Cameroon: Paul Biya for president again?

In Cameroon, President Paul Biya is expected to be a shoe-in for re-election this Sunday. Also, after a devastating attack that left over 100 dead in Somalia, al Qaeda-linked group al-Shabaab says more violence is to come. Meanwhile, Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 80 this week, but is still hard at work in South Africa. And Germany finally hands back the skulls of 20 Namibians killed during a bloody colonial past.

THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Genie Godula

Presenter

14/05/2009 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Chad's government claims victory over rebels

In this edition: renewed bloodshed in Somalia sends thousands fleeing, in DR Congo, male rape victims speak out, Chad's government claims victory over rebels and Ugandan filmmakers are determined to develop their industry.

08/05/2009 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Niger's president opens work on new uranium plant

In Niger, President Mamadou Tandja meets Tuareg rebels as work begins in the world's second largest uranium mine. Also in today's show: In Senegal, the president's son joins the government; and Kenyan women go on a sex strike.

01/05/2009 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

South Africa's numerous challenges

In this edition: as South Africa elects a new president, the gap between rich and poor continues to grow in Johannesburg; the difficult reintegration of child soldiers in Burundi; and a mobile clinic in the Kenyan bush funded by opera.

23/04/2009 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

DR Congo: free but corrupt elections?

In this edition: South Africans go to the polls to choose their next president; a political crisis comes to an end in the Democratic Republic of Congo amid accusations of corruption, and the survival story of a group of Madagascan slaves.

11/05/2009 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Who are the sea warlords?

Not a day goes by without the mention of Somali pirates and their growing insurgency in the Gulf of Aden. The Obama administration's plan is to freeze the pirates' assets, but first officials need to find out who and where they are.