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April 3rd, 2006

The African women’s blogsphere this week

Nish Matenjwa · 08:19 · Sub-Saharan Africa

Virtual cartwheels are perhaps our only last recourse as apparently African women are (still) invisible. Black Looks writes about an recent article in the Guardian where the founder of the Carnival of Feminists cannot find our blogs. In a post entitled Aint I a Woman???, Black Looks says: That's ... 1 comment · read »

March 20th, 2006

African women blogging this week

Nish Matenjwa · 07:52 · Sub-Saharan Africa

As usual, African women have been blogging about a variety issues. Black Looks has recorded a moving audio post honouring the brilliant African-American science fiction writer who recently passed away, Octavia E. Butler. Black Looks has also posted information regarding the The Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship which is aimed at ... 0 comments · read »

February 20th, 2006

African women blogging this week

Nish Matenjwa · 13:38 · Sub-Saharan Africa

As per usual, African women have blogged about a variety of issues over the last week. Incidences of violence are rising in Uganda as the country prepares to hold general elections next week. Black Looks writes about the volatile situation in the country and highlights the violations of human rights perpetrated ... 1 comment · read »

February 6th, 2006

The African women’s blogsphere this week

Nish Matenjwa · 08:49 · Sub-Saharan Africa

Her love of her country notwithstanding, Rombo the Rambler agonises on how a ‘country that has so much potential gets it so wrong so often’ despite the 'intelligent, forward-thinking, grounded men and women' she encounters on a daily basis and asks what happens to these people once they are elected ... 1 comment · read »

January 23rd, 2006

The African women’s blogsphere this week

Nish Matenjwa · 11:15 · Sub-Saharan Africa

Some Kenyan women bloggers have been blogging about the famine in Kenya where the government says 4 million people are in need of food aid. The inequalities and unequal distribution of resources that exist amongst Kenyans greatly disturbs the Girl Next Door who writes about a country where ‘famine, wealth and ... 0 comments · read »

January 9th, 2006

African Women Blogging This Week

Nish Matenjwa · 10:31 · Sub-Saharan Africa

Heri ya Mwaka Mpya (Happy New Year in Kiswahili). The recent the jailing of a 56-year old English man in the UK for the sexual abuse of children in Africa is a good thing, Black Looks writes. She is however, concerned that the arrest of this vile individual remains an isolated ... 0 comments · read »