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Ugandan police shut down media houses, silence radio stations

Employees of the Daily Monitor newspaper with their mouths taped shut, take part in a protest against the closure of their premises by the Uganda government, outside their offices in the capital Kampala. (Photo:REUTERS/James Akena/DW)

Ugandan journalists say their right to protect the identity of their sources is under siege, as police halt work at a number of newspapers and radio stations, demanding the release of a controversial letter.

Soldiers walk on April 30, 2013 in the street in the remote northeast town of Baga, Borno State (Photo: PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images)

Nigerian military claims breakthrough against Boko Haram

Nigeria's military has claimed to have re-established control of swathes of the northeast of the country in an operation against Islamist militants. Several thousand troops were deployed last week for the offensive.
Skyscrapers in Luanda, Angola. Photo: AP, Schalk van Zuydam)

Is Africa's economic boom a myth?

Africa is celebrating 50 years of political unity and the economy is also booming. It's now widely seen as a region of great opportunities, but experts are skeptical about how long this will last.

In Focus Intervention and peace-building in Mali

French soldiers patrol in the Terz valley, about 60 km (37 miles) south of the town of Tessalit in northern Mali, March 21, 2013. France has deployed some 4,000 troops to Mali, alongside a regional African force, in a nine-week operation that has driven Islamists into desert hideaways and mountains near the Algerian border. Picture taken March 21. REUTERS/Francois Rihouay (MALI - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)

The countdown has started for the deployment in July of some 12,000 UN troops and police to Mali - the latest step in international efforts to wrest control of its restive north from Islamists.

International community pledges billions of aid money for Mali

Mali: Reconstruction without peace?

Germany starts EU Malian army training

UN to send peacekeeping troops to Mali

Chad begins withdrawing troops from Mali

Islamist militants in Mali attack Timbuktu

EU military trainers begin task of 'rebuilding' Mali's army

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  • A green restaurant. (Photo: Claus Stäcker/DW)

    Africa paints itself green

    Cheap and chic

    The light green color is everywhere in Africa. At the iLanga-Fire Restaurant, the green paint used on the traditional round huts was cheap and looks good, explain Xhosa proprietors Punkie and Maina. Rumor has it their restaurant has the best pancakes in Africa. In the South African village of Nqileni, on the Indian Ocean coast, the town council has built an award-winning ecotourism project.

  • Qunu in South Africa (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/DW)

    Africa paints itself green

    Rolling views of green

    In the Eastern Cape it is very popular to paint traditional huts in this hue - like Qunu Village (pictured), Nelson Mandela's hometown. But the trend doesn't stop there, other homes are also painted light green. The "Wild Coast" is a top tip for tourists visiting South Africa.

  • Street scene from Zansibar, Tansania (Photo:DW)

    Africa paints itself green

    A color for the whole continent

    If you see the light green color once, you see it everywhere. Whether it be in South Africa or here on the island of Zanzibar......

  • Streetscene from Addis Ababa. (Photo:Yohannes Gebreegziabher/DW)

    Africa paints itself green

    Streetscape

    .....Be it in Angola, or here in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa.

  • Haus mit grün-gelber Fassade in Zinder, NigerFotograf: Larwana Hami, DW-Korrepondent

    Africa paints itself green

    Symbolic color

    Sometimes light, occasionally dark, or at times with a touch of turquoise; the color spectrum ranges from patina to malachite, to signal green. This salesman from Zinder in southern Niger has chosen several shades of green for his new home. "I have always liked the color green. For me, green demonstrates progress; a green countryside is fertile, unlike the desert. You can live on green land."

  • Bole Primary and Secondary School, Addis Abeba (Photo: Yohannes Gebreegziabher/DW)

    Africa paints itself green

    Good color choice

    Light green paint is cheap, sun-resistant and weatherproof. Paint industry professionals say that, from a consumer's point of view, price is the bottom line. The paint is made of non-organic compounds, making it cheap to manufacture.

  • Rádio Esperanca's headquarters in Lichinga, Mosambique. (Photo: Johannes Beck/DW)

    Africa paints itself green

    Green radio

    Unlike other pastel shades, turquoise-green can be applied to difficult-to-cover surfaces and it's weatherproof. Light green paint lasts longer on surface types ranging from clay to concrete. Even DW's partner station, Radio Esperanca, in Lichinga in Mozambique, has painted its building green.

  • Orthodoxe Kirche in Addis Abeba Copyrightangabe Yohannes Gebreegziabher/DW

    Africa paints itself green

    Religious color theory

    Many people find bright green more aesthetically pleasing than pale pink, which is equally as inexpensive to manufacture. For Muslims, green is representative of the color used to symbolize the prophet. For Christians, it represents the resurrection of Christ. In Ethiopia's Orthodox Church, church domes are often painted with a green hue.

  • Studenten an der Universität Monrovia, Liberia

    Africa paints itself green

    Good for the soul?

    Famous German poet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe paved the way in 1810 for the color green. "Our eyes always search for what is gratifying. You do not want more, and you cannot continue on. That's why green wallpaper is often the most chosen for rooms." The the University of Monrovia in Liberia also chose this color for its walls.

  • Learning by Ear-Theater play in Togo Lomé (Photo: Friederike Müller/DW)

    Africa paints itself green

    Green theater

    DW editors working at a theater workshop in Togo encountered "Schweinfurter green." At the premises of 'A nous la planete', DW staff rehearse a play with young local children about child trafficking. The play won the first prize in a listener competition as part of DW's education program, 'Learning by Ear." Maybe the wall's color contributed to the group's productive atmosphere.

  • Historical archway, Mogadischu. (Photo: Sven Torfinn/laif/DW)

    Africa paints itself green

    Color for reconstruction

    In Somalia, the turquoise-green hue symbolizes something more. With this renovated archway in Mogadishu, the country is making colorful advancements in reconstruction after more than 20 years of civil war.


    Author: Claus Stäcker, Maja Braun/jlw | Editor : Daniel Pelz

Growing vegetables, recycling rubbish, using fewer plastics – the South African town of Greyton is taking a number of steps to protect the environment, cut energy usage and provide residents with a green perspective. A film by Jürgen Schneider More information: www.ideasforacoolerworld.org

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