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This week we'll look at Guinea's first free and fair elections since independence. How Nigeria's government has reacted to the super eagle's early elimination from the World Cup in South Africa. And how the township of Soweto isn't only thinking about the football but also commemorating a bloody student protest.

THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Programme prepared by Laure Manent and Gregory White

Senegal clashes: enough is enough
02/02/2012 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Senegal clashes: enough is enough

As the election in Senegal draws closer, ever greater numbers are demanding that 85-year-old President Wade give up his controversial bid for a third term in office. Meanwhile, the reported voice of Boko Haram was arrested this week in Nigeria, but that has done little to stop the Islamist group blamed for a series of bloody attacks. Finally, the Malian Eagles are in the quarter finals of the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in eight years.
South Sudan: ethnic tensions threaten Africa's newest nation
26/01/2012 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

South Sudan: ethnic tensions threaten Africa's newest nation

We take a closer look at the violence rocking a newly independent South Sudan. We then drive through the streets of Abidjan as authorities seek to restore order to Ivory Coast. Finally, we get a taste of the atmosphere in Gabon, which is hosting the Africa Cup of Nations for the very first time.
Mali's rebel Tuaregs attack the North
19/01/2012 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Mali's rebel Tuaregs attack the North

First, violence rocks Mali, Uganda and South Sudan as rebels, mobs and tribes clash. Next, as candidates in Senegal compete to keep the President from a controversial third term, we look back at Abdoulaye Wade's 11 years in power. Finally, football fever once again hits the continent with the Africa Cup of Nations.
French probe brings new light to Rwandan genocide
12/01/2012 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

French probe brings new light to Rwandan genocide

A French probe says Rwandan President Paul Kagame was not behind the assassination that triggered the 1994 genocide. The shot that downed then-president Habyarimana's plane apparently came from his own side. In Nigeria, a strike over rising fuel prices paralyses the country, already reeling from religious violence. And a tourist miraculously survives after her bungee cord snaps in Zimbabwe.
Youssou NDour: Senegal's singing presidential candidate
06/01/2012 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Youssou NDour: Senegal's singing presidential candidate

Singer Youssou NDour is setting his sights on becoming the next president of Senegal. Meanwhile, Inna Modja from Mali is not only a new pop sensation; she's also fighting against female genital mutilation. We also get the back story on Nigeria's Boko Haram, the Islamist militants terrorising Christians from the North.

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