Africa Daily Podcast
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How is Zambia dealing with lead contamination?
Thu 3 Apr 2025
For over 30 years, the town of Kabwe has struggled with toxic lead from a former mine
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What does Africa鈥檚 urban population boom mean for its major cities?
Wed 2 Apr 2025
Africa鈥檚 urban population is expected double to 1.4 billion by 2050
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Why don鈥檛 we know more about Lupus and autoimmune diseases?
Tue 1 Apr 2025
鈥淓very day is a daily struggle. From the moment you wake up you are already fatigued鈥�
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Why does southern Africa experience so many devastating cyclones?
Mon 31 Mar 2025
In March Cyclone Jude made its landfall over the district of Mossuril in Mozambique
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What will Kirsty Coventry鈥檚 win mean for Africa?
Fri 28 Mar 2025
Last week she was elected President the International Olympic Committee
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Why are street football tournaments a Ramadan tradition in Egypt?
Thu 27 Mar 2025
鈥淣o food, no water, throughout the day. It鈥檚 just adrenaline and passion!鈥�
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Is Morocco鈥檚 drought changing Eid traditions?
Wed 26 Mar 2025
This year King Mohammed VI has urged Moroccans to forgo Eid sacrifices
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How did the promise of work lead Africans into scam centres in Myanmar?
Tue 25 Mar 2025
"It was hell. The worst seven months of my life. I was beaten, humiliated, electrocuted"
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The man bringing light to remote communities - while tackling plastic waste
Mon 24 Mar 2025
鈥淔or someone seeing a light bulb for the first time it is like a magic show from heaven鈥�
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What are the challenges facing Namibia鈥檚 first female president?
Fri 21 Mar 2025
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah speaks to Africa Daily ahead of her inauguration
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Why is SADC withdrawing its troops from the DRC?
Thu 20 Mar 2025
鈥淚t could not by itself stop the advance of M23 without a strong Congolese army"
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How's Nigeria reacted to a Senator's allegations that she's been sexually harassed?
Wed 19 Mar 2025
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has accused the senate鈥檚 President of sexual misconduct
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Western Sahara: what is life like for the Sahrawi refugees?
Tue 18 Mar 2025
The indigenous people have lived in camps since they were forced from their land in 1975
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Why has Mogadishu become a safe haven for many Sudanese doctors?
Mon 17 Mar 2025
Sudanese doctors fleeing war are transforming hospital services in the Somali capital
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Why is South Africa鈥檚 black economic empowerment policy so polarizing?
Fri 14 Mar 2025
During white minority rule, black South Africans were largely excluded from the economy
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How are US mass deportations impacting African immigrants?
Thu 13 Mar 2025
A cornerstone of President Trump's immigration policy is the promise of mass removals
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How did Niger eliminate river blindness?
Wed 12 Mar 2025
99% of cases of the disease are in Africa 鈥� impacting millions of people
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How is Zimbabwe responding to persistent drought-related hunger?
Tue 11 Mar 2025
About seven million Zimbabweans currently face food insecurity due to a prolonged drought
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Why is autism still misunderstood in Africa?
Mon 10 Mar 2025
Many autistic children in Africa go undiagnosed, face stigma and have very little support
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Could South Sudan return to civil war?
Fri 7 Mar 2025
Allies of the VP were arrested after a militia linked to him clashed with the army
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How is Uganda鈥檚 largest refugee camp changing lives through performing arts?
Thu 6 Mar 2025
鈥淚 believe that when I sing, things will change and we shall have a bright future鈥�
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How can schools prepare for extreme weather conditions?
Wed 5 Mar 2025
Schools in South Sudan could remain closed until April due to a heatwave
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Why does the African microbiome matter?
Tue 4 Mar 2025
鈥淭he microbiome鈥� gives us a way to take control of our health in ways we never imagined"
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Can Africa build its own AI ecosystem?
Mon 3 Mar 2025
Diverse languages and poor infrastructure remain a challenge
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Why are some people dismissive of Afcon?
Fri 28 Feb 2025
A TV debate about Salah鈥檚 talent led to an online spat about the Africa Cup of Nations
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Is Zimbabwe's president Emmerson Mnangagwa set for a third term?
Thu 27 Feb 2025
Zimbabweans will vote for a new president at a national election in 2028
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Can Sudan feed itself in the future?
Wed 26 Feb 2025
We discuss the challenges which stop fertile land being used for food production
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DRC Conflict: What happened during Goma鈥檚 prison break?
Tue 25 Feb 2025
It鈥檚 believed more than 150 women prisoners were killed when a fire broke out.
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How has the hike in data and mobile phone call prices affected Nigerians?
Mon 24 Feb 2025
Telecommunication firms raised their prices, some services increased by 50%
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How is Muhsin Hendricks鈥� murder affecting queer Muslim communities across Africa?
Fri 21 Feb 2025
Muhsin Hendricks, the world鈥檚 first openly gay imam, was recently killed in South Africa
