Spotlight on Africa

Spotlight on Africa

2/23/2025, 1:23:58 PM

Some 42,000 people fled eastern DRC to Burundi in two weeks, according to the UN: rfi.my/BQs3.BS

Spotlight on Africa

2/23/2025, 1:25:04 PM

Otsieno Namwaya of Human Rights Watch questioned Kenya 's future standing on the regional and international stage, as he believes: "The Kenyan government no longer respects any international law." https://rfi.my/BR43.X

Spotlight on Africa

2/14/2025, 10:05:51 AM

A historical trial: The High Court in London commenced a hearing to address allegations that the oil company Shell has polluted vast areas of the Niger Delta in Nigeria, particularly in regions traditionally claimed by the Ogoni people. https://rfi.my/BPS1.X

Spotlight on Africa

2/18/2025, 1:49:04 PM

New podcast episode: The crisis in the DRC and the African Union response https://rfi.my/BQEV.X

Spotlight on Africa

2/15/2025, 11:10:44 PM

The Djiboutian presidency's spokesman has said that Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected Saturday as the chairman of the African Union's executive commission. https://rfi.my/BPmF.X

Spotlight on Africa

2/13/2025, 10:33:59 AM

- South Africa resists the United States - What's behind the accusations coming from Trump and Musk against Pretoria Newsletter - Melissa Chemam Feb 13, 2025 https://melissa.substack.com/p/south-africa-resists-the-united-states

Spotlight on Africa

2/2/2025, 8:31:12 PM

As the EU is pressured to stop importing conflict minerals from Rwanda, to understand the situation since the mid 1994, my interview with Gregory Mthembu-Salter, researcher specialising in Africa's political economy and former consultant to the UN Group of Experts on the DRC on due diligence regarding conflict minerals in my podcast, Spotlight On Africa: https://rfi.my/BIiz.X

Spotlight on Africa

2/1/2025, 10:44:42 PM

Snapshots from 1:54 Contemporary African art fair - Marrakesh https://melissa-on-the-road.blogspot.com/2025/01/marrakesh.html

Spotlight on Africa

2/4/2025, 12:56:25 PM

PODCAST! This week, Spotlight on Africa takes us to Marrakech, Morocco. RFI English was on the ground to cover the Moroccan edition of the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, which first launched in London in 2013, followed by New York in 2015, and Marrakech in 2018. Through conversations with a range of guests, we explore how Morocco has become a key platform connecting the African continent with the wider world. https://rfi.my/BNi5.X

Spotlight on Africa

2/16/2025, 3:44:30 PM

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels were seen in the centre of eastern Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, on Sunday, said a local official, a security source and five eyewitnesses. https://rfi.my/BPrZ.X