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Bridges with Africa

Bridges with Africa is RNW's radio programme linking Africans in Africa and Africans in the diaspora. Every week we bring you interviews, feature stories and African music. From culture and business to...

Radio Show: Bridges With Africa - Music special

This week's edition of Bridges with Africa: The number of new HIV infections among young people in Africa is falling. 50 years of independence for Benin. Belanda Hitem (Black Dutchmen) were West-Africans recruited by the Dutch army at th...

Radio Show: Is Somalia's Al-Shabaab rewriting East Africa's future?

This week's edition of Bridges with Africa: Bombings in Uganda. Is Somalia's Al-Shabab rewriting East Africa's future? - 50 years of independence in Africa. This weeks it's Madagascar's turn! -  Mamela Nyamza, a South African dan...

Radio Show: Should foreigners in South Africa be afraid?

This week's edition of Bridges with Africa: Should foreigners in South Africa be afraid now the world cup is over? - We remember the outstanding Cameroonian journalist Pius Njawe - Spain won the world cup but also hosts Internationa...

Radio Show: What to do with your vuvuzela after the World cup?

This week in Bridges with Africa a special report on the World Cup and we celebrate 50 years of independence with our summer series! Listen to the whole show: Listen to our special report on World cup 2...

Radio Show: Luanda, the most expensive city!

In this week's edition: Angolan capital city Luanda tops the worldwide rich list... - Ever heard of the Mbira? One Zimbabwean is making it a big hit in South Africa - Press freedom in Ethiopia, a bit of an oxymoron - Fomer philippino sex...

Radio Show: Crucial times for Guinea (25 June 2010)

In this week's edition: Guinea goes to the polls on June 27th: we preview these crucial elections - Blogging for a living: it's catching on in Africa - Cultural diplomacy the Chinese way - And we have legendary music from the late Busi M...

Radio Show: The Gambia, Africa's next narco state? (18 June 2010)

In this week's edition of Bridges With Africa: A huge cocaine find in the Gambia... is this Africa's next narco state? - We track Charles Taylor's millions - We go behind the scenes of soccer derby day in South Africa - We head to London...

Radio Show: Waka Waka... What was FIFA thinking? (11 June 2010)

In this week's edition: Stealing music for football.... - The Dutch held their snap election on june 9th - and what about the African electorate? - We explore a unique network of African Investigative Journalists - And we look ahead at t...

Radio Show: Probo Koala case: Who's in the dock? (04 June 2010)

In this week's edition: The Probo Koala toxic waste case goes to court in The Netherlands - South Africa's 2010 world cup...good for gangsta business? - Child labour is on the increase in Madagascar - We visit the Book Cafe in Ha...

Radio Show: What good are international election observers? (28 May 2010)

In this week's edition: Elections in Ethiopia...what good are international observers? - Football joy in South Africa's stadiums: should SA's street kids be afraid? - We have a Nigerian football champion from the most tragic football tea...

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