This week, international efforts to prosecute those responsible for crimes against humanity in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo coincided with the arrest of a Rwandan opposition leader in Kigali. The uncertainty over Sudan's referendum on southern independence continued; and Nelson Mandela offered an unprecedented insight into his personal life with the publication of his letters and diaries.
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South Africa's 2024 Elections: young voters and the legacy of apartheid
South Africa is holding general and provincial elections on 29 May. In this episode of Spotlight on Africa, we look at young people and the elections and howΒ the country has changed since the end of apartheid in 1994.Β Β17/05/202417:11 -
After Senegal's success, can Mali and Niger also hope for elections?
The delayed March presidential vote in Senegal confirmed the country remains a beacon of democracy in aΒ region facing increasing instability. RFI looks at how the peaceful victory of Bassirou Diomaye Faye and mentor Ousmane Sonko stands to influence the politics of neighbouring Sahel nations.19/04/202418:32 -
The long path to Senegal's troubled presidential elections
This is a big election year for Africa, with 16 countries heading to the polls. Close attention is being paid to the delayed presidential vote in SenegalΒ β a West African beacon of democracy that's been facing increasing instability. RFI spoke to author and economistΒ Ndongo Samba Sylla in the capital Dakar.Β22/03/202416:52 -
Ethiopia's triple threat against locusts
Ethiopia is currently battling one of its worst locust invasions since 1958. But since then, the country has rolled out a defence system to make sure damage is minimal across the country. Find out more in this edition of Spotlight on Africa.20/02/202018:29 -
Searching for answers, 15 years after Ghanaians murdered in Gambia
In Accra, a new documentary out this January sheds light on the 2005 murders of 56 West Africans in The Gambia βΒ most of them Ghanaians. In I cannot Bury My Father, director Nana-Jo Ndow explores the lack of closure β and the lack of information β the families of theΒ victims were given. RFI speaks to Ndow and Isaac Mensah, one of the sons of the victims, who are looking for the remains of their parents βΒ and looking for answers.22/01/202009:52