African Perspective Episodes Available now

The Importance of Breastfeeding
An exploration of breastfeeding in Africa - the benefits and changing attitudes

A Tour of Abuja
Nigeria's capital city is a relatively new city, planned and built initially in the 1980s

Rose's Story - Sierra Leone
Rose was abducted by the RUF in Sierra Leone and held for two years - listen to her story

Cameroon's Forests
How can Cameroon's forests be managed well?

After the US Embassy Bombing, Nairobi
How attitudes changed to Kenya's nine million-strong Muslim community after the bombing

The Internet in Africa
The beginnings of internet use in Africa

Prince Edward School, Zimbabwe
Rugby and prefects feature in the school life of this traditional boarding school

Growing Old in Africa - Part Four
A tour of Zimbabwe's established care homes for the elderly

Growing Old in Africa - Part Three
Drought, war, AIDS and economic migration have left the elderly vulnerable and isolated

Growing Old in Africa - Part Two
What happens to the elderly in rural areas when younger people have gone to the cities?