Neglected News
In today's world, news is strongly filtered into a 'soundbitesize' chunk of evening news. Even respected, in-depth news agencies such as BBC World rarely report on national politics or events in, say, Uruguay or Laos. Feeling somewhat frustrated that there are vast parts of the world that I'm clueless about, I decided to check things out. As it turns out, World Newspapers is an excellent portal for this sort of thing. I used it to find the following top stories for the countries of Africa:
- Algeria
- A Saudi prince was killed in the Algerian desert (29 Nov)
- Angola
- President defends anti-HIV/AIDS law (27 Nov)
- Benin
- Benin Republic Accuses Nigeria of Breaking Trade Treaty (26 Nov)
- Botswana
- 3-meter high electric fence raised to keep Zimbabweans out (30 Nov)
- Burkina Faso
- President of Cote d'Ivoire visits for peace talks (26 Nov)
- Burundi
- UN Team pleads for help to this now peaceful country (25 Nov)
- Cameroon
- Nigeria won't hand over disputed border area (26 Nov)
- Cape Verde
- Getting poorer despite growing economy, says report (24 Nov)
- Central African Republic
- South African Foreign Minister promises reconciliation help after civil conflicts (28 Nov)
- Chad
- Government gets World Bank money for oil, under condition of constructive spending (27 Nov)
- Congo
- 200 die in boat accident (29 Nov)
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Human Rights Watch says government supports militia groups (27 Nov)
- Djibouti
- Country Set to Become Biggest US Aid Recipient in Africa (11 Nov)
- Egypt
- Arsenal soccer team trains in Cairo (24 Nov)
- Equatorial Guinea
- French journalist released with no charges after 8 days (12 Nov)
- Eritrea
- Troops marching toward Ethiopia (28 Nov)
- Ethiopia
- Ethiopian UNAIDS head gives interview (29 Nov)
- Gabon
- Foreign Minister to go on African tour (24 Nov)
- Gambia
- Director of Operations for National Intelligence Agency fired on fraud charges (17 Nov)
- Ghana
- Anglican Church opposes unnatural carnal behavior (26 Nov)
- Guinea
- Soccer team to play other African teams (22 Nov)
- Guinea Bissau
- UN Peace-Builder to stay around for another year (20 Nov)
- Kenya
- Business tycoon accused of murder (29 Nov)
- Lesotho
- Union sues government for shooting at demonstrator (26 Nov)
- Liberia
- Capital has electricity and the airport is open again, say UN (29 Nov)
- Lybia
- Gadaffi asked to help in Ethiopian/Eritrean peace talks (24 Nov)
- Madagascar
- Receives grant to protect biodiversity (24 Nov)
- Malawi
- President asked to help in internal Zimbabwean conflict (25 Nov)
- Mali
- Cholera outbreak kills 82 in 4 months (26 Nov)
- Mauritania
- Soccer supporters went on looting spree (18 Nov)
- Mauritius
- Association for Development of Education in Africa holds Biennial Meeting (26 Nov)
- Morocco
- Baja Casablanca soccer teams wins last ever CAF Cup (24 Nov)
- Mozambique
- Attorney general's office denounces crime and media's pressure on a trial (29 Nov)
- Namibia
- Anonymous letter circulates calling for President Sam Nujoma to be impeached (27 Nov)
- Niger
- Nigerian state repatriates beggars from Niger (20 Nov)
- Nigeria
- BMWs donated to government by local industry (30 Nov)
- Rwanda
- Four Rwandan officers on trial before UN Tribunal (29 Nov)
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Working together with Nigeria on mutual development plan (17 Nov)
- Senegal
- Youssou N'Dour releases Islamic album (22 Nov)
- Seychelles
- Murder of three women raises women's issues in parliament (25 Nov)
- Sierra Leone
- Police confiscates newspaper's equipment as damages for libel case (25 Nov)
- Somalia
- UN pleads for funds to fight what is feared to be worst drought in 2 decades (26 Nov)
- South Africa
- Well-known musician will take public AIDS test on World AIDS Day (30 Nov)
- Sudan
- Heavy fighting between rebels and militia forces --210 dead (28 Nov)
- Swaziland
- New prime minister considered good businessman (17 Nov)
- Tanzania
- Received $20 million for vaccination (27 Nov)
- Togo
- Elections announced, to be boycotted by opposition parties (11 Nov)
- Tunisia
- UN Human Rights envoy concerned by harassment of Tunisian lawyer (26 Nov)
- Uganda
- Army representative in parliament quits amid corruption charges (29 Nov)
- Western Sahara
- Western Sahara UN representative, Alvaro de Soto, holds talks today in Algeria (18 Nov)
- Zambia
- Parliament moves to castrate child rapists (29 Nov)
- Zimbabwe
- Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) has all but collapsed due to political differences (30 Nov)
There are definitely stories here that I'd liked to have heard. What's more, some items are intriguing and put Africa in a new light. I'll try to check out another continent soon. And let's all thank the Internet for making this information accessible.
Posted by cronopio at 01:21 AM, December 01, 2003