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September 3rd, 2008

Africa: Here Comes Big Brother Africa III

Ndesanjo Macha · 19:32

lingua → es

The 3rd season of Big Brother Africa started last month. The show has already developed a huge amount of interest on the continent. African bloggers are currently discussing the show from a variety of angles. For example, Bazanye wants to offer updates of Big Brother III but he does not own a TV. So what does he do? He makes them up! 2 comments · »»

August 11th, 2008

African MSM & Sex Workers Voice Concerns and Hopes at AIDS 2008

Lova Rakotomalala · 13:36

lingua → mg · es

The AIDS 2008 conference (IAC) in Mexico City drew to a close on August, 8th, 2008. The theme of the conference was "universal action now" and judging by the heavy international attendance, the focus on marginalized communities and the daily newsletter aptly called "Global Voice", it delivered on the ... 1 comment · »»

July 25th, 2008

Zimbabwe: On the soaring inflation

Elia Varela Serra · 20:37

Zimbabwe, that was once one of the richest countries in Africa, at present finds itself falling into economic chaos with inflation reaching record levels, and with zeroes being regularly added to the currency. Bloggers comment on the grim situation, its causes and consequences. 0 comments · »»

July 23rd, 2008

Serbia: African Bloggers' Reactions to Karadžić's Arrest

Elia Varela Serra · 21:39

After news broke on Monday night that former Bosnian Serb leader and one of the world’s most wanted men Radovan Karadžić had been arrested, astonished bloggers in the Balkans and all around the world started reacting to the story. And because of the recent request by the ICC's prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo to indict Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, some bloggers have been making comparisons between the two cases. 12 comments · »»

July 14th, 2008

China: Why did China veto sanctions against Zimbabwe?

John Kennedy · 12:18

lingua → mk · fr · it

Independent blogger Ruan Yifeng on Beijing's relationship with repressive governments: "What's more, while Beijing plays the role of "friend to the dictators" in negotiations with the US, it also stands to gain from the spoils. The North Korean nuclear crisis is a perfect example." 41 comments · »»

July 13th, 2008

Africa: Summer Reflections (Thoughts from Mothers)

Paula Odhiambo · 09:16

lingua → ar · mk · bn · es

With this article, Paula Odhiambo salutes all mothers in Africa and reflects on children's compassion and giving, talking about sex with children and announces the birth of a blogger's baby girl. 3 comments · »»

May 10th, 2008

Zambia: Parastatal madness and constitutional debate

Brenda Zulu · 15:32

lingua → de

This roundup covers Zambian bloggers who are discussing "the parastatal madness," the debate over the constitution of Zambia, the election crisis in Zimbabwe and the African Forum on ICT Best Practices 2008. 1 comment · »»

May 6th, 2008

Zimbabwe: Using New Technologies to Fight for Democracy

Ndesanjo Macha · 18:02

lingua → pt · es

In countries such as Zimbabwe where media freedom is extremely restricted, new technologies have become powerful tools for political campaigning, communication, advocacy and mobilisation. Since Robert Mugabe turned the country into a dictatorship, bloggers and civic organisations have resorted to using new tools and applications such as blogs, Flickr, Facebook, SMS, YouTube and mashups to fight for democracy, media freedom and good governance. 7 comments · »»

Links about Zimbabwe

August 30th, 2008

Dirty, dirty politics in Zimbabwe: The MDC has unearthed a plot by the Attorney General’s office and members of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) to secure convictions against MDC MPs in a bid to reverse the MDC majority in Parliament.

August 29th, 2008

Sokwanele blog announces a festival organized by WeZimbabwe in London: “ZimfestIt’s all about braais, music, sadza, beer etc - and raising money for Zimbabweans in need. Tickets are £20 in advance or £30 at the gate.”

August 28th, 2008

Ethan discusses the latest political events in Zimbabwe, “Once you’ve thrown an election, the preferred next step is to return matters to normalcy, dissipating the anger of those who opposed you by making your leadership appear routine and inevitable. That’s been Robert Mugabe’s plan in Zimbabwe.”

August 12th, 2008

Natasha writes about the role of women in conflict situations. Looking at Zimbabwe crisis, she asks, “Where are the women?”

July 30th, 2008

Zimbabwean blogger's reaction to mid-term budget statement, This blogger listened to the radio today in amazement…Part one aired on the radio this morning was a brief monetary statement from Gono – a digestible 20 minutes. Part two was a long, boring, dragged out drone from Robert Mugabe.

July 23rd, 2008

Plateu of Iran posts an article by Hassan Daioleslam comparing Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe with the Iranian regime, which he describes as an “eye-opener for the appeasers, apologists or just those unaware of the reality of the Islamic Republic of Iran regime”.

July 22nd, 2008

A beautiful gift shares his impressions on the situation Zimbabwe after his recent visit to see his family: “I have heard a lot say western media […] exaggerate about the situation in Zimbabwe. On the contrary I now am convinced that western media understate the gravity of the situation in Zimbabwe”.

This is Zimbabwe posted an open letter from the President of the leader of the opposition Morgan Tsvangirai on yesterday's signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe.