It has been a year since more than 200 Nigerian school girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in a late-night raid. The leader of Boko Haram, Aboubakar Shekau, claims that all of the girls have since been converted to Islam and married off. While the exact number of girls remains unknown   with estimates between 259 to 276   57 have managed to escape their captors and recount what has happened. Nigerian and world leaders, meanwhile, continue to face criticism for failing to rescue the remaining girls.

Two groups are sitting in circles in the grass in Simbi village, outside of Butare, Rwanda's second city. The men and women are counting money and talking, and they obviously know each other very well - it’s a friendly atmosphere. But 21 years ago, the scene wasn’t so idyllic. Rwanda marks the commemoration of the beginning of the genocide that killed some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus. People were killed by machete by extremist Hutus, but in many cases, by their own neighbors.

Two groups are sitting in circles in the grass in Simbi village, outside of Butare, Rwanda's second city. The men and women are counting money and talking, and they obviously know each other very well - it’s a friendly atmosphere. But 21 years ago, the scene wasn’t so idyllic. Rwanda marks the commemoration of the beginning of the genocide that killed some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus. People were killed by machete by extremist Hutus, but in many cases, by their own neighbors.

This week's edition of Spotlight, RFI's William Niba examines the coalition campaign to prevent a massacre in Libya and regional efforts to resolve the standoff in Côte d'Ivoire.

A look at reactions to Libyan leader Moammer Kadhafi's attempt to block a UN imposed no-fly zone over his country to protect civilians who have rebelled against the regime in Tripoli.

Libya's Moamer Kadhafi's has fired on civilians in an effort to save his regime from a massive uprising. How has the rest of the world reacted?

A look back on a week of dramatic events in Libya, where leader Moamer Kadhafi has unleashed a mediterranean exodus and a blood bath, as he battles to crush a popular uprising.

This week in Spootlight on Africa, William Niba looks back at a week that has seen political awakening and carnage to stop the crave for democracy in Northern Africa after decades of dictatorship.

Egypt is rocked by a popular uprising, this year's African Union summit in Addis Ababa and Somalia's transitional government.

This week focuses on the Egypt and Tunisia uprisings, followed by a look at Côte d'Ivoire.