Spotlight on Africa

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.

The week was dominated by two countries, both struggling to remake their governments: Tunisia and Côte d'Ivoire. In Tunisia, protestors argued the new leadership was not new enough; while in Côte d'Ivoire, the old leaders are still refusing international calls for them to step down.

Gunmen abduct two Frenchmen in Niger; youth protest against unemployment and high prices in Algeria and the crisis continues in Côte d'Ivoire. The mood in southern Sudan is festive ahead of this week's independence referendum.

The battle for control of Côte d'Ivoire, the International Criminal Court names six prime suspects for 2007's post-election violence in Kenya and Ghana joins the privileged club of oil-producing countries.

Côte d'Ivoire's presidential run-off election produced two verdicts, two winners and two governments.

This week's Spotlight on Africa looks back at political uncertainty in Côte d'Ivoire and the International Criminal Court's decision to name six Kenyans it suspects to be the masterminds of post-election violence in 2008.