November 28th - A is for Angola
(I'm afraid I was ill yesterday, so I'm posting Angola for tomorrow instead of today.)
The BBC is providing today's summary page.
Above is a video of a famous singer from Angola, Bonga Kwenda.
Here is a brief, but interesting article on the projected destruction of illegally privately owned weapons. Interesting that no mention is made of the international weapons trade that fuels ownership or of how military weapons use is monitored. I'm particularly intrigued that a U.S. based NGO is driving the destruction of these weapons while the U.S. has clearly been involved in supporting one side of past in-fighting. Not that I'm saying people should be allowed illegal weapons, but I'm not impressed by double-standards.
Also, an article on the Amnesty International website about World Habitat Day and Angola as a host country for it.
A poem about poverty by Admário Costa Lindo.
November 29th, 2008 will be Anguilla.
The BBC is providing today's summary page.
Click to viewAbove is a video of a famous singer from Angola, Bonga Kwenda.
Here is a brief, but interesting article on the projected destruction of illegally privately owned weapons. Interesting that no mention is made of the international weapons trade that fuels ownership or of how military weapons use is monitored. I'm particularly intrigued that a U.S. based NGO is driving the destruction of these weapons while the U.S. has clearly been involved in supporting one side of past in-fighting. Not that I'm saying people should be allowed illegal weapons, but I'm not impressed by double-standards.
Also, an article on the Amnesty International website about World Habitat Day and Angola as a host country for it.
A poem about poverty by Admário Costa Lindo.
November 29th, 2008 will be Anguilla.