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Are remittances enough to sustain this Burkina Faso town?
In this 16th clip of the Surprising Europe video series, residents of Béguédo, Burkina Faso, talk about how remittances sent by their compatriots in Italy help improve their quality of
African Union turns 50; time to make very child count
As African heads of state celebrate the African Union's achievements and forge plans for the next 50 years, it's time for them to be practical. This op-ed urges the AU to invest in civil and vital registration
Why isn't Laurent Gbagbo being tried by an African court?
RNW recently spoke to Fatou Bensouda, the Gambian chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Here she answers a question posed by one of our readers about the case of former Ivory CoastRNW Africa on Facebook
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Article: DR Congo riskiest country for new mothers
The riskiest country in the world to be a new mother is the Democratic Republic of Congo. That's according to Save the Children's 2013 State of the World's Mothers report. By Nadia Samie-Jacobs as published by our partner allAfrica
Video: The truth about Europe, according to a Senegalese singer
In this 14th clip from the Surprising Europe video series, we meet Senegalese singer-songwriter Papy. Now living in Rome, he urges fellow African immigrants to tell folks back home about the hard realities of life in Europe.
Article: Unsung hero #3: yield for peace
Know someone who does an everyday task to improve your neighbourhood, your village or your city? Not all heroes have their names published in the newspaper or, for that matter, get public recognition.
Video: Mrs. Fatou Bensouda, are you a puppet of the West?
RNW recently spoke to Fatou Bensouda, the Gambian chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Article: Rwandan journos, between free media and self-regulation
Nearly two decades after the genocide, Rwanda has enacted laws that guarantee freedom of information and the media's self-regulation. But, asks our blogger, where does this leave the country’s careful and considered journalists?
Article: Zimbabwe editor and colleagues arrested over MDC-T story
Dumisani Muleya, the editor of the Zimbabwe Independent, reporter Owen Gagare and company lawyer Nqobile Ndlovu were arrested Tuesday for publishing a story claiming Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party was “engaged in sensi
Article: Uganda's donors ride sexy new bandwagon: gay activism
Why have gay rights become booming business in Uganda?
Article: My Song: Hope Masike on 'Musha mukadzi'
There's a saying in Zimbabwe that 'home is a woman'. Hope Masike never really knew what that meant till her mother passed away.
Article: Giving Zimbabwean women rights in the informal sector
Mollin Siyanda, 46, a single mother of three from Harare’s low-income suburb of Hatcliffe, fears being arrested by the council police as she sells fruit, vegetables and second-hand clothes in the city centre without a permit.
Article: PREDATOR DRONES IN AFRICA
This week, Ikenna 'sells' predator drones in Africa. He presents an experiment in Uganda involving a bag left in a public space. And he highlights a song from Zimbabwe. It's politically and socially engaged. But it's actually good!
