Latest posts by Jennifer Brea from March, 2008
Congolese blogger Cédric Kalonji on the mixed blessings of life in Europe
Cédric Kalonji writes about the mixed blessings [Fr] of life in Europe for Africans: “I ask myself what's better, living in an African hell or all of the less-than-positive looks and judgments [Africans get] in paradise.”
Ethiopian painters campaign to end early marriage
Lova writes about Ethiopian painters campaigning to end early marriage, through art.
France: Malagasy nightclub in Marseille
harinjaka writes about a new Malagasy night club [Fr] in Marseille: “I know from personal experience that it's not easy to enter a club here (in France), especially if you are black or berber…It's not the Queen but it's a club where Malagasy people are VIP.”
Christians in Iraq
French-Lebanese blogger Frencheagle writes about the assassination of the Bishop of Mosul and the plight of Christians in Iraq [Fr].
D.R. of Congo: Radio Okapi journalist wins blog award
Congolese journalist Cédric Kalonji [Fr] wins a “Bobs” award for best francophone blog.
D.R. of Congo: Kabila says Congolese people are better off today
Le Blog du Congolais comments on President Kabila's perplexing enthusiasm [Fr] about the state of Congo. During the opening of a new parliamentary session, Kabila said the Congolese people “are better off than they were a year ago, and far better than they were fifteen years ago.”
D.R. of Congo: Werrason rewrites censored song
Le Congo C'est La [Fr] writes about the new version of the Werrason song “Temps présent,” cut after the original was censored for obscene language.
D.R. of Congo: Mbundu dia Kongo makes a comeback?
Richard Kabamba blogs at Forum Realisance [Fr] about the return of Mbundu dia Kongo, a decades’ old political-religious movement based in Bas-Congo province which “now more than ever continues to defy [President] Kabila's authority, powerless in the face of the acts of barbarism, vandalism and anarchy which destabilize the otherwise...
Municipal elections in Martinique
le blog de [moi] blogs the results of the first round of municipal elections [Fr] in Martinique.
Senegal: Karim Wade at a ‘Generation du concret’ rally
Blog politique au Senegal writes of Karim Wade's appearance [Fr] at a “Generation du concret” rally in the suburbs of Dakar: “For a t-shirt and a sandwich, these young people sell their futures.”
Togo Book Fair
Togo-iTunes has photos of a francophone book fair [Fr] at the Librairie Star bookshop in Lome.
Congo-Brazzaville: AIDS and infrastructure
Réseau sida Afrique shares the story of a 22 year-old woman [Fr] in Congo-Brazzaville, dying of AIDS in the town of Makoua, 800km from the capital and the free medicine that could save her life.
Circumcision, a vaccine against AIDS?
In recent years, scientific studies have showed that circumcised men have a dramatically lower risk of contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Many African governments are contemplating encouraging voluntary circumcision alongside more conventional prevention methods. Zied, a Tunisian blogger and public health worker who blogs at zizou from Djerba, tackles this controversial topic.
Moroni Blues, a Comorian musical comedy
Vola, a Malagasy blogger living in Paris, writes [Fr] about Moroni Blues, a musical comedy by Comorian writer, Soeuf Elbadawi, which explores love, cosmopolitanism, and ethnic division in the island nation's capital city.
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