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September, 2009

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Stories from September, 2009

22 September 2009

Africa: Will technophobia crash the ICT party?

Written by John Liebhardt · Sub-Saharan Africa

With the growing influence of ICT for development, can fear of technology and misunderstanding of its uses disproportionally affect the developing world? Here are a few examples of initiatives to combat technophobia in Africa.

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Mobile-empowered to serve you better

Written by Aparna Ray · South Asia

The mobile phone has grown to be a tool that enables, farmers, small traders and service providers to take information-based decisions, thereby leading to their economic empowerment

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Oman: Eid on Twitter

Written by Riyadh Al Balushi · Middle East & North Africa

(Photo credits: alucard187) Oman celebrated the first day of Eid al Fitr yesterday, a day after most of its neighboring Gulf states. The celebration, which culminates the end of Ramadan...

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Guatemala: The Activism of Massacre Survivor Jesús Tecú

Written by Renata Avila · Latin America

Jesús Tecú survived the Río Negro Massacre in Guatemala. Since then, he has worked as an advocate for the Achí Maya indigenous community. However, Tecú still is under threat, as he received a call from an extortionist.

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Gabon: Opposition Continues to Fight Election Result

Written by Jennifer Brea · Sub-Saharan Africa

Gabon's political opposition present a united front against the August election results, which handed the son of former dictator Omar Bongo the presidency. Politicians and citizens alike speak out against France's meddling in the country's politics.

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South Asia: Celebrating Eid-Ul-Fitr

Written by Rezwan · South Asia

Yesterday Muslims in many South Asian countries celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting. Many bloggers exchanged greetings and shared their rituals and traditions.

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Updates from September, 2009

28 September 2009

Russia

Evgeny Morozov writes that “Kremlin no longer hides its [internet] spinning strategy”

• Veronica Khokhlova

Latvia

Viola in Vilnius writes that Riga has been nominated as one of the 2014 European capitals of culture, and comments on how this year’s title holder, Vilnius, has done so far.

• Veronica Khokhlova

Costa Rica

A solar halo has Costa Rica's citizens looking up at the sky and taking pictures to share with their members of their social networks. You can see some of the uploaded pictures of this natural phenomenon on Twitpic, like this one taken by @lucianaguz and this other one taken by @porillo in this twitter aggregator created for the occasion or by searching twitter with the #sol tag.

• Juliana Rincón Parra

27 September 2009

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