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Blood Monkey (2007): this movie is so bad it can make you cry

Posted on 12 February 2010 by Codrin Arsene

Blood Monkey is a movie set in Africa which is not even worth the envelope Netflix used in order to ship the DVD to me. It is so bad that I find it is my civic duty to write this movie review and convince you never to borrow or buy the movie. Blood Monkey features [...]

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Senator Obama goes to Africa (2007)

Posted on 11 February 2010 by Codrin Arsene

Senator Obama goes to Africa is a travelogue / movie propaganda made by Bob Hercules and Keith Walke. The directors follow the then senator Obama through this short African odyssey. In this documentary, Barack Obama visits the city of Kisumu in western Kenya, the capital of the country, Nairobi, as well as South Africa and [...]

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Notable Articles of the Day 02.09.10

Posted on 08 February 2010 by Codrin Arsene

Chad President Idriss Devy makes a surprise visit to Sudan. South African President delivers the annual state of the nations speech. “South Africa 20 Years Later: From Apartheid to World Cup.” Religious clashes between Muslims and Christians in impoverished country of Guinea cloud an already forsaken territory. UK says OK to a new scramble for [...]

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You have to watch this

Posted on 05 February 2010 by Codrin Arsene

Who’s your hero? A Swedish company created one of the most popular viral short clips in history. It’s a customizable one, that is you can choose who will have the honor to be represented in it. I chose one of the obvious characters and the result is here. Just click here, watch it and then [...]

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New CSA project going live today: African wisdom on Twitter

Posted on 03 February 2010 by Codrin Arsene

Hi guys In the last week or so I have been going through my interview notes from my Africa travels, spanning over the last five years of my life – the best five years I would say. I was also going through my old diary – yeah, at one point I had a diary, now [...]

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Notable articles of the day 02.02.10

Posted on 01 February 2010 by Codrin Arsene

BBC asks us to be presidents for a day. Gaddafi loses the AU chairman position, but doesn’t want to go down quietly. Nigerian internet slangs are hilarious. (via Chris Blattman) Tsvangirai wants Zim sanctions to be dropped but future is uncertain.

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Awesome quote of the day

I’m going through my research material from Uganda as I’m preparing to write my masters thesis. I just came across one of the most hilarious quotes on my tapes. Check this out (it’s by a woman craft maker):

 

A  man who speaks and gives orders is that who has money to meet the needs of his wife. But if a man cannot fulfill those duties, then he is not a man after all, right? He’s just a nagging woman with a penis.

 

 

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This Vanguard reportage deserves to be seen.

I don’t normally post things that are not Africa-related but this young man from Taiwan is simply amazing. Lin Yu Chun participated in a Taiwanese version of the American Idol called Super Star Avenue, singing the song I will always love you by Whitney Houston. I’ll keep it short: his version of the song is clearly better than what Mrs. Houston is capable of singing right now. Some dubbed him the “Susan Boyle of Taiwan” and there might just be something of this young man. Check it out yourselves. I’m sure you’ll be surprised as well.

To all of us who have experienced the adventure that is a boda-boda (motorcycle-taxi in East Africa, primarily in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo)








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