In this edition : Malnutrition threatens millions of children in the Central Africa Republic ; FDLR rebels suffer a blow in Rwanda ; and focus on a the High life music festival in Ghana.
Mountains of electronic waste are being dumped in Ghana. Very little of it is recycled, and most of it ends up in the shanty towns where children search among the discarded rubbish for valuable scrap. The waste can be highly toxic.
Ghana achieved a 2-0 victory over Sudan in the group D African zone qualifier on Sunday, becoming the first African nation to win a place in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Serious flooding after heavier-than-usual rainfall in West Africa has affected some 350,000 people, the UN says. Burkina Faso, Niger, Ghana, Guinea, Senegal and Benin have all been hit by the floods.
In this edition: Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso is re-elected amid opposition; Mogadishu becomes ever more dangerous in the latest kidnapping in Somalia; a focus on an African playwright at the prestigious Avignon Festival.
US President Barack Obama's condemnation of Africa's "big men" resonated across the continent, creating a chorus of calls for better governance. Obama’s speech recalled for many French President Nicolas Sarkozy's address in 2007 in Dakar.
US President Barack Obama's condemnation of Africa's "big men" resonated across the continent, creating a chorus of calls for better governance. Obama’s speech recalled for many French President Nicolas Sarkozy's address in 2007 in Dakar.
US President Barack Obama used his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa on July 10-11 to inspire the African people to take charge of their own destiny and shape a better future for the continent. Give us your views on his speech in Ghana.
US President Barack Obama said on Saturday that "Africa's future is up to Africans," in a hotly awaited speech in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. Obama also urged Africans to take greater responsibility for stamping out war, corruption and disease.
