Sokari Ekine

The two major stories covered in the blogosphere this week are the riots which took place in Jos last weekend following reports of rigging in local election. This week also marks the 20th anniversary of World Aids Day an event regularly remembered by African bloggers.

The number of wildlife conservationist blogs across the continent are steadily growing.

Three stories have dominated the African blogosphere in the past week. The US election and not surprisingly, African blogs are almost unanimous in their support of US presidential candidate, Barack Obama.

Afrigator

Black Inventors: Crafting Over 200 Years of Success. Keith C Holmes.

Sokari Ekine: The Anti-Tobacco campaign in Nigeria is fairly new. Can you give us some background on the campaign? When it started and why at that particular time?

The Fish Bowl

Kenyan Environment & Political News

http://kenvironews.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/a-snapshot-of-the-situation-of-women%e2%80%99s-rights-in-kenya

The hierarchies that exist everywhere do not just melt away in any context despite fine words. There is an assumption that these do not exist amongst the LGBTI people but they clearly do. This tournament played out those divisions and hierarchies.