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Zambia / Mister Seaman from Zimbabwe, you made my morning
2008-05-16 16:14:00 Thanks you mister Seaman , you started a small coffee stand on Lusaka International Airport. You know what a traveller needs at the beginning of the day: good coffee. You started this small coffee... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Zimbabwe , Morning , Made , Zambia
Kenya / Robbery of the century!
2008-01-29 18:18:00 It is the people against the people. I don’t see the sons of daughters of politicians fighting. It’s the poor against the poor… A poor Luo who lives on a fews shilling a day, has... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Kenya , Robbery , Century
Kenya / Audio: pockets of rioting youth
2008-01-16 16:52:00 Please listen to the roughly edited audio i recorded this afternoon. For pictures: see below. Have a pleasant evening! Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Audio , Kenya , Youth
Kenya / Coming up: pockets of rioting youth
2008-01-16 14:46:00 The morning was quiet in Nairobi. This afternoon i visited the informal settlements Mathare and Kibera. Police was around and Mathare seemed realtively quiet. Downtown Nairobi though there were... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Kenya , Youth
Kenya / Talk of the Day: If i would be Kibaki…. If i would be Odinga
2008-01-16 14:20:00 This morning, I went around with my Marantz PMD 620 and asked some Narobians what they would do…. 1. If they would be ODM-leader Raila Odinga and… 2. If they would be PNU-leader and... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Kenya , Talk
Kenya / 17.15 pm / Pictures: Just back from opening of Parliament
2008-01-15 15:30:00 Just back from the opening of Parliament . Quit hectic. Noit enough room for the press, so I had to improvise a bit to get some pictures. A warm thank you to the dilpmats from Greece and Cyprus who... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Pictures , Kenya , Opening , Back
Kenya / Nairobi / Just recorded: Listen to Kenyans on the street
2008-01-15 10:58:00 Just talked to some Kenya ns in front of Parliament buildings. Please listen to this rough draft hardly edited basket of views and ideas. Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Street , Listen , Nairobi
Kenya / Nairobi: Just outside Parliament now
2008-01-15 09:45:00 Just outside Kenya n Parlement now. It’s still quiet, riot police are around and an old lady is removing dust from the streets in front of the Parliament buildings, thus giving them a final... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Nairobi
Kenya / Politicians seem to come from an other planet
2008-01-15 09:24:00 Good morning! I woke up this morning realising how lucky I am. I went to bed with the story of a Kenya n who arrived in Nairobi confused. He spent his last money on the bus to flee for his life,... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Planet , Politicians
Kenya / Tourism Board: ‘We are digging our graves…’
2008-01-14 09:51:00 Just back from a press trip with the Kenya n Tourist Board . According to the Kenyan Tourist Board, things have never been so bad, not even after 09/11 when a lot of Tourists stayed away from Kenya.... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Tourism
Kenya / Invitation to comment on Kenyan Elections: open letter to Kivuitu
2008-01-10 09:54:00 I just got this letter from one of my friends. Agree or not: it shows how part of Kenya ns feel about what is happening to the country. Please feel welcome to comment on this open letter to Samuel... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Elections , Open , Letter , Invitation
Togo / Lomé Togo-complot against the West (2)
2007-10-20 15:30:00 The masses decide the direction of history. Yes it is a cliché. Thanks for observing that. At least you know your cliché’s. And also: thew image is never as bad as reality, especially if you... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen West ra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Togo , Plot
Togo / Lomé now: so far elections went well
2007-10-15 12:01:00 Arrived in Togo -capital Lomé after a 24-hour trip from Capetown, South Africa. I still owe you some stories from Namibia and South Africa and Ghana among them one about some Himba milionares in the... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Elections , Well , Went
Namibia / The Himba Millionaires
2007-09-29 15:31:00 That is the name I gave to this small community of Himba people in Nami bia ’s Northwest where is just passed some days ago. Probabely the only Himba-community with a white female Minister of... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Aires
Namibia / Kalahari
2007-09-28 11:36:00 Sand, sun. Endless space. Sweat dripping from my chin. This the area where Bushman or San survive. High un-employment and more than average number of Aids orphans. Chinese, yes, even here in the... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Namibia , Hari , Nami
Zambia / human scavengers on the polluted dumpsite
2007-09-19 14:32:00 Been a bit hectic the last days: Nairobi-Amsterdam-Nairobi-Lusaka-Kabwe-Lu saka. Finally some time to write a bit on my mobile. Arrived from Kabwe last night. Visited the town that according to a... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Human , Zambia , Dumps , Avengers , Cave
Dutch writer Bas Vlugt writes Novel about Africa: Transit
2007-09-07 18:04:00 For those who missed it: journalist/writer friend Bas Vlugt presented his new novel last thursday in the Dutch city of Haarlem. The story is situated in West Africa of the now. It’s about... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Writer , Tran , Transit
Kenya / Press conference Human Rights Watch
2007-08-13 13:15:00 Just back from a Human Rights Watch press conference. Please listen to the short talk I had with Tom Porteous who asks European Union and the United States to adress the violation of Human Rights in... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Kenya , Press
Kenya / Visit Dutch princess for micro finance
2007-07-06 15:08:00 In Holland, princess Máxima is an ambassador for micro finance. Recently she visited Kenya as member of a United Nations advisory group on Inclusive Financial Sectors. At a press conference in a... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Finance , Princess , Dutch , Micro
Tanzania / Mobile internet has the future!
2007-06-20 16:58:00 Yes. A lot of people would be surprised to hear that nowadays in a lot of African countries we have mobile internet. I posted this text live from the streets of Dar es Salaam. Mobile internet brings... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Internet , Mobile Internet , Future , Tanzania
Kenya / Elections comin’ up: does Mungiki bring The Dream? (2)
2007-06-20 09:54:00 Does Mungiki bring the dream for Africa? What is the point of a so called sect, or ‘political’ movement that believes in killing people by beheading their victims? Sorry to say, but if do... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Elections , Kenya , Dream , The Dream
Kenya / Elections comin’ up : Have a dream for your people (1)
2007-06-20 08:58:00 Sometimes i get really sick of Kenya n politics. All these movements of old guys with big bellies, who have been around for almost 20 years and are now blaming the current government for tribalism,... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Elections , People , Dream
Kenya / Now: Audio Garissa Camel Library online (3)
2007-06-18 13:20:00 Because they are nomads, it was easy for them to accept the Camel Library in their life, according to Faraah Noor Farah. Head of the camel division of the Garissa Camel Library. The majority of the... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Audio , Kenya , Online
Tanzania / 6.8198˚ S, 39.2799˚ E / For Dar Dreamers
2007-06-14 13:45:00 I am in Dar es Salaam at the moment. Four million people of which 70 percent in informal settlements but huray, they can enjoy these views, for free and almost daily! This one is for Dar Dreamer s! Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Tanzania , Tanz
Kenya / 0.4571˚ S, 39.6386˚ E / Garissa Camel Library (2)
2007-06-14 13:10:00 Half May I travelled to Garissa for a report on the Camel Libra ry . Audio will available soon… Dar es Salaam at the moment: enjoy your day! Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Kenya
Tanzania / Community Tourism: who gets which peace of the cake?
2007-06-09 09:20:00 Tanzania’s economy is growing with an impressive 7 percent a year. Almost 18 percent of the GDP is being earned by tourism. The expected growth in number of tourists is much bigger than the... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Peace , Tourism , Community , Tanzania , Cake
Tanzania / audiotest
2007-06-08 10:18:00 Testing some audio. In the middle of changing this Blog a bit more in a multimedia Blog, so you don’t fall asleep with all my writing ;-). Soon, you will find my Mobile Phone Made introduction... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Tanzania , Tanz
Kenya / Mohammeds birthday and the Kenyan coffee industry (2)
2007-06-08 08:15:00 Finally some pictures from Lamu. Have a nice day! Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Industry , Coffee , Kenya , Birthday , Meds
Kenya / 0.4571˚ S, 39.6386˚ E / Garissa Camel Library (1)
2007-05-20 12:42:00 Just back from the outback around Garissa for reports on a Camel Libra ry . Prepared for the worst but got the best tarmac road: six and a half hours from Nairobi. The more than hundred NGO’s... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Kenya
Kenya / The burning of fire arms
More articles from this author:2007-03-17 10:56:00 Visited the 7th Anniversary of fire arms in Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi. Kenya n minister of Security Michuki repeated his ideas about what should happen with people who are cuaght with fire arms in their... Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells. More About: Fire , Enya , Arms , Burning 1, 2 |
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