OBAMA IS US PRESIDENT - ELECT
I watched it all unfold for over 6 hours step by step. Billions of people all over the world also stayed up all through the night to watch this history unfold. I am reliably informed that even the American Embassy in the UK did not close and over 2,000 people [...]...
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Obama made Nigerian blogger, Oluniyi, cry: “I couldn’t stop the tears of joy streaming down my black face as I watched Senator Barack Obama give his thanksgiving speech this dawn, live on CNN.”
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Posted by
Paula Góes
· 9:08 pm
· Mozambique
"History never moves with the big things but with the small ones. History changes when, in the armpit of life, a seed of difference germinates, even if a small one. And Obama is this difference, his election was and is that difference. He will be a diagonal between the two theses. Little by little, against racists and racialists. With the whole Africa inside of him, fulfilling his Kenyan destiny. N'Kosi sikeleli Africa!"
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The Audacity of Hope . . . Realized.
President Obama, Michelle, Sasha and Malia will soon be the new residents of the white house. And yes, he did it with a smart, beautiful black woman by his side.
I didn’t believe it when I first heard his name, when he announced his intent to run for ...
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Posted by
Lova Rakotomalala
· 5:04 pm
· Madagascar
Madagascar might be a bit far away from America but US elections fever has also caught Madagascar (the natural consequence might be that Madagascar dance fever will spread in the US after the release of the movie bearing the country's name). A few bloggers weighed in on why they follow the US elections so passionately and what an Obama presidency means to them. Lova Rakotomalala brings us the story.
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Posted by
Elia Varela Serra
· 8:44 am
· Kenya
Kenya has been electrified over the Obama victory. In fact, the government declared a public holiday to celebrate this 'AmeriKen's' election. The Kenyan blogosphere has begun debating how President Obama will not only change America, but how he could inspire young people everywhere.
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So it looks as though Barack Obama is going to win the US Presidential election, and that the Democratic Party in the US will have a majority in the legislature as well.
No doubt his supporters will be elated.
For myself, I'm relieved, rather than happy.
I'm relieved that the nightmare of a...
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Posted by
John Liebhardt
· 5:54 am
· Kenya · Nigeria
After a long election campaign and an equally taxing Election Day, the results are finally in: Barack Obama will be the next President of the United States. After following this election for so long, the international blogosphere is now ready with its critique of the new President.
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Posted by
Paula Góes
· 3:36 am
· Mozambique
Just a day before November fourth, Mozambican blogger Manuel Araújo arrives in New York. In this translation from his blog, you will see his fresh testimony on the elections atmosphere in the Big Apple's streets and learn about a casual encounter with an Obama supporter. "I found this conversation interesting because my new friend did not even ask me who I supported. He assumed that, being black and being where I was, I could only support one candidate - Barack Obama!"
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Posted by
Jennifer
· 1:48 am
· Cote d'Ivoire
Read
Le Blog de Yoro [Fr], and you'll get the sense that the American presidential election has completely taken over Abidjan, the capital city of Cote d'Ivoire. Jen Brea translates the reactions from French.
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