The Daily IIJ

MANILA, Philippines – Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has given assurances that suspended Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao governor Zaldy Ampatuan, accused of being a principal in the November 23, 2009 Ampatuan massacre, cannot be freed from detention even if he is accepted as state witness in any case filed over the election fraud that [...]

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East Africa has a new baby. South Sudan is now the sixth East African country and President Salva Kiir is at the helm. For the country with more than 8 million citizens, Saturday will remain a momentous and emotional day. In January, they voted in an historic referendum to separate from the north. UN Secretary-General [...]

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President Mwai Kibaki on Friday launched a key website making Kenya the first country in sub saharan Africa to offer loads of government data to its citizens Citizens can now access data and participate in constitutional implementation process as well as hold the government accountable, President Kibaki said. The government has released several large datasets, [...]

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It’s easy to underestimate the cultural and political significance of Facebook and Twitter if you mostly share updates of what you had for breakfast, or post photos of a booze-fueled night out with friends. But for the long-oppressed citizens of Tunisia, Iran and Egypt, among others, social networking sites helped provide the sparks needed to [...]

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MANILA, Philippines – While we would usually turn to Google to ask about “love”, its new website now turns the table on its users. “What Do You Love?” (http://www.wdyl.com), a fusion of Google’s products and services, was launched quietly this week. Following Google’s simple web design, the question is asked in big fonts with a [...]

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The Pope John’s Senior High School and Minor Seminary in Koforidua kick started the Social Media Training Project organized for selected Senior High Schools in the Eastern Region on Monday with 15 students. Read more on www.globalnewsreel.blogspot.com

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The lack of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure such as computers and internet access in every household and schools across the country is rendering efforts to promote ICT among all ages hopeless. Read more on www.globalnewsreel.blogspot.com

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Labone Senior High School (LABOSCO) confirmed its participation in the on-going Social Media Training Project for Senior High Schools across the country, sponsored by the United States Embassy in Accra in collaboration with Globalnewsreel.blogspot.com as its resource partner. Read more on www.globalnewsreel.blogspot.com

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MANILA, Philippines – Former Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz reminded President Beningno Aquino III and lawmakers advocating the Reproductive Health bill that the Catholic Church is a force to be reckoned with.

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To open or not to open with prayers, the NGOs Forum in Banjul was a heated debate in November last year, with arguments from both those in support and against the subject greeted by raucous applause. This year, during the opening of NGOs Forum in the 49th Ordinary Session of the African Center on Human [...]

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