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The Wor(l)d is a series of short videos featuring spoken-word artists from around the world. Each week, RNW provides a space for young poets and rappers to share their take on our themes. In this series, ourRNW on Facebook
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Article: What – or who – killed Ugandan MP Cerinah Nebanda?
She became a member of parliament while still at university. The day before her sudden death last month, she had a public spat with President Museveni. Twenty-four-year-old Cerinah Nebanda’s passing has gripped Uganda.
Article: Pink taxis for Yemen - ready or not
In Yemen, women and men live largely separate lives. Weddings are strictly segregated affairs, restaurants have special sections for women and women have their own Internet cafes. Women do not mingle with men in public.
Video: Older employees "too expensive"
A major Dutch IT company has presented plans to cut the salary of its older employees by up to 10%. Capgemini is going to ask 7% of its workforce - that's 400 people - to accept a voluntary pay cut.
Article: African civil servants, please retire!
Government officials in many African countries simply refuse to retire. In office for three, four and sometimes five decades, aged civil servants continue to hang on to their positions.
Article: Albinos struggle for love
Because they are “whites” born of black parents, albinos face discrimination every day and struggle to find love.
Article: In Nigeria, battling the system one rap at a time
In Jay Town – that’s Jos, Nigeria, for the uninitiated – hip-hop talents and enthusiasts converge on Basement Studios.
Article: A new Radio Netherlands Worldwide
This coming year is an important one for RNW. A year in which, at the age of 65, we will be reinventing ourselves. Our new Editor-in-Chief William Valkenburg officially begins today; he looks to what lies ahead of us in 2013.
Article: Yemeni diplomas for sale
According to recent research by the Yemen Poll Center the right to education is considered the most important human right. For many in Yemen, this means the right to go to university.
Article: “China can’t duck the issue of prostitution”
RNW’s Love Matters project is dedicated to issues around sexual rights. It aims to take an open, honest and non-judgemental “Dutch” approach to sex and sexuality.
Article: MidEastYouth's Ahmed Zidan: Who’s shocking who?
“People are prejudiced because they don’t know anyone from a minority group,” says 25-year-old Egyptian Ahmed Zidan.
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