November 22nd, 2006 |
by Imnakoya |
published in
Activism, Africa, Blogosphere, Darfur, Diaspora, Human Rights, Sudan
Continuing the thread of an earlier post, blogging and activism, a new blogging initiative: “We blog for Darfur” - launched by Drima, an African blogger at Sudanese Thinker, and some Middle Eastern bloggers - aims to shed more light on the events in Darfur. Drima, is a Sudanese student in South East Asia whose eight […]
November 21st, 2006 |
by Imnakoya |
published in
Africa, Darfur, Libya, Sudan
“Western countries and America are not busying themselves out of sympathy for the Sudanese people or for Africa but for oil and for the return of colonialism to the African continent…To be occupied by the Sudanese army is better than to be occupied by UN forces, and the biggest disaster is if the Atlantic army […]
October 18th, 2006 |
by Imnakoya |
published in
Africa, Darfur, Sudan
The Janjaweed, the Sudanese government killing machine, is “comprised of fighters claiming Arab background and has been one of the principal actors in the Darfur conflict, which has pitted the Arab-identified Sudanese against the non-Arab population of the region”.
The Sudan Watch blog draws attention to an ex-Janjaweed operative’s interview on the BBC. Here is an […]
October 11th, 2006 |
by Imnakoya |
published in
Advocacy, Africa, Darfur, Nigeria, Sudan
Nigeria just accomplished a rare feat some couple of days back by successfully hosting a grand musical jamboree to mark the 46th independence anniversary from the British. Though not a milestone by my standard, the organizers, from the information garnered so far, did an excellent Job in making the event a memorable one. The publisher of […]
October 6th, 2006 |
by Imnakoya |
published in
Advocacy, Darfur, Sudan
There are more than one way to contribute to the resolution of the Darfur crisis - being vocal about the issue is one. And we can be vocal through a variety of media and in a multitude of ways. Have you done you part?
My blogging buddy, BRE at Jewels in the Jungle, has some updates on the […]