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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 from
African Union should prioritize women’s reproductive rights
The 10 worst countries to be a mother are all in sub-Saharan Africa. This editorial by two researchers with the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch urges the African Union, celebrating its 50thRNW Africa on Facebook
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Article: Kigali, when Bosco Ntaganda turned himself in
News broke last week that Congolese war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda, nicknamed 'The Terminator', turned himself in at the US embassy in Kigali.
Article: Churches launch peace project to curb Zimbabwe’s election violence
Churches in Zimbabwe have launched a peace campaign, as part of efforts to curb the violence that flares up at election times in Zimbabwe. By Nomalanga Moyo as published by our partner SW Radio Africa
Article: Registering births in Ivory Coast, now possible via SMS
Approximately 66 percent of births in sub-Saharan Africa go unregistered, reports UNICEF. In Ivory Coast, however, mobile technology is offering an innovative way to bring that statistic down and make every birth count.
Article: Cameroonian farmers find justice in Fair Fruit
When the government took their land and leased it to an international company, farmers in Njombe, a small town in Cameroon’s coastal Littoral Region, learned a life lesson of making lemonade out of lemons – or rather, dried frui
Article: Zimbabwe’s roller coaster to democracy: new ride, old track
Many Zimbabweans expected the constitutional referendum to usher in a return to rule of law and democracy. But our blogger sees a different tale unfolding. By Thomas Madhuku, Harare
Article: Despite unstable grounds, Mt Elgon landslide survivors return
Out of despair, frustration and loyalty to their ancestral land, some villagers have begun to move back to landslide-prone areas along the slopes of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda.
Video: Ivorian reggae star Alpha Blondy sings for reconciliation
Alpha Blondy doesn’t shy away from politics in his reggae songs. The legendary Ivorian musician has been especially vocal about the need for reconciliation after the conflict in his native country.
Article: Ntaganda at ICC, while his loyalists seek asylum in DRC
As war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda appears today at the International Criminal Court, fighters still loyal to him seek asylum in the DR Congo. By Taylor Toeka Kakala, Goma, with additional reporting by Aimable Twahirwa, Kigali
Video: MY FAIR NAIJABOY
WUA remakes a classic film: 'My Fair Naijaboy' starring special guest Naija Runs Girl. Watch as she uses compassion, and a whip, to transform naive Emeka Doolittle (played movingly by Ikenna Azuike) into a real Nigerian man.
Article: Bosco Ntaganda: A monkey off Rwanda's back
What might General Bosco Ntaganda's turning himself into the US Embassy in Kigali mean for Rwanda? Here's what our local blogger had to say. By Sunny Ntayombya, Kigali
