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The once young man behind the African Union
The African Union celebrates its 50th anniversary this week. But how did the preeminent network uniting 54 African states begin? A better question might be with whom did it begin. In this edition of Africa in
This woman means business: Cynthia Jadot, DRC shopowner
Thirty-year-old Cynthia Jadot is the woman behind Valancy. The store in Goma, in the DRC province of North Kivu, has done well, appealing to men and women with a penchant for quality clothes imported fromRNW Africa on Facebook
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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.
Article: With a radio ban, Mugabe sharpens the old enemy's weapon
Even 33 years after Zimbabwean independence, President Mugabe remains a harsh critic of the white colonial government’s system.
Article: African refugees of Libyan war hunger-strike at World Social Forum
At last week’s World Social Forum, 50 refugees from Tunisia’s Choucha refugee camp made it to the country’s capital to demand recognition of their legal status.
Video: NEW AFRICAN BALLET STAR
This week Ikenna questions how South Africa is "defending democracy" in the Central African Republic. He gets a glimpse into the world of Kenyan cyclist extraordinaire David Kinjah.
