Podcast
Focus on Africa
Episodes — page 46
- Landslide kills several in Uganda
A landslide after heavy rains claims at least fifteen lives in Uganda. Also, the latest on a grain shipment from Ukraine to the Horn of Africa. Will it reach the people who need it…
- UN: Millions at risk of famine in the Horn of Africa
The UN say millions are at risk of famine in the Horn of Africa following the worst drought in 70 years. We hear from Somalia where the Islamic relief fund describe what they are d…
- Court affirms Ruto victory in Kenya
William Ruto has been declared the next President of Kenya after the Supreme court rejected all challenges by Raila Odinga who said the results of the August elections were fraudul…
- Zambia’s billion dollar bailout sparks economic hope
Zambia has agreed a $1.3 billion bailout loan with the IMF after months of negotiations. We’ll look at what this might mean for the country. Why a community in North-West Cameroon…
- Fighting intensifies in Tigray
Reports of a hospital being bombed in Tigray as fighting intensifies. Both sides once again blaming each other for the atrocity. Also, what are the real reasons behind the collapse…
- Results from Angola's elections are in
Final results for Angola's elections have been declared - the governing MPLA and President Lourenco are the winners - but opponents, Unita, stand by their claim that the result is…
- Accusations and counter-accusations in Ethiopia over latest fighting
We'll be in Ethiopia where the blame game over the latest outbreak of fighting continues. We'll hear from Tigrayan spokesperson Getachew Reda. Also, latest figures show that Angola…
- Mutual recriminations over fighting in Ethiopia
Government and Tigrayan officials are blaming each other for renewed fighting in the north of Ethiopia. Also, thousands of South African workers are on strike over the rising cost…
- Debt forgiveness from China for 17 African countries
China writes off 23 debts owed by 17 African countries - does that give a lie to the so-called China debt trap? Also, rural Kenyans take Britain to Europe's top human rights court…
- Kenya's post-election wrangling continues in the courts
The Kenyan Presidential contender, Raila Odinga, has filed a legal challenge to last week's election results. And we look at the aftermath of a two-day siege in a bombed hotel in M…
- Arrests made in Nigeria over mummified bodies
Police in Nigeria have arrested three people in connection with the discovery of 20 mummified bodies near Benin City. Also, we examine the track record of Angola's third post indep…
- Forest fires in Algeria: At least 38 dead
Algerian emergency workers struggle to contain forest fires in which at least 38 people have died. Also, Kenya's electoral commission boss asks for more security following threats…
- More confusion over Kenya's presidential election
Kenya's presidential election result is caught in a quagmire, as candidate Raila Odinga alleges foul play... We'll be asking what happens next? Plus, we preview elections in Angola…
- Deaths in protests in Somaliland
At least three people were killed in protests in Somaliland. But why was this normally peaceful territory engulfed by violence? Also, Sierra Leone's main opposition APC says it is…
- Polls close in Kenya's general elections
Voting has ended in Kenya's elections where 22 million have cast ballots to vote for their next President, MPs and Governors... Did delays due to a biometric system cause major pro…
- Chaos in Kenya ahead of polls
Hundreds of Kenyans rush to collect national identification cards necessary to cast their vote, while many others experience travel woes on the eve of the country's general electio…
- Has Senegal finally resolved the Casamance question?
The Senegalese government has signed a peace deal with rebels from the southern region of Casamance. Will it hold this time? Also, warnings of a hike in the price of rice. Can Afri…
- Outrage in South Africa over gang rapes of women
Angry mobs on the rampage in a South African township, following the vicious gang rape of a group of women in the town of Krugersdorp last week. And it's fifty years since Asians w…
- DRC reviews MONUSCO peacekeepers' presence
President Etienne Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo is reassessing when MONUSCO peacekeepers should leave the country. We hear from his spokesman. Also, with news of t…
- North Kivu governor on attacks on UN peacekeepers
Following attacks on UN peacekeeping bases this week in the DRC, the governor of North Kivu province, attempts to address the issue. And, Ethiopia's government calls for talks with…
