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Kenya unrest: Mombasa secessionism on the rise
18/04/2013 - FOCUS

Kenya unrest: Mombasa secessionism on the rise

Kenya's Indian Ocean coast is best known for its tourism. Westerners flock to the sandy beaches around the booming cities of Mombasa and Malindi, in a bid to escape cold winters. But this region also hosts a secessionist movement, the Mombasa Republican Council, that wants to break away from Kenyan government control.
Kenyans cautious ahead of presidential elections
27/02/2013 - KENYA

Kenyans cautious ahead of presidential elections

Kenyans go to the polls on Monday, to elect a new president, parliament and local officials. The nation is holding its breath, as the last national elections in 2007 triggered violence that killed 1,300 people and displaced over 650,000 according to Human Rights Watch. Our reporters Duncan Woodside and Stephanie Braquehais have just visited the Rift Valley, the epicentre of the violence five years ago, where they talked to survivors and peace activists.
Stalemate in eastern DR Congo
27/11/2012 - DR CONGO

Stalemate in eastern DR Congo

In eastern DR Congo, the M23 rebels who captured Goma a week ago have declared they'll withdraw from the city, if President Joseph Kabila meets their demands. Their retreat to Rutshuru in North Kivu province will not, however, signal the end of the rebellion. Our reporters Stéphanie Braquehais and Duncan Woodside report from the road that runs from Goma to Minova, a town that's still being held by the Congolese army.
Fugitive DRC policeman accuses chief of rights activist's murder
17/10/2012 - DR CONGO

Fugitive DRC policeman accuses chief of rights activist's murder

A fugitive policeman has accused DR Congo's former police chief of ordering the assassination of a human rights activist. Paul Mwilambwe says he witnessed Floribert Chebeya being suffocated by colleagues in early June 2010 and accuses then chief of police, General John Numbi, of giving the order. Mwilambwe is one of four police officers to have been sentenced to death for the murder but he alleges that it was in fact the General behind the killing, acting on President Joseph Kabila's orders.
Mogadishu: Life after the Shabaab
24/08/2012 - REPORTERS

Mogadishu: Life after the Shabaab

It's now a year since the al Qaeda-linked Shabaab insurgents pulled out of Mogadishu in a "tactical retreat". The Somali capital is coming back to life and attracting investors once again. Our reporters Stéphanie Braquehais and Duncan Woodside went to Mogadishu to find out about life after the Shabaab.
EXCLUSIVE: DR Congo's endless cycle of violence
15/07/2012 - DR CONGO

EXCLUSIVE: DR Congo's endless cycle of violence

The African Union (AU) declared on Sunday that it was ready to send a pan-continental force to the Democratic Republic of Congo, in order to neutralise illegal armed groups in the giant but relentlessly unstable Great Lakes nation.
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DRC rebels continue their advance
09/07/2012 - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

DRC rebels continue their advance

Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken swathes of new territory in the country's mineral rich east over the last few days. The M23 Movement, which a UN panel of experts says is being backed by neighbouring Rwanda, took the towns of Bunagana, Kiwanja and Rutshuru, as the Congolese army deserted positions. France 24 has visited all these locations in recent days, experiencing first hand the euphoria of the rebels, together with the dejection and fear of civilians.
South Sudan mired in tribal conflict
16/02/2012 - SOUTH SUDAN

South Sudan mired in tribal conflict

Last July, the world's youngest country, South Sudan, peacefully seceded from Sudan. Today, women and children are being killed and thousands of cattle stolen as the new country falls prey to inter-ethnic violence. In December, between 6,000 and 8,000 fighters from one ethnic group attacked another, in a brutal escalation of tit-for-tat attacks.
Civilians fleeing from a brutal bombing campaign
15/09/2011 - SUDAN

Civilians fleeing from a brutal bombing campaign

Hundreds of Sudanese have been forced to live in caves in a bid to escape a bombing campaign by the military. Amnesty and Human Rights Watch accuse the government of indiscriminately bombing rebel-held areas in oil-rich South Kordofan state. Our correspondents visited a cave complex high up in the Nuba Mountains, where they found women, children and the elderly seeking shelter. This is their exclusive report.
Birth of a country: South Sudan gains independence
08/07/2011 - SOUTH SUDAN

Birth of a country: South Sudan gains independence

From midnight on Friday night, the Republic of South Sudan will be born. What was previously Africa's largest nation will now be split in two. It comes after January's referendum in the south, in which 90% of voters chose to break away from the North, and Khartoum, after years of civil war. But is South Sudan, the world's 196th country, ready to draw a line under the past and stand on its own two feet?
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