Spotlight on Africa

 
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A round-up of the week's news in Africa.

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The last edition: Saturday 26 March 2011
Campaign to prevent massacre in Libya

Campaign to prevent massacre in Libya

This week's edition of Spotlight, RFI's William Niba examines the coalition campaign to prevent a massacre in Libya and regional efforts to resolve the standoff in Côte d'Ivoire.

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Saturday 19 March 2011

Reactions to Libya

A look at reactions to Libyan leader Moammer Kadhafi's attempt to block a UN imposed no-fly zone over his country to protect civilians who have rebelled against the regime in Tripoli.

Saturday 12 March 2011

Côte d'Ivoire crisis deepens, Libya, Charles Taylor trial

As Libya's uprising continues, the leadership crisis in Côte d'Ivoire gets ever more acute ... plus the close of the trial of ex-president of Liberia Charles Taylor.

Saturday 05 March 2011

International reactions to Libya's bloodletting

Libya's Moamer Kadhafi's has fired on civilians in an effort to save his regime from a massive uprising. How has the rest of the world reacted?

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