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27 April 2012

Russia: Putin Proposes Contentious State Power Grab in Siberia

Written by Kevin Rothrock · Eastern & Central Europe

On April 20, 'Kommersant' revealed an ongoing legislative project to create a state company to oversee the economic development of Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East. The schism at the heart of the RuNet's response to this issue reveals certain fundamental apprehensions that shape online Russian civil society.

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26 April 2012

Kenya: Four Young African Men Stand Up to Hollywood Stereotypes

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Sub-Saharan Africa

After watching a video featuring a 9 year old boy retelling the movie Commando, 4 young men from Kenya approached MamaHope wanting to make their own retelling of Hollywood movies: in their case, the stereotypes around how movies portray African men.

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Video: Mothers Around the World Share Their Different Experiences

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia

In the International Museum of Women, the current online exhibit is all about mothers. MAMA: Motherhood around the globe explores the different aspects of motherhood through video interviews to women in Nigeria, Kenya, Afghanistan, USA, Colombia, Hungary, China and Norway.

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25 April 2012

Do Arab Men Hate Women? Mona Eltahawy Faces Firestorm

Written by Solana Larsen · Middle East & North Africa

Egyptian-American columnist Mona Eltahawy has once again sparked controversy with an article in Foreign Policy magazine entitled “Why Do They Hate Us?”, in which she argues that Arab societies are fundamentally misogynistic.

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24 April 2012

Zambia: Former VP's Death Highlights State of Local Hospitals

Written by Gershom Ndhlovu · Sub-Saharan Africa

Immediate past Vice President of the former ruling MMD government George Kunda died on 16 April 2012 at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in the capital, Lusaka. Despite mourning his death, netizens seized the opportunity to criticize the current status of health care in Zambia and highlight the need for reform.

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23 April 2012

Panama: Poor But Not Forgotten Thanks to Online Videos

Written by Silvia Viñas · Latin America

Coco Solo was once a United States Navy submarine base on the Panama Canal Zone, near Colón, Panama. Today, Coco Solo is the home of some of the poorest, most marginalized Panamanians. Online videos are a few of the available online media that show life in this community.

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21 April 2012

Colombia: What Did the VI Summit of the Americas Leave Behind?

Written by Lully · Translated by Lully Posada · Latin America

Netizens commented on various events, some serious and some lighter ones, related to the Sixth Summit of the Americas. They also shared their opinion on the agreements that were reached (like the free trade agreement between Colombia and the U.S.) and on those that did not meet consensus.

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20 April 2012

Video: Better Aid and Development Discussions Through Islam Crash Course

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · South Asia

An ongoing discussion over at the Uncultured Project has been the relationship between the lack of knowledge on what Islam is about and how aid and development organizations relate to the Muslim community. Shawn Ahmed shares a simple and short video explaining what Islam is in an attempt to pave the road to better understanding of a large group of people who could be Aid recipients.

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18 April 2012

Brazil: Aquarium Project Sparks Transparency Debate

Written by Débora Medeiros · Translated by João Miguel D. de A. Lima · Latin America

In Fortaleza, the fifth largest city in Brazil, the recent start of construction on an aquarium has prompted discussions over public resources, state government priorities and the city's future, as well as some creative forms of protest.

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17 April 2012

Nigeria: Was Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's Candidacy Symbolic?

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, the only African and woman running for the World Bank presidency, has lost the race to Dr. Jim Yong Kim, a Korean-American physician. Should this have been the time for global governance values to triumph over the long-standing tradition of an American leading the institution?

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Updates about Development

1 May 2012

Mongolia

14 Eurasian beavers - known as as ecosystem engineers - arrived in Ulaanbaatar from Bavaria, Germany, to build dams that shall bring about positive effects on the ecology of Tuul river in Mongolia, Bilguun reports.

• Adil Nurmakov

30 April 2012

Malawi

Austin explains why Malawi needs to rebuild brand Malawi: “Over the past year or so Malawi has not been projected internationally in very positive light. The warm heart has been mired in problems, shortages and intolerance of varying kinds and magnitudes.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

Martinique

On Martinican collective blog Montray Kreyol, a recent post [Fr/Fr Cr] wonders why Martinique 1ère [Fr], which is the local relay of the French National Broadcast Network, Fance Television [En], has almost no Creole language spoken on air.

• Fabienne Flessel

29 April 2012

Nigeria

Enough is Enough(EIE) together with other partners wish to expound on the rising profile of new media and governance in Nigeria in a conference slated for 14-15 May, 2012 in Abuja, Nigeria. “New Media and Governance: Tools and Trends”. The aim of this intellectual gathering of “government policy makers, civil society, academic institutions, private sector and youth” is to analyse “the use of new media for improved governance, accountability and civic engagement.”

• Nwachukwu Egbunike

Cote d'Ivoire

Suy Kahofi writes [fr] on Africa Vox about free medical care in Cote d'Ivoire : “The completely free care has, certainly, relieved the people, but it has been marred by problems : shortages in the supply of drugs, lack of nursing staff… The health professionals themselves do not seem to be convinced that care should be completely free, because it results in abuses…”

• Abdoulaye Bah

27 April 2012

24 April 2012

English

Accountant/Consultant Derren Joseph shares the contents of an email he received which is concerned with the level of Trinidad & Tobago's gas revenue: “This gas is the property of EVERY CITIZEN of Trinidad and Tobago and we deserve to understand why any of our gas is being sold at a lower price and even the lowest price available and not to the HIGHEST VALUE MARKET.”

• Matthew Hunte

Georgia

Writing on The PIK.TV blog, the channel's English-language editor, Tbilisi-based Nicholas Alan Clayton, comments on plans to construct a new city in Georgia. With little transparency in planning the Lazika development, recently referred to as an ‘instant city in a swamp' by the New York Times, the blog says that while many reforms since the 2003 Rose Revolution have been inspiring, this is not one of them.

• Onnik Krikorian

20 April 2012

Kenya

The Guardian.co.uk has released a video on female genital mutilation and the women and girls who are against this tradition and bringing on new alternatives to this initiation ritual. In the story, two young women refuse to be cut and married off in exchange for dowry, instead they are trying to convince their families that education is a better financial investment and that womanhood can be achieved with their genitals uncut.

• Juliana Rincón Parra

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