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A former Playboy model in Indonesia is the official candidate of the administration in the local elections in an East Java regency. This candidacy caused a stir in the largest Muslim-majority country in the world. Bloggers and netizens react.
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The latest on Kenya's Draft Constitution: “Parliament was predictably unable to summon the required quorum to get any of amendments passed, and the Draft Constitution was passed as is. Rather than vote yes or no on the proposed amendments, the MPs chose to walk out of an amendment that they didn’t support – again denying the public the right to know their position on a particular issue.”
South Sudan Info discusses the logistical challenges of holding elections in Sudan: “Considering that Sudan has not had elections since 1986, it is Africa’s largest country with vast regions among the least developed on the planet, election logistics are no simple matter.”
“A strange thing has happened in the Zambian blogosphere. Rather than grow, it appears to have shrunk in recent times,” writes Zambian Economist in his post about the state of personal use of the Internet in Zambia.
According to Ahmed Hassan Sudan is heading towards chaos: “It is apparent that what I mentioned about the shortsightedness of the Sudanese politics and politician is a major contributor to the way in which the events so developed in Sudan today.”
Sudan Votes asked musicians from all areas of Sudan to produce songs to promote peaceful, political participation in the upcoming April elections, reports South Sudan Info.
The beauty of the cherry blossoms (sakura) in bloom is immortalized by Asiaimages' pictures.
Naijablog links to a story about the ”Jesus of Calabar.” Calabar is in Nigeria.
Alex writes about the Jew of Katanga; Moïse Katumbi Katebe Chapwe, a multimillionaire, is the powerful governor of the Province of Katanga, one of the mineral-rich Wild West zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
I strongly believe this is the real reason for the Mauritanian government striking a deal to settle the dispute with...
Miran, I love this post. I live in Qatar and to be honest, all you ever see is girls ignoring...
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==> As Africans we need to let go of our victimhood, inferiority complex & acceptance of the mediocre. We deserve...