Radio Netherlands Worldwide (Hilversum)
The Dutch public broadcaster's Africa service.
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October 29, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: Inspiring Young Ivorians to Swap Weapons for Footballs
It's been over a year since the post-electoral crisis in Ivory Coast, but thousands of ex-combatants still hold onto weapons and ammunition. Tired of waiting for various... Read more »
September 26, 2012
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Mali: Consensus Is Clear - Reunite Mali. but How?
At its Wednesday session, the United Nations General Assembly will be trying to figure out ways in which the world can help Mali reunite. Read more »
August 21, 2012
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Congo-Kinshasa: Rebel Ceasefire Holds, But No Solution in Sight
As a tentative ceasefire between Congolese government troops and rebel forces calling themselves M23 endures into its fourth week, a viable solution to the crisis caused by the... Read more »
August 9, 2012
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Congo-Kinshasa: Youths in East Lose Faith in Negotiations
The Kampala summit ended yesterday in Uganda without an agreement on the creation of a neutral military force to tackle the conflict raging in the Congolese province of North Kivu... Read more »
June 29, 2012
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Kenya: The Love Protest Turns Activists Into Undertakers
An estimated 200 demonstrators held up traffic along the streets of Nairobi on Thursday afternoon. The Love Protest, the event may have been called, though many of its participants... Read more »
June 12, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: Peacekeepers - The Debate Continues
The deadly ambush that killed seven United Nations peacekeepers in a town in the south-western part of Ivory Coast has revived the debate on the presence of these forces in the... Read more »
June 8, 2012
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Uganda: The High Cost of Living in Peace [opinion]
War in Uganda is over. But as humanitarian organizations pull out of the region, formerly displaced locals are left battling an economy so ravaged that people struggle to feed... Read more »
May 18, 2012
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Mali: Rebels Seduce Northern Region
Rebel groups controlling northern Mali are using various sensitization and information campaigns to win hearts and rally populations to their cause. Are they effective? To find... Read more »
May 16, 2012
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Somalia: Troops - Toughen Up to Stay True to Whom? [analysis]
Hundreds of young Somalis completed military training in Uganda last week. The recruits are now bound for home, scheduled to join local armed forces in an ongoing struggle against... Read more »
May 11, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: One Year Later...
Last month, Ivoirians across the country commemorated the first anniversary of former President Laurent Gbagbo's arrest. Although reconstruction efforts are beginning to bear... Read more »
April 30, 2012
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Sierra Leone: The Taylor Verdict - Victory for Justice? [analysis]
Right. Can we just step away from the euphoria for a little while? Charles Taylor has been declared 'guilty' for having aided and abetted murder, rape, the use of child soldiers,... Read more »
April 23, 2012
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Central Africa: Kony 2012 Cover the Night
No more slacktivism, time for activism. Invisible Children, the makers of the massively successful Kony 2012 viral video, called upon people around the world to not only click the... Read more »
April 16, 2012
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Mali: Talking Politics With Tuaregs Over Tea
Members of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad in Paris invited Radio Netherlands Worldwide reporter Sophie van Leeuwen over for a cup of tea. As her chat with the... Read more »
April 11, 2012
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Africa: Is Africa Too Dangerous for Women? [opinion]
For Europeans, there seems to be two different Africas: one that is dangerous and another that is safe. How do you distinguish between the two? Well, after following the Dutch... Read more »
April 8, 2012
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Rwanda: Born in 1994 - Three Young Women
Still an infant in April of 1994, Jeanette, doesn't remember when Rwanda descended into the quickest and bloodiest genocide since the Holocaust. She never knew her father, nor did... Read more »
April 6, 2012
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Mali: Dutch Aid to Mali Partially On Hold
The Netherlands has cut aid to Mali until further notice, in a reaction to the military coup that overthrew the country's incumbent president last month. The Dutch Deputy Minister... Read more »
April 5, 2012
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Sudan: Nation and South Sudan On Collision Course
The heavy pounding of war drums is hanging in the air. As South Sudan and Sudan rattle their sabres, skirmishes are getting out of hand and mediating African diplomats are losing... Read more »
April 3, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: The Road
You whiz past it in fifteen seconds: Niambli, a village just outside the West-Ivorian town of Duékoué. But you need to stop to see this very strange sight: the road... Read more »
March 15, 2012
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Congo-Kinshasa: After Lubanga - a Continued Need for Justice
In Bunia, the capital of Ituri in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Thomas Lubanga's ICC trial verdict of guilt still worked to divide peoples' opinions. The locals are,... Read more »
March 9, 2012
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Uganda: Tweeters Oppose Invisible Children Campaign
NGO Invisible Children has launched an internet campaign against Joseph Kony, the fugitive head of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebels. The LRA is infamous for committing... Read more »
February 24, 2012
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Senegal: Elections - Is Wade Still Popular in the Suburbs?
This week, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade visited the Dakar suburbs of Pikine and Guédiawaye. Seneweb journalist and Radio Netherlands Worldwide correspondent report... Read more »
February 16, 2012
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Senegal: Immigrants in Cameroon All Call for Peace
Although far from home, Senegalese residents in Cameroon continue to follow the political developments in their native country. Despite the disagreements between supporters and... Read more »
February 1, 2012
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Senegal: 'No, Mr Wade You Don't Have the Right' [opinion]
It's as if the examples of Laurent Gbagbo in Ivory Coast and Mamadou Tandja in Niger are not enough. Read more »
January 31, 2012
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Nigeria: Boko Haram Rejects Talks, Threatens Fresh Attacks
Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists have ruled out talks with the government and threatened new attacks in Africa's most populous country, rocked by an insurgency that has killed more... Read more »
January 26, 2012
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Madagascar: Mediators Demand Return of Ousted Leader
African regional mediators on Thursday demanded that Madagascar allow its ousted president Marc Ravalomanana to safely return from exile by the end of next month. Read more »
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