First, a military mutiny in Mali as soldiers rebel against the government, accusing it of failing to protect the country from a Tuareg-led rebellion. Next, will Macky Sall sail to victory in Senegal's presidential polls or will incumbent president Abdoulaye Wade win a controversial third term? Finally, our reporters take you to a Ugandan military camp, where troops are being trained to fight al-Shabab militants in Somalia.
A state funeral was held in Congo Republic’s capital Brazzaville Sunday for the hundreds of people who were killed one week ago when an arms depot blew up and flattened nearby buildings. The death toll from the blast stands at 246.
Congo mourns almost 250 people who died in last weekend's explosion in an arms depot. Next, Kenyan and Ethiopian troops are moving in to help fight rebels in Somalia. Our special report shows many locals still live in fear, even after al-Shabab is fought off. Also, we look at the rise and fall of South Africa's Julius Malema, from kingmaker to an unceremonious exit from the ANC. Finally, we meet the 85-year-old Nigerian icon of highlife music, Fatai Rolling Dollar.
Fears of further explosions prevented rescuers on Wednesday from reaching potential survivors of a devastating blast at an arms depot in the Congo Republic's capital city Brazzaville. At least 200 people were killed in the blast on March 4.
Small detonations have shaken Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, for a second day after a fire inside an arms depot on Sunday set off a series of violent explosions that flattened buildings and killed at least 213 people.
A string of explosions rocked the Congo Republic’s capital of Brazzaville on Sunday killing at least 200 people, European diplomatic sources said. The blasts came from an arms depot near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Amobe Mévégué joins us for the latest in international musical trends. We begin with the Pan-African Music Festival in Brazzaville - showcasing the diversity of African rhythms and civilization. Then we listen to soul diva Jill Scott, who has released a new album "The Light of the Sun." Finally, we discover Princess K-shu, who mixes musical styles with different languages.
Libya's Muammar Gaddafi is known as Africa's King of Kings, but his court of African presidents is slowly turning against him. Also, we focus on three other African leaders living in the lap of luxury, despite embezzlement charges against them. Finally, one year after the first Football World Cup in Africa, we find out if the investment paid off.
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.
Amobé Mévégué talks to culture about his top three music picks of the week. Number one selling French artist Jocelyne Béroard and hard hitting Congolese musician Roga Roga. Plus Amobé's personal favorite, the fresh French jazz singer Mina Agossi's latest album, "Just Like a Lady".
