African Perspective Episodes Episode guide
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Smoke Dreams
Dr Tony Marinho explores why people smoke cigarettes
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Trachoma in Africa
The infectious eye disease which affects 500 million people and causes blindness
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South Africa and Mozambique
History of the meeting of cultures in South Africa and Mozambique
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Malawi's First TV Station
What's happened in the year since television has come to Malawi?
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The River Niger
Exploration of the River Niger from Mopte to Timbuktu
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Fort Hare University
A tour and history of the South African university attended by Nelson Mandela
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Female Circumcision in Mali
"It's not a circumcision, it's a mutilation... it is a harmful traditional practice"
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Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva
Profile of Nigerian acting icons and married couple, Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva
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Radio Voice of the Handicapped
Behind the scenes at Radio Voice of the Handicapped (VOHM) in Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Radio Douentza, Mali
The solar-powered rural community radio station Radio Douentza, based in Mali
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Kenya Peace Efforts
The conflict between two pastoralist groups in northern Kenya around the town of Isiolo
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The Pollsmoor Prison Bird Project
Prisoners are given training to rear birds such as grey parrots and cockatiels
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Mozambique Flood
Karen Boswell finds out what life is like for the people of Xai-Xai
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Burundi Refugees
Life for those in mixed Hutu and Tutsi marriages are at particular risk
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Burundi Civil War
How the war is affecting people in small towns and villages such as Bugama and Kiseru
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Political Tension in Zimbabwe
How people are affected by the increasing poverty in Zimbabwe
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French Algerians
A portrait of Algerians' long history of living in France
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Fatima Parker's Algeria
Her childhood, her love of languages and why she keeps returning to her homeland
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Historian Ekei Essien Oku
The daily life of Nigerian historian Ekei Essien Oku
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Sapphires from Madagascar
The dreams, hopes and aspirations of the sapphire diggers at the Ilakaka sapphire mine
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Tippu Tip
An exploration into the life of Tippu Tip, a Swahili-Zanzibari trader, notorious slaver, plantation owner and governor.
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The Caste System in Mali
Mali's brides and bridegrooms may follow tradition - or follow their hearts
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Somalis in Cardiff
Why have Somalis chosen this Welsh city to become home?
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Your Greatest Africans
Presidents Mandela, Nkrumah and JJ Roberts, Chinua Achebe and footballer Arthur Wharton
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Turning Points
Listeners share the moments in their lives that changed the way they looked at the world
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Marrakesh During Ramadan
Prayers, cleansing, meal preparation and the evening celebrations in Jemaa el Fna square
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Gabon and France
How has France's sphere of influence extended into Gabon after independence?
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Gambian Tourism
Are the over-friendly young men known as bumsters a threat to Gambian tourism?
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The Millenium Bug in Africa
What Nigeria and Kenya are doing to fight the Millennium bug
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AIDS in Kenya
Traditions such as wife inheritance are having an impact on the levels of HIV infection
