Latest posts by Anna Gueye from July, 2010
Senegal: Protests Against Frequent Power Outages
Public demonstrations were organized last week in Senegal to protest against load shedding by Senelec (the national electricity company). Rignese who works for Seneweb.com has posted the following videos: the first from Mbour where the mobilization started [fr] and later in Dakar [fr].
France: Blogging about Politics
In Billet politique ! (“A Political post !” in French), blogger JeandelaXR presents a list of his favorite political bloggers [Fr].
France: A Concert in Support of Illegal Immigrants
« Rock Sans Papiers » a concert in support of illegal immigrants in France will be held in Paris (Bercy) on September 18, 2010 [Fr]. Many household names in the French music scene such as Jacques Higelin and Abd Al Malick have committed to participating.
Côte d'Ivoire: Reporter Guy-André Kieffer Gone Missing for Six Years Now
French-Canadian reporter Guy-André Kieffer went missing in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire on April 16, 2004. Blogger Ménilmuche who knew him personally has written a complete dossier on the matter and provides updates on the story [Fr]. Updated informations on Kieffer are hard to find in the French mainstream media .
