*Radio Netherlands Worldwide is the Dutch international public broadcasting
service. The radio and television broadcasts and websites provide news,
information and culture to millions of people around the world. Our mission
is to:*
"Make a contribution, on behalf of and for the benefit of the Netherlands,
towards a better informed world by a combination of independent journalism
and other media services."
The mission has three chief purposes:
1. To provide an international audience with information about Dutch society,
opinions, visions and policies, as well as to support the interests of the
Netherlands.
2. To facilitate an international podium for themes which are of importance
to the Netherlands, Europe and the world.
3. To serve as a source of expertise and knowledge to foreign media,
especially in the area of Dutch/European developments, ideas and opinions.
Radio Netherlands broadcasts in Dutch, English, Spanish, Papiamentu, Sarnami,
Indonesian, Portuguese and French. It takes into account the information
needs of different target groups and the media situation in various regions.
The Radio Netherlands Training Centre, which is connected to Radio
Netherlands Worldwide, provides media training and offers media and
communications advice to partner organizations in developing countries.
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This week on Bridges With Africa we investigate the gruesome story of police killings in Mozambique. We find out why local football in Uganda is suffering. We visit a multiracial marathon in South Africa. And there's a music treat, Malian s...
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After months of speculation, the announcement that Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy is to become the European Union’s first president is not a surprise. The question is how much has the speculation damaged the Dutch Prime Mini...
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In this edition: Malnutrition threatens millions of children in the Central Africa Republic ; FDLR rebels suffer a blow in Rwanda; and focus on a the High life music festival in Ghana.
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Network Europe Extra - 15 November 2009:
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Up to 2,500 Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa have fled another possible wave of xenophobic violence over claims that they are working for less than the local South African community.
Human rights lawyer Gabriel Shumba told Radio Netherl...