Voices without Votes

Obamania Catches Malawians

Posted by Victor Kaonga · 4:27 pm · Malawi

Malawi though so far away from the US and economically poor, has its citizens following the US elections closely as if it something happening in their own backyard. For some, the US elections offer an interesting parallel as Malawi is holding its presidential and parliamentary elections next year. But the most important reason is probably the close race between Senators Hillary Clinton, a woman, and Barack Obama, who has race links to Africa, writes Victor Kaonga. 3 comments · read »

Malawi

Say NO to politics on the week-ends…

Aggregated from: Buckaroo Thandi

How was your week-end? I had a fabulous one, spent a lot of time not thinking about our world's decay...I save that for Mondays. Parliament is still stalling, Southern Rhodesia is still sorting out who's worth being President and Obama is not a clear winner yet. So what else is new? I am keeping ...

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Malawi

Beneath Obama’s rebuke of Jeremiah Wright: Is a new global consciousness afoot?

Aggregated from: Afrika-Aphukira

When I learned that the Reverend Dr. Jeremiah Wright was going to give a speech at Michigan State University on February 7th, I spread the word to friends and colleagues I knew would love to hear Barack Obama’s pastor speak. Of the half dozen or so people I mentioned his name to, none of them had ...

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Malawi

The US primary Elections and my support for Obama

Aggregated from: Boni Dulani

A number of people have asked me to speed up the entries on the US presidential elections. Here's my first entry, which ends with my endorsement of Barack Obama. The process of picking up the candidates Unlike in our mother Malawi, where all the main parties have effectively picked their candi...

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