THE WEEK IN AFRICA
Political and social events from Africa. The program is recorded under live conditions with exclusive reports and interviews, hosted by Folly Bah Thibault. Watch the show on FRANCE 24 Thursdays at 6:40 pm Paris time.
Central African Republic - Ghana - Rwanda
Fighting hunger in the Central African Republic
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.
DR Congo - Zimbabwe
UN mission under fire for turning a blind eye in the DRC
In this Edition: The UN mission in the DRC is under fire for turning a blind eye to abusive military operations; will Madagascar emerge from crisis; and a report on Zimbabwe's fragile unity government.
civil war - Ivory Coast - presidential elections - Somalia
Ivory Coast presidential election could be delayed again
The Week in Africa looks at why there is a chance the Presidential election in Ivory Coast may be postponed once again, examines the humanitarian disaster in Mogadishu, and investigates diamond trafficking in Namibia.
African Union - refugees
African Union adopts convention on internal refugees
In this edition: Tough sentences handed down in the Angolagate arms trafficking trial; the Nelson Mandela foundation slams Congo-Brazzaville's leader; and the African Union adopts a convention offering protection to millions of uprooted Africans.
agriculture - Ethiopia - Ivory Coast - Jacob Zuma - poverty - South Africa
Zuma urged to act on plight of South Africa's poor
In this edition: Concern grows over the likelihood of Ivory Coast ever holding promised elections; South Africa's Zuma under pressure to tackle growing poverty; and foreign investors plunder Ethiopia's farming land.
Guinea Conakry - Kenya - Moussa Dadis Camara - Rwanda
Franco-Guinean relations tainted after massacre
In this edition: an exclusive report from Guinea where political tensions remain high after a bloody military crackdown; the 'butcher of Butare', one of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda's genocide is arrested; Kenya suffers a killer drought.
Benin - Guinea Conakry - Moussa Dadis Camara - music
Bloodbath in Guinea
In this edition: The bloody military crackdown in Guinea on opposition protesters: a focus on cross-border banditry, on the rise in Benin; and a tribute to Miriam Makeba, the South African music legend.
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Guinea junta lead war on drugs
In this edition: Spotlight on Guineas where captain Moussa Dadis Camara consolidates his grip on power and takes on a wide range of issues from corruption to drugs; and the settlement of Ivory Coast's toxic dump case.
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Separatism winds blow upon Uganda
In this edition: the Baganda ethnic group riots against the Ugandan President; in Nigeria, the country's main militant group extends a ceasfire in the restive Niger Delta; some who fled Zimbabwe in the last decade, are returning home.
Cameroon - floods - Gabon - Paul Biya - Senegal - Sudan
Violence sweeps Gabon after victory for Bongo Jr
In this edition: floods caused by heavy rain have killed nearly 160 people since June in West Africa; post-election violence mars Ali Bongo's victory in Gabon; and Cameroon responds to a report on the lavish holidays of President Paul Biya.
2010 FIFA World Cup - Ali Ben Bongo - Burundi - Cameroon - Gabon - rape - South Africa - transport
The challenges awaiting Ali Bongo
In this edition: What's ahead of Ali Ben Bongo as newly elected president of Gabon?; the desperate situation of raped women in Burundi; a new public transport system in South Africa ahead of the FIFA World Cup causes uproar.
athletics - Gabon - Nigeria - Omar Bongo - presidential elections - South Africa
Gabon goes to the polls on Sunday
In this edition: Gabon goes to the polls this Sunday in an election to replace late president Omar Bongo; in Nigeria, several animal species are becoming endangered; and a rousing welcome for South African athlete Semenya.
Gabon - health - Jacob Zuma - Omar Bongo - presidential elections - South Africa
Election campaign heats up in Gabon
In this edition: the latest twists and turns from the campaign trail in Gabon; South African president Jacob Zuma is under pressure as he marks 100 days in office; and the dangers for African women of using skin bleaching products.
Gabon - Omar Bongo - presidential elections
Bongo dynasty faces resistance
In this edition of The Week in Africa: Two weeks before elections in Gabon, the debate over Omar Bongo's succession is heating up; a transitional government in Madagascar; Hillary Clinton wraps up her 11-day tour of Africa.
Chad - Guantanamo - Hillary Clinton - Niger - referendum
Chadian former detainee speaks out on Guantanamo jail
In this edition: a Chadian former Guantanamo offers his harrowing tale of life in Guantanamo; following Hillary Clinton on her tour of Africa; and a look at the implications of Niger's constitutional referendum.
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