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My Song: Gaïus Vagheni Kowene on 'Ndiyo mazao'
Looking at the dire situation around him in eastern DR Congo, rapper Gaïus Vagheni Kowene wonders why, even after all the election promises made through the years, life for many people is still harsh. In
WUA SPECIAL CHARACTERS EDITION
This week, Ikenna is speaking at TEDxLuanda in Angola. Regular episodes will be back in two weeks time. But, in the meantime, here is the Best of all the WUA special characters played by Ikenna over theRNW Africa on Facebook
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Article: Kinshasa and Kigali: two governments, one interest?
Click below to hear Congolese cartoonist Thembo Kash's thoughts on how DR Congo and Rwanda seem to share a common interest.
Article: The missing children of Mali’s war
Fourteen-year-old Salif has been missing since August. His mother, Amina Diallo, thinks Islamists kidnapped him on his way to the market in their hometown of Gao and recruited him as a child soldier. By Issa Sikiti da Silva, Bamako
Article: Museveni's minister for homosexual affairs: ready for hire
Our blogger has finally found the job he would like to do in Uganda. It begins with a cover letter to President Museveni. By SebaSpace Dear Mr. President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni:
Article: Mugabe’s multi-million rand sanctuary almost complete
President Robert Mugabe’s plush R200 million (16.6 million euro) mansion is nearly complete and ready for occupation, reports from South Africa suggest. By Nomalanga Moyo, as published by our partner SW Radio Africa
Article: Victims of Kony’s LRA try to rebuild their lives in South Sudan
Families in South Sudan are trying to pick up the pieces of their lives now that attacks by Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) have been declining.
Article: Zimbabweans approve new constitution
Zimbabwe’s new constitution received overwhelming approval from voters in a referendum on Saturday, according to final results released by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) on Tuesday.
Article: Saving an endangered species in Ivory Coast: the book
In Ivory Coast, music is forever a popular pastime, but these days books often get neglected. Yehni Djidji analyzes the causes of literary apathy and proposes ways to wake up Ivorian readers. By Yehni Djidji, Abidjan
Article: World food security and what young Africans can do about it
Leaders in sub-Saharan Africa, a region with the world’s fastest-growing and youngest population, seek to create more agriculture jobs.
Video: HOW TO CATCH AN OYINBO MAN!!!!
WUA has a special guest this week: Mollie Balogun, better known as Naija Runs Girl. She shows us how to spot – and catch – an 'oyinbo' (a white guy). One guess who plays that role...
Article: Third time lucky? Thoughts on Kagame in post-2017 Rwanda
Our blogger tries to predict how Rwanda and its constitution might appear after Paul Kagame completes his current second term as president. By Sunny Ntayombya, Kigali
