Spotlight on Africa

As the world scrambles to get ready for crunch climate talks at the end of the year, African leaders are gearing up to ensure Africa gets a fair deal.

In the Western Sahara, Total, the French oil and petroleum company, have returned to the occupied territory of the Western Sahara to look for oil through contracts signed with the Moroccan government. But the people and government of Western Sahara believe that Total should be doing business with them.

In the Western Sahara, Total, the French oil and petroleum company, have returned to the occupied territory of the Western Sahara to look for oil through contracts signed with the Moroccan government. But the people and government of Western Sahara believe that Total should be doing business with them.

French police evacuated a makeshift refugee camp in Paris this week. Some 400 African migrants were living in squalid conditions underneath the train tracks of a Paris metro station. The authorities said they wanted to displace these migrants, most of whom come from Sudan and Eritrea, for fear of an epidemic. RFI visited the camp the day before it was evacuated.

French police evacuated a makeshift refugee camp in Paris this week. Some 400 African migrants were living in squalid conditions underneath the train tracks of a Paris metro station. The authorities said they wanted to displace these migrants, most of whom come from Sudan and Eritrea, for fear of an epidemic. RFI visited the camp the day before it was evacuated.

Africans around the world celebrated unity day on Monday, and many will continue to fete the benefits of a united continent this week. RFI takes a look at one of the most important, and yet under-appreciated sectors on the continent the farming sector. Hear from an economist, an environmental organisation and a small-scale farming network to get their take on the second-oldest profession:

South Africa's government has come under international criticism for what's been called their 'heavy handed' approach to cracking down on illegal immigrants. Even the army has been deployed in places to assist in raiding migrants' homes. This follows on the outbreak of attacks on migrants last month, after Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini reportedly called foreigners 'lice' and demanded their expulsion. In today's Spotlight on Africa, RFI explores the underlying reasons behind South Africa's treatment of the people trying to make the country their home.

The Rwandan government continues to promote its "Everybody is Rwandan" policy 21 years after the genocide, in which some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in the span of 100 days.

But some still feel left out.

RFI's Laura Angela Bagnetto has more on the Twa, or the Batwa, and their struggles in a post-Genocide Rwanda:

The Rwandan government continues to promote its "Everybody is Rwandan" policy 21 years after the genocide, in which some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in the span of 100 days.

But some still feel left out.

RFI's Laura Angela Bagnetto has more on the Twa, or the Batwa, and their struggles in a post-Genocide Rwanda:

The UN Security Council has voted to extend the mandate of the UN mission in Western Sahara, one of the world’s longest-standing territorial disputes. Sahrawi refugees have been installed in camps in western Algeria for more than 40 years, while the UN has been trying to broker a settlement between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front for more than two decades.