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Liberia: Five Liberian Journalists Reprimanded

Ndesanjo Macha — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:40:51 +0000

“The Press Union of Liberia has reprimanded five journalists for ethical misconduct following their admission of guilt in a recent investigative mission to Margibi County,” Liberian Times reports.

Kenya: Role of technology in post-election crisis

Ndesanjo Macha — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:00:26 +0000

Juliana Rotich and Josh Goldstein have written a paper on the role technology of post-election crisis in Kenya.

Senegal: Confusion about Ramadan

Ndesanjo Macha — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:48:19 +0000

Ria writes about Islam and the confusion about Ramadan in Senegal: “Thus for some, Ramadan ended yesterday; for most it was today, declared a national holiday by the Government. One final confusion: the festival to mark the end of Ramadan is called Korité in Senegal, but is known elsewhere in the Muslim world as Aïd-el-fitr.”

Lesotho: Creating electricity from wind turbine

Ndesanjo Macha — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:36:27 +0000

Andrew is trying to create his own electricity in Lesotho: “To bring real electricity we needed bigger 12v batteries. I got one, and the priest has one. The batteries are nice, but my little solar panel is just too small to give them a good charge. That is why we are now trying different methods of creating our own electricity. The priest had the generator which when turned puts out electricity.”

Madagascar: Solar power for rural clinics

Ndesanjo Macha — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:24:43 +0000

Noel blogs about the use of solar power in rural clinics in Madagascar: “Solar power has been given to these clinics four years ago and people have become very thankful. After all, rural clinics in the country actually do see around 400 patients each month. That’s a huge amount of patients. And when some emergency arises, it’s good to have electricity.”

Sierra Leone: One year and counting…

Ndesanjo Macha — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:07:53 +0000

It has been one year now since last year’s elections in Sierra Leone. Nasratha tries to assess the differences between the new and the old regime.

Senegal: Would you mind fasting with us?

Ndesanjo Macha — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:44:38 +0000

George writes about Ramadan in Dakar, Senegal: “This Ramadan in Dakar, I had a most interesting invitation from a couple of friends. “…Would you mind fasting with us?”, they asked. What was the significance of this invitation?”

Liberia: Update from Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Ndesanjo Macha — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:32:03 +0000

An update from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Liberia: “A witness told commissioners of Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) grisly accounts of how fighters of the defunct ULIMO-K faction slaughtered and ate eight civilians in 1993 in Lofa County.”

Kenya: Recycling center overwhelmed

Ndesanjo Macha — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:26:15 +0000

A recycling center in Kenya is looking for help: “The Karen Langata District Association (KLDA) runs a bottle bank at the Langata Link complex where residents of Karen and Langata can drop off empty glass bottles for recycling. Lately they have been receiving huge amounts of bottles and the glass company responsible for collecting these is not able to cope.”

Ghana: How not to use party colors

Ndesanjo Macha — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:21:59 +0000

How not to use party colors in Ghana: “The Brong-Ahafo Regional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police Seth Charles Oteng, on Thursday expressed concern about the organisation of social functions under politically coloured atmosphere.”

Sierra Leone: No money, no doctor

Ndesanjo Macha — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:45:29 +0000

No money, no doctor, writes a Sierra Leone based blogger, Sandra: “Last week I saw a little boy who was moderately sick. He had lost weight, had many palpable lymph nodes and a chest infection. I decided to treat as outpatient with a strong antibiotic and see the child again on Wednesday…”

Cameroon: The president's time

Ndesanjo Macha — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:38:39 +0000

Time flies and things stay the same in Cameroon, writes Cameroonian blogger, George.

Nigeria: Post-independece political scene

Ndesanjo Macha — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:31:28 +0000

Omo Taylor analyses Nigeria's post-independence political scene: “Forty-eight years on, I muse, Nigeria is gripped tightly by what I would call demonised Democracy. A government of the people in most cases, by sneaky, snaky, money-corrupt, weak, scheming, power-corrupt, sugar tongued vipers; who have no inkling about ruling the people in integrity, trust, diligence and love, so that the generality of the people could be emancipated.”

Nigeria: Impressive Branding

Ndesanjo Macha — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:27:42 +0000

Impressive branding in Nigeria, “Etisalat Nigeria witnessed an influx of visitors to its web site as Nigerians sought to reserve special numbers on Etisalat’s network. The website apparently had over 8 million hits in less than one week with thousands already reserving their special numbers on Etisalat’s network. It is now in the the top 100 sites visited in Nigeria!”

Ethiopia: Food aid as a weapon of war

Ndesanjo Macha — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:35:19 +0000

Can food aid be used as a weapon of war? Ethiopian blogger, Enset writes: “It looks like the Woyane rulers of Ethiopia have taken a calculated risk in using food aid as a weapon in the war against the Ogaden rebels.”