Podcast
Focus on Africa
Episodes — page 26
- What the gender equity bill means for women in Ghana
We hear reaction from Ghana where President Nana Akufo Addo signed the gender equality bill. Women's rights advocates are calling for the immediate implementation of the nearly 30-…
- Why Nigeria risks floods from waters released by Cameroon
Nigeria warns of massive potential flooding after neighbouring Cameroon releases dam waters. Why has Nigeria failed to construct a buffer dam over the years? We look at cybersecuri…
- The abduction of children in South Sudan
Over one thousand children are feared still missing in Pibor, South Sudan. An initiative is now underway to try and reunite abducted children with their families. Over the past few…
- Why is Ghana's opposition demanding a voters roll audit ?
Ahead of knife-edge December elections there are demands for an independent forensic audit of the voter register. The electoral commission says it is not needed. Why is the opposit…
- Will Kenya’s labour deal with Germany work?
Kenya’s President Ruto has struck a labour deal with Germany, but how will the policy work, and will the skilled and semi-skilled workers arriving from Kenya be well-received? Is…
- Why did Senegal's president dissolve parliament?
Why did Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolve the National Assembly? Consensual same sex acts are not a crime in Ivory Coast, so why are homophobic attacks on the rise…
- City of Maiduguri submerged in heaviest flooding
Devastating floods caused by a burst dam in northeastern Nigeria have submerged entire residential areas, displacing tens of thousands of people and animals. Authorities say at lea…
- Kenya airports: Who is Adani group?
Why are workers at Kenya's main airports objecting to a planned deal to lease the facility to India's Adani Group for 30 years? How Cameroon's simmering secessionist rebellion is a…
- Reflections a year since floods in Derna
On the night of 10 September 2023, Storm Daniel unleashed torrential rain and fierce winds on Libya’s north-east region. Two dams burst near Derna, releasing a devastating flood wa…
- Is laxity behind schools fires in Kenya?
In recent years, there have been several incidents of fires at boarding schools in Kenya, causing concern about safety measures in place. Is accountability possible? Dark days ahea…
- Why Algeria's President is not a uniting figure
Algeria's incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been re-elected with almost 95% of the vote. Election officials reported that less than 6 million of the country's 24 million…
- South Africa's ANC party denies allegations of murders.
South Africa’s ruling ANC denies allegations of harassment and killing human rights activists in the country. The Grenfell Tower fire in London report is out after seven years. 72…
- The death of Rebecca Cheptegei
Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died days after being doused in petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend. The 33-year-old Ugandan marathon runner, who competed in the rec…
- Dozens killed in DR Congo jailbreak
An attempt by inmates to break out of Makala high-security prison in Kinshasa, DR Congo, has led to the deaths of more than 100 people. How can Africa benefit from ties with China?…
- Have Chinese satellites benefitted Africa?
As African leaders gather in Beijing this week for the China-Africa summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping may have one thing under his belt to boast about - satellite TV rolled out…
- Tensions rise between Ethiopia, Egypt and Somalia
The arrival of Egyptian military planes in Somalia ratchets up tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia, raising tensions in the already fragile Horn of Africa A dam bursts in Sudan k…
- Who are the victims of enforced disappearances?
Every year hundreds of thousands of people go missing or are ‘forcibly disappeared’ around the world, and Africa has one of the highest number of cases. On International Day of the…
- Why is Spain's PM in West Africa?
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is on a three-day trip to west Africa. He's hoping to curb the record number of unauthorised migrants travelling by boat to Europe via the Cana…
- Drought causing hunger in southern Africa
An El Nino induced drought is intensifying across southern Africa and has left almost 70 million people in urgent need of aid. Countries affected include Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho…
- What is behind armed attacks in Burkina Faso?
In a rare move, Burkina Faso’s military-led government has acknowledged that a deadly attack has taken place in which at least 200 security officers and villagers were killed. Some…
