Despite the Load Shedding

Since February 1, Cote d’Ivoire is experiencing an intentionally-engineered electrical power outage implemented by the electricity utility company to avoid total blackout of the power system. As a result people can spend up to 8 hours (sometimes more) without electricity. Bespite the load shedding, we meet, learn and blog.

Linking The Web

In this post, you will find a list of links to information and resources that have been useful to me recently. I hope you will like them.

Extra Nice Pictures…

Do you remember the photo I published showing women announcing the 2010 yams festival in Abengourou? Well the event took place as announced but unfortunately, I could not attend it because of a loaded schedule.

I Featured on Radio Avenue Web N°12

For me, February 2010 started with my voice over the waves of a show known as "Radio Avenue Web". This show is part of the well known Avenue225.com web portal. Avenue225.com is a clean example of citizen journalism with the aim to talk about things that happen daily in Cote d'Ivoire. The portal is run by a team of dynamic volunteers among whom the famous Ivorian blogger "Yoro".

Yam Festival Announced in Abengourou

The 2010 edition of the Yam Festival in Abengourou will start on January 29 at 2pm. This information was published on the Indénié kingdom's twitter account on January 7, but while I was leaving for Abidjan on Friday 22, the event was being re-announced by women (picture below) moving in the streets of Abengourou. Nobody nor vehicle ought to have come close to these women otherwise would have been lapidated. They were accompanied by a set of police men to ensure people around did not disturb the process.