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Njeri Wangari

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I am a Kenyan performing poet & blogger. My interest lies in the Arts, literature and the whole web 2.0 revolution.

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31 March 2011

Kenyan Bloggers Form an Association; BAKE

Written by Njeri Wangari · Sub-Saharan Africa

On Friday 25th March, several Kenyan bloggers held a meeting in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, under the newly formed BAKE ( Bloggers Association Kenya). The meeting was the 4th in an initiative by some of Kenyas veteran bloggers .

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12 March 2010

Kenya: Nairobi becomes East Africa's tech heartbeat

Written by Njeri Wangari · Kenya

Kenya, and specifically Nairobi, has in recent months become the technology heartbeat of Africa with conferences, launches, meet ups, summits and unconferences all running in quick succession.

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19 February 2010

Africa: Hidden Thoughts & Emotions on Love among African Bloggers

Written by Njeri Wangari · Sub-Saharan Africa

14th February, better known as Valentine’s day, the love mood was not only felt on the streets of Nairobi by the many red flowers, ladies dressed in all manner of red clothes, and offers in every shop.

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25 January 2010

Kenya: Abdullah al-Faisal stirs confrontation

Written by Njeri Wangari · Sub-Saharan Africa

As on Thursday 21st Jan, the government of Kenya was at its nerves end trying to raise over US$,400,000 in a bid to deport Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal to his home country, Jamaica using a hired plane. This was one of the many failed attempts to get al-Faisal out of the country due to his terrorist nature which was deemed a risk to the East African Country, Kenya.

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6 January 2010

South Africa: A glowing tribute to Dennis Brutus

Written by Njeri Wangari · Sub-Saharan Africa

The News of the death of Dennis Brutus came as a rude shock to many, not just in South Africa but to the world at large who knew him for his poetry and activism against the Apartheid system in South Africa in the 1960s and his fight for social justice throughout his life.

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7 December 2009

Africa: Marking World AIDS Day Poetically

Written by Njeri Wangari · Sub-Saharan Africa

Blogger poets in Africa mark World Aids Day 2009 with selective words to describe the registry of emotions triggered by a pandemic that still sees no end.

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