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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: Young DRC refugees want work, not charity
At Mugunga 3 refugee camp in North Kivu, eastern DRC, displaced youth don’t want to be mere beneficiaries of the humanitarian efforts.
Video: HOW TO ROB AFRICA
This week Ikenna asks: why has Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir gone all soft? He also shows us ‘How to Rob Africa’, courtesy the same-named documentary by Zimbabwean journo Stanley Kwenda.
Article: Global Forum on Development urges moving past aid in Africa
Mthuli Ncube, chief economist and vice-president of the African Development Bank, was in Paris last week for the Global Forum on Development.
Article: Musician Tendai Maraire: “Mugabe knew what he was doing”
“I pay homage to the Zimbabweans who fought against foreign domination,” musician Tendai Maraire says.
Article: Life expectancy in DR Congo
This is the fifth of six cartoons that Congolese artist Thembo Kash is unveiling exclusively for RNW.
Video: What makes Ugandan gay activist Dennis Wamala move
Dennis Wamala is gay, which is illegal in Uganda, where he lives and where since 2009 a national anti-homosexuality bill has been on the table.
Article: Breaking down the academic paywalls, in Africa too
Across Africa, academics and researchers face financial barriers that keep them from accessing the same knowledge their peers elsewhere in the world can afford. But some young Africans are fighting to change this.
Article: Mugabe drops 29 June Zimbabwe election date
President Robert Mugabe’s lawyers dropped the 29 June election date before High Court Judge President George Chiweshe on Wednesday, but will continue challenging the court case on by-elections.
Article: The Enough Project focuses on worst cases in Africa
There is good news out of Africa. Some of the world's fastest growing economies are African. International investment is growing. By our partner allAfrica
Video: "I would've been a rebel," says former Gbagbo supporter
A former supporter of Ivory Coast's ex-President Laurent Gbagbo explains how he would’ve become a rebel had he remained in Ivory Coast. Today Moussa Sylla is a mechanic living in the Netherlands.
