A Kobolo is a public transportation vehicle in the DRC. It is also the Congolese word for trunk. Photo courtesy Le Renouveau Congolais.
In a humorous photo essay, Le Renouveau Congolais lists (FR) all the different positions that make Kinshasa public transportation bearable.
Malawian President wants more power!: “Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika, whose party enjoys a parliamentray majority, is seeking to beef up his powers before he exits the political stage in 2014.”
Sokari writes about Pambazuka News special Women’s issues focusing on the last 15 years since Beijing Platform for Action and the future for women’s rights on the continent.
Marshal discusses Sex Workers Bill in Malawi: “Recent media reports pointing that the government intends to come up with a Sex Worker’s Bill with an aim of protecting sex workers in the country, shocked quite a few of us.”
Get summaries of new stories from Global Voices in your inbox daily, weekly, or just sign up for important announcements.
This site is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License
Please read our attribution policy.
Send this by E-mail
Mario Blanco3 posts 
Jakub Gornicki2 posts 
Juhie Bhatia34 posts 
Claire Ulrich4 posts 
Clara Onofre24 posts 
Issa Villarreal14 posts 
Firuzeh Shokooh Valle12 posts 
Fabienne Flessel49 posts 
Rezwan1483 posts 
Lova Rakotomalala88 posts 
Nicholas Laughlin229 posts 
Michael Hartsell25 posts
Indonesia: Divorce and polygamy
- J -
Polygamy disgusts me too; that said, a Muslim friend once explained to me his belief (in...
more »