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Stories from 10 November 2006

Uganda Update: peace talks, reconciliation, and a frustrated president

Written by Joshua Goldstein · Sub-Saharan Africa

It's been an excellent week for big news and sharp writing in Uganda. The peace talks in Juba continue to dominate the agenda. Last week, a renewed ceasefire gave LRA...

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Corporate Social Responsibility: The blogosphere reacts

Written by Rebecca MacKinnon · Environment, Human Rights

If you missed the live webcast of Reuters' Corporate Social Responsible panel yesterday, you can click here to view the full-length archived video. Stephen Frost live-blogged it on the CSR...

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Two weeks in Costa Rica's blogs

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Latin America

Roundup of Costa Rica blogs posts in politics, culture and daily events.

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Hungary: Paprika in Szentes

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Eastern & Central Europe

“Some like it hot” - Photo by Kris of Little Town in Hungary, a blog featuring daily photos “from Szentes, a small town located on the southern Great Plain of...

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Blogging for the Cause in Honduras

Written by David Sasaki · Latin America

Nelly, a Honduran entreprenuer who received a small business loan from Kiva Honduran bloggers La Gringa, Matthew, Ruthy, and Jill are blogging for a good cause. Though media attention on...

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Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus

Written by Ben Paarmann · Central Asia & Caucasus

Club in Almaty/Kazakhstan - (c) Christopher Herwig - www.herwigphoto.com Welcome to the latest roundup of the Central Asian and Caucasian blogospheres. A lot has happened over the past two weeks...

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Flood in Burkina Faso, Power supply in Ghana and an Idyllic Transfer of Power Turned Sour

Written by Oluniyi D. Ajao · Sub-Saharan Africa

Under the acacias blogs about a recent flood in Burkina Faso - Update on Gorom-Gorom flood and emergency aid: The Broken Dam I went to see the dam on Wednesday....

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Updates from 10 November 2006

Barbados

Barbados Free Press pays a visit to an online art gallery featuring work by Caribbean artists.

• Georgia Popplewell

Kyrgyzstan

Sean Roberts explains the sequence of events that led to Kyrgyzstan's recent protests and new constitution.

• Nathan Hamm

Kazakhstan

KZ Blog notes reports of violence and robbery against Filipino workers in Tengiz, Kazakhstan that have been overshadowed by the violence between Turkish and Kazakh workers there.

• Nathan Hamm

Kyrgyzstan

Was Kyrgyzstan's constitution adopted too quickly? Yulia appears unhappy with the fast pace of the constitution's drafting and adoption while Kyrgyz Report notes that some in Kyrgyzstan are already noticing problems with the new fundamental document.

• Nathan Hamm

Armenia

Onnik Krikorian publishes a letter explaining how official corruption damages Armenia's natural environment.

• Nathan Hamm

Armenia

Notes From Hareinik reviews a reinterpretation of Armenian music that stands out from the rest of the crowd.

• Nathan Hamm

Looking ahead to the publication of election results, UDPS Liege publishes a BanaCongo declaration stating (Fr): “Pressure group BanaCongo asks the Congolese people to remain vigilent and ready to vigorously protest the election results that the Western media are generally publishing to put the people to sleep.”

• Alice Backer