Episodes
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The World Bank has suspended a multi million dollar fund to expand Ruaha National Park in Tanzania, after it received allegations of serious abuse, which the Tanzanian government denies. We'll get the details.
What is cloud seeding, how does it work and can drought stricken parts of Africa benefit from it or not?
And a personal testimony from someone living with disability in a South Sudan refugee camp.
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African leaders meeting at a security summit in Nigeria says the continent needs a new plan to tackle violent extremism. The two-day counter-terrorism summit, supported by the United Nations, was also attended by African Union Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat What are the challenges facing the continent and how can it be tackled?
Also why is so little money spent on healthcare in Africa?
And a plan to save the South African rhino as poaching numbers rise.
Presenter: Audrey BrownProducers: Bella Hassan and Charles GitongaTechnical Producer: Jonathan GreerSenior Producer: Karnie SharpEditors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
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The UK parliament has passed the Rwanda asylum law. People arriving on small boats can have their asylum claims processed in Rwanda. When is this likely to take place and why is it of global significance?
Why is Zimbabwe's newly introduced gold-backed currency already on the decline?
And a strong caution about harmful chemicals found in hair relaxers.
Presenter: Audrey BrownProducers:Richard Kagoe, Patricia Whitehorne, Rob Wilson, Bella Hassan and Paul BakibingaEditors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
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Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has urged regional leaders to forge common understanding and develop strategies to address the challenges posed by Autonomous Weapons Systems. What are autonomous weapons and what sort of threat do they pose to West African countries?
Also how the remains of thousands of enslaved Africans on St Helena is reconnecting this island to the rest of the world.
And the Nigerian artist causing outrage with his depictions of black people. What's behind his depiction and why is he doing it?
Presenter: Audrey BrownProducers: Nyasha Michelle, Victor Sylver and Patricia WhitehorneTechnical Producer: Jonny HallSenior Producer: Karnie SharpEditors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
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There have been heavy clashes between Amhara and Tigray in Ethiopia over disputed territory, according to reports. What's going on and how will it impact the country?
Also why did the popular Nigerian preacher, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, spread anti-vaccine messages to his followers?
And as the countdown to the Paris Olympics continues, can an African country host the games?
Presenter: Richard KagoeProducers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Bella Hassan and Paul BakibingaEditors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard
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The United Nations received financial pledges of just over six hundred million dollars to help with Ethiopia's humanitarian crisis. It fell short of the one billion dollars the UN was seeking. Around 15 million people are in need of humanitarian aid in the country. Is the amount pledged enough and how will the funds be distributed?
Also why is gambling on the rise on the continent, attracting young people?
And why is South Africa installing the continent's biggest battery and how will it work?
Presenter: Richard KagoeProducers: Yvette Twagiramariya and Charles GitongaTechnical Producer: Chris AblakwaSenior Producer: Karnie SharpEditors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
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The USAid Mission Director to Liberia Jim Wright has alleged that around 90% of pharmacies in the country are selling stolen medicine, donated by aid organisations. What's going on?
Cattle rustling and banditry in northern Kenya is on the increase. What can be done to prevent this from happening?
And a group of women accused of booing the Zimbabwean First Lady, Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, have been freed. We hear from the lawyer who represented them in court.
Presenter:Richard KagoeProducers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Daniel Dadzie, Bella Hassan, Nyasha Michelle and Paul BakibingaEditors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
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Chad's interim President Mahamat Idriss Déby has begun campaigning ahead of the country's next presidential election, which is just three weeks away. He faces nine other candidates, including the junta-appointed Prime Minister Succès Masra. President Deby has pledged to strengthen security and guarantee Chad's peace and stability. Will he keep his promises?
Also a look at Russia's growing influence in the Sahel as Russian troops arrive in Niger.
And how African youth are thinking about future investments.
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France is hosting an international conference on Sudan, one year after war broke out. It says, it's seeking much needed aid and attention. Observers say the Sudan crisis has been pushed out of the global conversation due to other ongoing conflicts. Will the conference make a difference?
Why has Mali banned political activity and curtailed media freedoms?
And cartoonist and satirist Jim Spire Ssentongo on the dangers and challenges of holding authority to account.
Presenter: Richard KagoeProducers: Patricia Whitehorne, Yvette Twagiramariya, Bella Hassan and Paul BakibingaEditors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
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How the Chibok girls are getting on with their lives ten years on from when they were kidnapped
Concern over cyber-crime in Zambia following the busting of a syndicate scamming innocent people
And why African men are twice as likely to get prostate cancer than white men.
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South Africa's electoral commission (IEC) has published final candidate lists for general elections. Former president Jacob Zuma is free to contest in May's poll. Should the governing ANC be worried?
We learn about the illicit organ trade in Western Kenya, with some young people selling their kidneys.
And why Ivory Coast has announced a ban on begging in the commercial capital Abidjan.
Presenter: Richard KagoeProducers: Charles Gitonga, Yvette Twagiramariya, Victor Sylver and Paul BakibingaEditor: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
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Warring parties in Sudan accused of killing civilians both deliberately and indiscriminately
Calls for Tanzanian troops to be withdrawn from the Democratic Republic of Congo after three Tanzanian soldiers were killed there
And what Eid Al Fitr celebrations hold for Afro-Palestinians in the Middle East?
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Mozambican officials say that disinformation on cholera recently led to a ferry disaster in which more than 90 people died. Why is it still proving to be a challenge to control outbreaks of cholera in southern Africa? What can be done?
How lack of basic hygiene in health facilities could be costing Sub-Saharan Africa billions of dollars.
Popular Nigerian celebrity Bobrisky pleads guilty to abuse of the naira. What's really at play?
Presenter: Richard KagoeProducers: Charles Gitonga, Bella Hassan, Yvette Twagiramariya and Paul BakibingaEditor: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
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Sierra Leone faces a rampant drugs abuse crisis which President Bio describes as an existential threat to the country
Somalia and Turkey sign an agreement to collaborate on oil and gas exploration
And we look at how a shortage of condoms is impacting HIV and AIDS cases in South Africa
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Sierra Leone faces a rampant drugs abuse crisis which President Bio describes as an existential threat to the country
Somalia and Turkey sign an agreement to collaborate on oil and gas exploration
And we look at how a shortage of condoms is impacting HIV and AIDS cases in South Africa
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An underage girl has been placed under police protection in Ghana after it emerged she had been married to a 63-year-old traditional high priest. There was public outrage after footage of the customary wedding went viral. The office of the priest defended the marriage, saying it was only ceremonial. What's going on?
Also we hear a moving conversation between two Rwandans, 30 years after the genocide
And we visit London's first ever Nigerian Michelin star restaurant!
Presenter: Richard KagoeProducers: Charles Gitonga, Susan Gachuhi, Patricia Whitehorne, Nyasha MichelleCompliance: Karnie SharpEditor: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
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Gabon has opened up, what it calls, an inclusive national dialogue. Catholic Archbishop Jean-Patrick Iba-Ban who is leading the initiatve, said it should heal the wounds inflicted on the people of Gabon by former leaders who were more interested in power than the people they were called upon to lead. We'll hear analysis.
Also Ghana's newly appointed health minister tells us how drones have revolutionised the delivery of critical medical supplies.
And a ride with Pelumi Nubi, the PhD student driving from London to Lagos. Could she be the first known black woman to complete the journey?
Presenter: Audrey BrownProducers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Stefania Okereke and Bella Hassan Technical Producer: Chris AblakwaSenior Producer: Karnie SharpEditors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
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South Africa opens a new border authority to curb illegal crossings from neighbouring countries. We hear from the BBC team that visited a town on the border with Zimbabwe.
Ghana's new health minister has published a new book on the lessons learnt from the Covid pandemic in his country, and the experience of fear, facts, faith and fortune.
And we explore the global potential and profitability of Africa fashion.
Presenter: Audrey BrownProducers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Stefania Okereke and Victor Sylver Technical Producer: Chris AblakwaSenior Producer: Patricia WhitehorneEditors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
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Somalia's parliament has approved several constitutional changes which the government says are necessary to establish a stable political system. So what are the changes and why is it causing concern?
Also why was Stanis Bujakera, a well known journalist in the Democratic Republic of Congo detained? And what's it like being a journalist in the DRC?
And a conversation with wheelchair user, Adebola Daniel in Nigeria, on the discrimination he faced at the KFC at Lagos airport.
Presenter: Audrey BrownProducers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Stefania Okereke and Bella HassanTechnical Producer: Danny CoxSenior Producer: Karnie SharpEditors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
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One of the first people to publicly declare herself a transwoman in Nigeria 20 years ago and who had to flee the country, tells us about her experience to stand up for the rights of transgender people. As Uganda launches the country's first interest-free commercial Islamic bank, we take a look at how Shariah compliant banking works. And nurses from across the continent, meeting in Rwanda and Sweden, have voiced their concerns over the growing crisis in their profession and the ‘medical brain drain’. We get reaction to the claim that the recruitment of staff from the continent by western nations is “a new form of colonialism.”
Presenter: Audrey BrownProducers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Nyasha Michelle, Rob Wilson, Richard Kagoe, Sunita NaharTechnical Producer: Ricardo McCarthySenior Producer: Patricia WhitehorneEditors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
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