Africa, France: Who is Nafissatou Diallo? Victim or conspirator? (VIDEOS)

In the debate over the alleged sexual assault by former International Monetary Fund managing director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn (DSK) of a hotel chambermaid in New York on May 14, 2011, attention is now shifting from his guilt or innocence, to the identity of the alleged victim. Nafissatou Diallo [fr] is a Guinean woman who received political [...]

Man killed for not wanting to vote

The murdered man, identified only as ‘Andries’ in Twitter-messages, was pictured below in the veld after he was found with his throat cut next to Campbell Road in Boksburg North. Local journalist Fanie Mthupha obtained information at the scene and from a female relative that four black males had driven up in a 4wd vehicle [...]

Afghan Taliban’s First English-Language Tweet

Proof that the Taliban are an internet- and social media-savvy bunch: They’re now tweeting in English. Here’s a screen grab of what appears to be their first tweet in English. Afghan Taliban’s first English-language tweet. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on Hyves Share on Linkedin Share on technorati Tweet about it [...]

Côte d’Ivoire: new videos detail capture of former president (VIDEOS)

After the arrest in the city of Abidjan on April 11, 2011, of Laurent Gbagbo, former president of Cote d’Ivoire, and his wife Simone, some confusion remains regarding the process that led to his capture. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on Hyves Share on Linkedin Share on technorati Tweet about it Print [...]

Ugandan government bans live broadcasts, facebook and twitter

As protests against rising food and fuel prices enters the third day spreading to several districts, the Ugandan government has banned all medias to broadcast live protests but to only give updates. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on Hyves Share on Linkedin Share on technorati Tweet about it Print for later [...]

Greenpeace campaign is asking Facebook to unfriend coal and befriend renewable energy

Greenpeace has been peacefully defending the planet since 1971, now they are asking Facebook to unfriend coal by Earth Day on April 22, 2011. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on Hyves Share on Linkedin Share on technorati Tweet about it Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend

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