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AfricaLink on Air - 14 February 2024
Fighting in eastern DRC takes its toll on children +++ South Africa deploys 2900 troops to eastern DRC +++ Nigerians ditching the depriciating naira for foreign currency +++ Guinea's labour unions plan to protest over rising cost of living
Africa's debt management controversy
More African countries are likely to join Chad, Zambia, Ethiopia, and Ghana in seeking to restructure their debt under the G20 “Common Framework for Debt Treatments,” according to the United Nations. However, many young people in debt-ridden African nations feel their leaders have mishandled finances to their detriment. #77Percent #DWAfrica
AfricaLink on Air - 13 February 2024
Senegal bans opposition protests +++ ECOWAS dispatches diplomatic mission to mediate the political crisis in Senegal +++ Today is World Radio Day
AfricaLink on Air - 12 February 2024
Ivory Coast shocks the continent, lifts the AFCON trophy +++ What really went wrong for Nigeria's Super Eagles? +++ February 12: International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers.
DW AfricaLink — Story of the Week — What happens to the infrastructure after AFCON?
The winners of the Africa Cup of nations will emerge on Sunday. Nigeria and Ivory Coast play the final match in Africa's biggest football tournament at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan. But after the final whistle blows, what happens to this newly revamped stadium or any of the other…
AfricaLink on Air - 8 February 2024
Ivory Coast to face Nigeria in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations +++ Nigeria's new student loan scheme +++ Kenya forges ahead with its deployment to Haiti
AfricaLink on Air - 7 February 2024
Malawi and Zimbabwe battle Cholera +++ M23 "administration" in eastern DRC +++ Nigeria's minimum wage comes under review +++ AFCON Semi-finals
AfricaLink on Air - 6 February 2024
Progress towards zero tolerance against FGM +++ What does the election postponement mean for Senegal's democracy?+++ Sudan conflict update
AfricaLink on Air - 5 February 2024
Grammy Award for South African singer Tyla +++ Reactions to death of Namibian President Hage Geingob +++ AFCON
AfricaLink on Air- 02 February - Story of the week
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announce exit from ECOWAS+++Insecurity in the Sahel could deteriorate, analysts tell DW.
AfricaLink on Air - 1 February 2024
Thousands Africans trapped in Myanmar’s cyber slavery racket +++ No more styrofoam in Nigeria +++ An Ivorian woman campaigning against GBV +++ AFCON Final 16
AfricaLink on Air - 31 January 2024
South Africa's Bafana Bafana shock Morocco after Hakimi penalty miss, Mali through +++ Jailed Zimbabwe opposition figure Sikhala set free +++ Nigerian NGO helps sexual abuse victims
AfricaLink on Air - 30 January 2024
Former South Africa’s President, Jacob Zuma banned from the ANC party +++ Would you marry someone who asked you to sign a prenup? +++ All the latest AFCON updates
AfricaLink on Air - 29 January 2024
Military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announce their immediate withdrawal from ECOWAS+++Deforestation in Sierra Leone +++ AFCON update
Africalink - 26 January 2024 - Story of the week
AFCON: Ivory Coast football star Didier Drogba is famed for bringing back peace to his country when he begged fighters to lay down their arms. Ivory Coast hosting the AFCON will use the games to boost unity in the country.
AfricaLink - 25 January 2024
AFCON: Analysis of upcoming matches at knockout stages++Ivory Coast narrowly survives elimination+++World Court to rule on Gaza emergency measures in Israel genocide case
AfricaLink on Air - 24 January 2024
What is the outcome from Blinken’s Africa tour? +++ Nigeria: Reactions to arrest of president of herder's association +++ The latest on AFCON matches, stakes +++ Will the Elephants of Ivory Coast make it to the knockout stages? +++
The 77 Percent — Is Rwanda safe for asylum seekers?
Young Africans are undertaking perilous journeys across the world, fleeing their home countries for various reasons. Seeking a safe haven in Europe, the US, the UK, and other destinations — with no intention of returning to Africa — including Rwanda. But Rwanda has already established agreements with the UK, regarding…
AfricaLink on Air - 23 January 2024
Cameroon's Indomitable Lions seek qualification when they play against Senegal+++US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visits Ivory Coast and Nigeria+++24 Israeli soldiers have been killed in the Gaza Strip
AfricaLink on Air - 22 January 2024
Liberia's new president Joseph Boakai sworn in today +++ Cameroon is the first country in the world to launch a routine vaccine programme against Malaria +++ AFCON: Ghana's Black Stars face an uphill task against Mozambique +++ Will Ghana survive the group stage +++ Nigeria's Super Eagles looking to cement…