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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: 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
Video: The high cost of studying in Europe
In this eighth clip from the Surprising Europe video series, we meet Guiwende from Burkina Faso and Karl from Kenya.
Article: Kenyatta appeases the media (#SomeoneTellCNN)
#SomeoneTellCNN was a trending Twitter topic during Kenya's elections last week. Kenyans used the hashtag to mock Western media seen as ravenous for sensational stories on voting-related violence.
Article: She's a Zimbabwean youth leader to end Mugabe dominance
Abigail Sauti is 34 years old. She stands hardly a metre and a half tall, with a continuous smile that suggests an innocent young woman.
