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"Development in a Cultural Void" (Nigeria)

The following piece from the Nigerian paper, Daily Champion, was posted to the web on AllAfrica.com at http://allafrica.com/stories/200706270450.html and seen

Article about Darija language in Morocco

The following item from iol.co.za was seen on lgpolicy-l (several months ago) July 04 2007 at 09:46AM Pidgen or poetry? Moroccans debate identity

Between Here And Abuja

Segregations we suffer And suffer, To delights of our captors. Lines of discriminations They draw, Between we and them, Between here and Abuja. Between ghetto

Onslaught Of The Supremes

In their convoluted logics, In their forked tongues And faces of Janis, They wrecked truth And delivered sour justice. In their pose, In their long wigs and

Oromo volunteer teacher recognized (UK)

This item from the blog "Orom@ntic Heroine @ Kingston" was seen via a Google alert... Downing Street applauds student volunteer 13 12 2008

"Vista, MS Office in Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba" (Nigeria)

FYI, an item from the Oro blog, seen on lgpolicy-list. This is an important step for localization, but as I understand it, it is not a complete package yet.

Merchants Of Mayhem Of Jos

To you merchants of mayhem Of Jos I speak to. Why do you rape Tranquility of serenity? Why do you foul Atmosphere of fraternity? Your cudgels, Your bows and

Sacred Persons Of South-Eastern Nigeria

Introduction The sacred persons of south-eastern Nigeria, a region inhabited by the Igbo race are persons dedicated to powerful deities and referred to as

Stylistics in African languages & literatures: Critical Perspectives

FYI, a call for papers about literature in African languages (fwd from H-West-Africa)... ... STYLISTICS IN AFRICAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES: Stylistics in

"Promoting Filipino language " (Qatar)

This is the second of 2 items from earlier this year that have to do with languages outside of Africa, but which may be of interest. This one is about