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November 10, 2008

Don't Ask What Obama Can Do For Kenya

Aggregated from: A KENYAN URBAN NARRATIVE

I am excited for Obama and for America but I am saddened for Kenya. While the 'fierce urgency of now' must see Obama resuscitate the ailing American economy we, Kenyans, are celebrating his election to that duty by ruining our own economy. What, pray tell, was the Government of Kenya thinking whe...

Obama: My wish list…

Aggregated from: Mwari wa David…attempting a re-invention

I am sure that nearly everyone in the entire world knows the name Obama, and can recognize the face that owns the name. No doubt, everyone in Kenya knows what has happened in the USA. Mostly, I am convinced that people who go by name of ‘leaders’ have witnessed Obama’s fight and victory. So...

November 8, 2008

Rising Voices Bloggers on Obama's Victory

Bloggers from around the world, including those trained in Rising Voices outreach projects, have been penning their reactions to President-Elect Barack Obama’s victory in Tuesday’s election in the United States. David Sasaki brings us the story.

November 7, 2008

Kenya Celebrates Obama's Victory

Kenyans stayed awake and celebrated Obama victory. Senator beer got more famous! Others wondered why Kenya spent so much money marketing the country while all they needed was one famous man, and now everybody knows about Kenya.

Obama and a Post-racial American Society

Aggregated from: AfricanLoft » USA

As the world erupts into euphoria over the ascension of Barack Obama, a black man, into the white house, the issue of race in American society becomes more glaring than before: What does Obama presidency mean to the minority population living in the U.S? While the ascent of Obama to the pinnacle of...

November 5, 2008

The Obama Effect

Aggregated from: AfricanLoft » USA

OBAMA IS US PRESIDENT - ELECT I watched it all unfold for over 6 hours step by step. Billions of people all over the world also stayed up all through the night to watch this history unfold. I am reliably informed that even the American Embassy in the UK did not close and over 2,000 people [...]...

Kenyan bloggers react to Obama's victory

Kenya has been electrified over the Obama victory. In fact, the government declared a public holiday to celebrate this 'AmeriKen's' election. The Kenyan blogosphere has begun debating how President Obama will not only change America, but how he could inspire young people everywhere.

President-Elect Barack Obama: The blogosphere reacts

After a long election campaign and an equally taxing Election Day, the results are finally in: Barack Obama will be the next President of the United States. After following this election for so long, the international blogosphere is now ready with its critique of the new President.

November 4, 2008

Kenyans Pray for Obama Victory

Aggregated from: PoliGazette

Although most of Barack Obama’s most passionate supporters obviously live in the United States, there are also many of them living in other countries. Especially Kenya is heavily pro-Obama. Obama’s biological father was Kenyan, and Obama still has many relatives living in the African cou...

Why isn't Election Day a Holiday?

As Americans queue up to wait for potentially hours to vote, observers from other countries are wondering why Election Day in the U.S. isn't a holiday. In many countries, voting is mandatory, and the day a holiday to ensure people are able to vote. Although some states do require that businesses give their employees time off to vote, many do not. Jillian C. York looks at reactions from Kenya and Australia.