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African Perspective Episodes

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    Ghana's Dr David Abdulai aka the Mad Doctor

    The 'mad doctor' acquired his nickname because of his work with psychiatric patients

  2. Commonwealth Conference in Edinburgh Scotland

    Discussion on the prospects for a future in the Commonwealth for Nigeria and Sierra Leone

  3. 31st December Women's Movement

    What are the aims of this Ghanaian women's group?

  4. Burkina Faso's Thomas Sankara

    Profile and assessment of the legacy of former president of Burkina Faso Thomas Sankara

  5. Railways in Kenya - Part Two

    Fiona Ledger meets the people trying to put trains back on track

  6. Railways in Kenya - Part One

    Meet Kirpal Sandhu Singh, the last man in Kenya to drive a steam train

  7. The Coloured Community of South Africa

    Aspects of identity in Cape Town's coloured community in the township of Mitchells Plain

  8. Memoirs of an Arabian Princess - Part Two

    How Seyyida Salme met her German husband and her first impressions of Europe

  9. Memoirs of an Arabian Princess - Part One

    Seyyida Salme recalls her early life as a Muslim princess born in Zanzibar in 1844

  10. Malaria in Kenya

    Why is the disease so difficult to tackle?

  11. Private Lives of Strangers - Part Two

    Meet Gladys Hessi who prepares bodies for open caskets ahead of funerals in Ghana

  12. Private Lives of Strangers - Part One

    Profile of Dorothy Tumasi is a former market seller at the top of Ghana's social ladder

  13. Christianity in Zambia

    The impact of evangelism and evangelists such as Perry Stone on Christianity in Zambia

  14. Multi-party Elections in Liberia

    What are the prospects for democracy following seven years of civil war?

  15. Mozambique Countryside

    How can Maputo best be managed as a tourist destination?

  16. Voting for Britain

    The history and reality of women in British politics

  17. Mozambique Hunting Row

    Managing wildlife protection as Mozambique emerges from civil war

  18. Amadou Bamba and the Islamic Murid Sect

    Profile of the founder of the Islamic Murid sect and the pilgrimage to the town he founded

  19. Mining in Zambia

    A tour of the Nkana copper mine and the state of the industry in Zambia

  20. Surviving AIDS - Part Six

    The effect of war, immigration and religion on HIV/AIDS, and AIDS prevention and awareness

  21. Surviving AIDS - Part Five

    Understanding the virus and the implications the high cost of medication has for Africa

  22. Surviving AIDS - Part Four

    Myths, misconceptions, denial and the damage that negative stereotypes have caused

  23. Surviving AIDS - Part Two

    HIV testing and the complexities of breastfeeding for HIV positive women

  24. Surviving AIDS - Part One

    "People only change their behaviour when they have enough knowledge"

  25. Sexual Violence in Namibia

    What are the reasons for the scale of violence against women and children in Namibia?

  26. Harry Mashabela

    Profile of Harry Mashabela - one of South Africa's most prominent black journalists

  27. Malawi's Population Crisis

    The causes of Malawi's rapid population increase and its efforts to reduce its growth

  28. White South African Farmers in Zambia

    The white South African farmers who are finding new pastures in Zambia

  29. Industrial Unrest in Zimbabwe

    The causes of civil servant strikes in Zimbabwe in August 1996

  30. Kola Nuts

    How kola nut trade grew in the 19th Century and left a mark on modern-day Nigeria

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