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Putting Uganda's child labourers back in school
Over half of Uganda's children are not just forced to work, says a recent report, but they must do so in hazardous jobs. Ugandan NGO Kids in Need hopes to put an end to this. Along with local community members,
My Song: Outspoken on 'Miss Taken Identity'
“Men don't love themselves”: a bold statement from the Zimbabwean rapper and slam poet Outspoken. In this edition of My Song, he talks about how his track 'Miss Taken Identity' not only addressesRNW Africa on Facebook
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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!
Article: Is it safe for Rwandan refugees to return home?
30 June marks the worldwide cessation of refugee status for Rwandan nationals, as designated by United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). But the looming date has Rwandan refugees in the DRC worried. By Taylor Toeka Kakala, Goma
Video: In Holland, even dogs have a passport
In this 13th clip from the Surprising Europe video series, we encounter undocumented migrant Ssuuna Golooba once again. The Ugandan journalist discovers that in the Netherlands pets have some privileges that foreigners do not.
Article: Unsung hero #2: toys, not guns
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.
