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November 16, 2008

Obama…If America was Nigeria

Aggregated from: AfricanLoft » USA

There has been a lot of serious discussion on the American ground-breaking election, a Nigerian blogger examines the facts and injects some humor into the topic. The blogger examines the possible newspaper headlines if the election had been in Nigeria. Head to Anthony Arojojoye’s On a Lighter...

Michelle Obama: Dressing for the White House

Aggregated from: AfricanLoft » USA

That there is nothing traditional about 44th President-Elect and his family will be reiterating the obvious. They are not only advocating political change, but Michelle Obama is also changing fashion when it comes to first ladies. Michelle, unlike any First Lady who has ever occupied the White Hou...

Obama Asked to Take Quick Action on Darfur

Aggregated from: AfricanLoft » USA

While American president-elect Barack Obama faces the challenges of a global economic crisis and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, one group, ENOUGH, is asking that he also tackle the crisis in Darfur....

Obama’s Grandmother Wants to Attend Inauguration

Aggregated from: AfricanLoft » USA

US President-Elect Barack Obama’s grandmother says she wants to travel to the United States to witness the inauguration of her grandson on January 20, 2009. The 84-year-old Sarah says she will bring with her Obama’s favorite food, chapatti, a traditional Kenyan pastry. Although Sarah is ...

Any day now…

Aggregated from: silversavant

Any day now…If you are like me, still trying to process the meaning of Barack Obama as POTUS (President of the United States), then you surely must have been struck by the startling theater of President-elect Barack Obama’s first post election press conference as it unfolded on Television all ar...

November 15, 2008

Obama glides into office on the blood of an entire slaughtered generation

Aggregated from: BiblioPolit

The fact that people all over the world, yes, not just America, are so elated that an African-American has been elected as president is quite amusing. What has race got to do with running a country? Did everybody suddenly forget of Obama's white heritage? Why do they insist on calling him an African...

Happy violence against Christians who said ‘Yes' on Prop 8

Aggregated from: BiblioPolit

Oh, I am sorry! Not that type of 'gay!' So, these 'gays' aren't really happy! I suppose tolerance only goes that far, then it runs out. Here are some 'happy' people who would love to kill Christians. HT: Dan Phillips ...

November 14, 2008

Obama's Victory: A Boost for Global Health?

As U.S. President-elect Barack Obama prepares for his four years in the White House, many are discussing how his term will impact health issues, globally and in the U.S., and if he will deliver on his campaign promises, writes Juhie Bhatia, from Global Voices Online.

November 13, 2008

Obama's Victory: Reactions From TanzaniaThis is a Video post

In Tanzania, new of Barack Obama's historic victory in the US Presidential election dominated almost every Swahili blog. J. Nambiza Tungaraz brings us the story.

Sticks and Stones, Words do Hurt Us

Aggregated from: Kenya Imagine

Just got this from Juan Cole’s blog. Well, US security people say that when Sarah Palin went on the attack against Obama, particularly when she suggested he had been ‘palling around with terrorists’, the effect on some of her constituency was to suggest that he(Obama) posed such a great threat...