United Nations Radio

UN and Africa - a weekly 15-minute radio programme on political, social, economic and other developments related to Africa.

UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs

- The political crisis in Madagascar has taken another turn with a leader of mutinous soldiers declaring himself head of the army. Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Haile Menkerios says the crackdown on the opposition in Antananarivo last week has precipitated a change in the army's position of neutrality.

UN and government send teams to assess needs in Darfur

Darfur children

- The United Nations is continuing to assess the impact of the Sudanese authorities ordering non-governmental organizations to stop their operations in Northern Sudan, including Darfur. On Wednesday a joint UN-Government technical assessment mission started to evaluate the food, water, health and emergency shelter situations in Darfur.

Swazi woman activist sues government over property rights

Commission on the Status of Women Logo

- As the UN Commission on the Status of Women holds its session in New York, an activist lawyer from Swaziland tells UN Radio about women's struggle for equal rights in her country. Doo Aphane of the Lutheran Development Service is suing the government for the right to own property as a woman.

Producer/Presenter:Derrick Mbatha
Editor:Diane Bailey
Production Assistant:Florence Poblete-Enriquez
Studio Engineer:Michael Gomez
Duration: 15'00"