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25/04/2013 - DOWN TO EARTH

Uganda: Rooting out hidden hunger

In Uganda, sweet potatoes have always been white, not orange, as is common in the west. The crucial difference is that the orange variety is high in vitamin A. If the locals can be convinced to adopt this unusually coloured variety, their children could stave off blindness and in many cases death.

19/04/2013 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Senegal: Ex-president's son charged with corruption

The son of Senegal's former president is charged with corruption, but Karim Wade says his fortune of over one billion euros is legitimate. We also speak to a British theatre producer deported from his home in Uganda for putting on a play featuring a character who is gay. And in Ivory Coast, artists are not only making their mark on the capital, they're even making a profit.

04/04/2013 - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

US offers $5 million reward for Ugandan warlord Kony

The US offered a $5 million reward Wednesday for the capture of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, who is wanted for war crimes. The hunt for Kony was suspended after rebels seized power in the Central African Republic, where he is thought to be hiding.

28/03/2013 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Central African Republic: Meet Michel Djotodia

The Seleka rebel coup is the latest in a long series of military takeovers in the Central African Republic. We take a look back at the country's troubled past. Meanwhile, China's Xi Jinping is on tour in Africa, the latest sign of growing relations between the world's second-largest economy and a rapidly developing continent. Finally, at a refugee camp in Uganda, a new phone app is helping to bring scattered families back together.

06/12/2012 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Mali: Sharia law rules in Gao

Life under Sharia law proves harsh for Malians living under Islamist rule in the northern town of Gao. Next, the Eritrean football team goes on the run in Uganda, fleeing grim conditions back home. Finally, Kenya experiments with scratch cards as a consumer-friendly means of downloading music which could help tackle piracy.

28/11/2012 - DR CONGO

Congo M23 rebels set demands for withdrawal

Rebels holding the DR Congo’s eastern city of Goma gave mixed signals Wednesday on whether they would abandon the town, one day after the leader of the M23 rebel group set conditions for withdrawal.

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15/11/2012 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Mali: Ansar Dine ready to negotiate

As military intervention in northern Mali gathers steam, Islamist group Ansar Dine says it’s ready to pull back on its push for nationwide Sharia law and negotiate. Next, we go to Sierra Leone where people are less concerned with politics and more worried about just getting by. Finally, we meet tourists who are braving armed groups in the DR Congo to get a closer look at one of the world's most endangered species.

20/10/2012 - DR CONGO

UN to sanction DR Congo’s M23 rebels

The UN Security Council said Friday that it intends to impose sanctions on the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels and others violating an arms embargo on the country, implying Rwanda and Uganda.

18/10/2012 - RWANDA - DRC - UGANDA

Rwanda, Uganda are arming Congo's bloody rebellion, UN says

Rwanda’s defence minister is pushing a bloody rebellion in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo while both Rwanda and Uganda continue to arm the M23 rebels, according to a UN report obtained Tuesday by Reuters.

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27/09/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'See this America! I’m an Egyptian-American and I refuse hate'

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Thurs. 27/09/12: Anti-austerity protests in Greece and Spain continue to grab headlines. Meanwhile, Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy is arrested in New York for spray-painting an anti-Jihad subway poster. And in Uganda, a young politician is grabbing the attention of the international media, while a British national has become the reluctant hero of the gay rights movement.

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