In the Democratic Republic of Congo, elections are just around the corner, and candidates are desperately trying to make themselves stand out from the crowd. Meanwhile, the Pope was in Benin last week but when it comes to fighting AIDS, he is still preaching abstinence instead of protection. Finally, over 115 years after it was first built, one of the most amazing bridges in Africa gets a facelift.
It’s a victory for former prisoners in Kenya - they now have the right to take their former colonial imprisoners all the way to a top British court. Also, do Voodoo and Christianity mix? The Pope is in Benin this week to find out. Finally, you will discover some of the biggest football stars in Africa as they train here in France for next year's Africa Cup of Nations.
Benin voted in legislative elections on Saturday with President Boni Yayi hoping to break the opposition's grip on parliament after his disputed re-election in March.
In Benin, former premier Adrien Houngbédji is crying foul after the re-election of Boni Yayi. And Paris and Kigali may have recently restored diplomatic relations, but Rwanda's still moving full speed ahead with plans to replace French with English as the language of instructions in schools.
The main opposition candidate in Benin’s election, Adrien Houngbedji (pictured), disputed the comfortable re-election of incumbent Boni Yayi Saturday, alleging fraud. The constitutional court has yet to officially approve the results.
After a last-minute rush to get all voters registered, Benin opened polling stations Sunday for its presidential election. President Boni Yayi, who came into office in 2006, is seeking a second term but is currently embroiled in a financial scandal.
Benin’s presidential election, which was due to take place Sunday, has been postponed by a week to March 13 in order to sort out complaints from a million voters that they were excluded from the electoral roll.
Acting with the backing of the United Nations and African Union, Benin’s parliament has approved a law to postpone the presidential election scheduled for Sunday following concerns that a million voters may be excluded from electoral lists.
The United Nations and African Union have backed calls by Benin’s opposition to postpone the presidential election scheduled for Sunday, following allegations that the current electoral list excludes a million voters.
Thousands of Sub-Saharan Africans flee Libya, they're afraid of being mistaken for mercenaries in the pay of Colonel Gaddafi. Ivory Coast teeters on the brink of civil war, as clashes between the rival presidents' supporters intensify. And a fringe festival at Fespaco: villagers from remote rural areas screen their documentaries at Africa's biggest film festival.
