Podcast
Focus on Africa
Episodes — page 27
- 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…
- Why are the Maasai in Tanzania contesting relocation from a heritage site?
The Maasai community in northern Tanzania has continued to protest against what they call forcible evictions from their ancestral lands at the Ngorongoro conservation area and a UN…
- Wagner: Have Russian operations in Africa changed?
Yevgeny Prigozhin was at one time the leader of the well known Russian mercenary group, Wagner. The group, since Prigozhin's death a year ago, has changed its name to Africa Corps.…
- Why are fatal boat accidents so common in DR Congo?
At least 30 people have died and around 200 people are still missing after a boat sank in the Lukeni River in DR Congo. It's the latest fatal boat accident in the central African c…
- Why are African workers being prevented from leaving Lebanon?
African domestic workers trapped by their labour contracts in Lebanon as border tensions with Israel escalate A young Liberian poet in America tells us why bookshops are needed bac…
- How a sexual assualt viral video outraged Tanzania
A video appearing to show a young woman being sexually assaulted in Tanzania went viral, prompting an outcry in the East African nation. This past weekend a police commander in the…
- Why is Cape Town evicting homeless people from the city centre?
Why did a Western Cape court order that dozens of homeless people be evicted from the streets of Cape Town? We take a closer look at Nigeria's multiple exchange rates And what lure…
- Why does a Chinese company want to seize Nigeria's assets?
A Chinese company has initiated plans to seize Nigerian assets in in the United Kingdom, United States of America and in six other countries. What's going on? Also, can US negotia…
- Can Africa tackle the Mpox public health emergency?
Will Africa's past experience with health emergencies help in tackling the Mpox outbreak? Could a rift within Ethiopia's TPLF party derail the Pretoria peace agreement? And was a l…
- Uganda's LRA trial: Who is Thomas Kwoyelo?
Thomas Kwoyelo, a child soldier-turned-rebel commander in the notorious Lord's Resistance Army has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity in a landmark case in…
- Why are politicians being arrested in Tunisia?
Why are so many potential presidential contestants in jail ahead of October presidential polls in Tunisia? We find out why Nigerian demonstrators were waving Russian flags at prote…
- Did the 'tuna bond' scandal change Mozambique?
Former finance minister Manuel Chang was found guilty of fraud and money laundering in a major corruption case, which came to be known as the 'tuna bond' scandal. It involved two b…
- What can the Sudan ceasefire talks in Geneva achieve?
Talks aimed at ending the 16-month conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces are due to take place in Geneva. Can lifestyle audits help curb corruption by Ke…
- How fake medicines could be contributing to the deaths of over half a million Africans
A United Nations report says fake or substandard medicines could be causing the deaths of around half a million people across Africa. This new study found, if people continue to be…
- Why has Mali cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine?
Mali and now Niger say they've cut diplomatic relations with Ukraine. How much involvement does Kyiv have in the Sahel? Why are multinational companies leaving Nigeria? And we hear…
- What's behind the violent protests in the UK?
The United Kingdom is experiencing almost a week of violent disorder after three girls were fatally stabbed in the town of Southport, in England. The subsequent unrest in towns and…
- Will protests in Somalia against Al-Shabab militants bring change?
Hundreds gather in protest at popular Lido beach in Mogadishu after a deadly Al-Shabab militant attack. The African Union declares coffee a strategic commodity. What does that mea…
- Why is Algeria's Imane Khelif at the centre of controversy at the Paris Olympics?
Algeria's Imane Khelif found herself at the centre of controversy at the Olympic games in Paris after her opponent, Italy's Angela Carini surrendered just 46 seconds into the boxin…
- Why have Kenyan authorities ordered the cull of over a million crows?
Kenyan authorities begin the process of culling a million Indian house crows Why are hundreds of thousands of people in Lesotho now facing severe food insecurity ? And three journa…
- Why were members of Uganda’s opposition party deported from Kenya?
Thirty-six members of Uganda’s opposition Forum for Democratic Change Katonga party - or FDC Katonga – were recently arrested in Kenya and taken back home to face terrorism charges…
