron.ru quickly became the main source of information about the tragedy for ordinary citizens and mainstream media. 0 comments  · read »

Cameroon: Video Shows Harsh Conditions of Rural MedicineVideo post

A small portrait of the translator Jennifer Brea · 02:19 · Sub-Saharan Africa
lingua → fr
As in many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, doctors in Cameroon work without adequate training or equipment--a fact that in itself is not surprising, but is made disturbingly real by four young Americans who shot this amateur video of surgery in a rural hospital in Cameroon. Posted on 20mai.net, a Camerounian citizen media site, the video provoked a heated discussion. 0 comments  · read »

December 4th, 2009

Guinea: Attempt on Military Leader Dadis Camara's Life

A small portrait of the translator Abdoulaye Bah · 19:45 · Sub-Saharan Africa
lingua → fr
According to several news sources, Captain Dadis Camara, leader of the military junta which seized power in Guinea in December 2008, was shot and wounded by one of his aides yesterday in Conakry. Many RFI readers, holding Camara responsible for the September 28th massacre of opposition protesters, call it justice. 0 comments  · read »

Congo: Doctors without Borders tell people's stories through web videoVideo post

Juliana Rincón Parra · 18:25 · Sub-Saharan Africa
Condition Critical is a website showcasing the stories of victims of the violence in Eastern Congo coordinated and launched by Doctors without Borders/Medecins sans Frontiers (MSF). With slideshows and first person accounts, they give a face to the conflict. 0 comments  · read »

Portuguese-speaking bloggers on World Aids Day ‘09

Diego Casaes · 11:18 · Sub-Saharan Africa , Americas
lingua → pt
This World Aids Day Lusophone bloggers in different parts of the world reflect on the suffering caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. 0 comments  · read »
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