Africa Daily Podcast
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Episodes to download
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Why is the Gulf of Guinea a piracy hotspot?
Tue 9 Mar 2021
More and more pirate attacks area happening off the coast of West Africa. But why?
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What’s stopping women leading Africa?
Mon 8 Mar 2021
What needs to happen to get more women in charge?
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Where are South Africa’s black dads?
Fri 5 Mar 2021
Most black children in South Africa are growing up without their dads at home. Why?
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How did Zambia get into so much debt?
Thu 4 Mar 2021
Zambia’s debt keeps on growing, as families start feeling the pinch. Who’s to blame?
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Why are locusts invading East Africa again?
Wed 3 Mar 2021
Swarms of locusts are tearing through East Africa. How did they become a plague?
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Tigray: Separated by silence (Guest episode)
Tue 2 Mar 2021
The agony of not knowing. The Tigray diaspora cut off from their loved ones in crisis
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Why are some people sceptical of Covid vaccines?
Mon 1 Mar 2021
Misconceptions about Covid vaccines might stop some people from getting the jab.
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Will Africa ever get rid of Ebola?
Fri 26 Feb 2021
There’s a new outbreak of Ebola in Guinea. Can it be contained before it’s too late?
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Why are there so many power cuts in South Africa?
Thu 25 Feb 2021
Blackouts can be so annoying! So, why are there so many of them in South Africa?
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Is Africa ready to talk LGBT rights? – Part 2
Wed 24 Feb 2021
Your parents may still not quite get them, but online LGBT communities are buzzing.
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Is Africa ready to talk LGBT rights? – Part 1
Tue 23 Feb 2021
Laws may be changing, but LGBT issues are still a taboo for many across the continent.
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Why are kids being kidnapped in Nigeria?
Mon 22 Feb 2021
Nigerian children are being kidnapped from their schools. Who’s to blame?
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How did bread get so expensive in Sudan?
Fri 19 Feb 2021
Bread prices are soaring in Sudan – and people are getting restless. So, what’s going on?
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Are we done with second-hand clothes?
Thu 18 Feb 2021
Why are some businesses calling for all imports of second-hand clothes to be banned?
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What’s going on with surrogacy in Kenya?
Wed 17 Feb 2021
What are the challenges of having a baby through surrogacy in Kenya?
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What’s Nigeria’s beef with cryptocurrency?
Tue 16 Feb 2021
Why is the Central Bank of Nigeria cracking down on cryptocurrency accounts?
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Why are Somalia’s elections taking SO long?
Mon 15 Feb 2021
Somali politicians can’t decide how to elect their president. So, what’s holding them up?
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What’s going on in Ethiopia’s Tigray region?
Fri 12 Feb 2021
Fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has been going on for 100 days – but why exactly?
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How has Covid affected our mental health?
Thu 11 Feb 2021
Has the pandemic stretched Africa’s mental health services beyond breaking point?
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Why are farmers and herders fighting in Nigeria?
Wed 10 Feb 2021
Nigeria’s cattle herders are at loggerheads with farming communities – but why?
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Is caning returning to Kenyan schools?
Tue 9 Feb 2021
There are calls for more discipline – and perhaps a little caning – in Kenyan schools.
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Is this the golden age for Africa's beauty industry?
Mon 8 Feb 2021
The opportunities and challenges for Africa’s growing beauty industry.
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Has Tanzania really beaten coronavirus?
Fri 5 Feb 2021
Tanzania may have decided not to roll out Covid vaccines, but has it defeated the virus?
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Could a new device stop women from getting HIV?
Thu 4 Feb 2021
A new antiretroviral vaginal ring is raising hopes - but how effective is it?
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Is coffee the future for South Sudan?
Wed 3 Feb 2021
Could coffee help South Sudan fix a broken economy, battered by years of civil war?
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Why are people fleeing the CAR?
Tue 2 Feb 2021
Rebels encircle the capital. The president stays put. Is a storm about to hit the CAR?
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Why does South Africa keep banning alcohol?
Mon 1 Feb 2021
South Africans have faced three alcohol bans since the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Why are Tunisians still protesting?
Fri 29 Jan 2021
After two weeks of protests - and some riots - are Tunisians getting their demands heard?
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Is it time to make sanitary products free?
Thu 28 Jan 2021
Not being able to buy sanitary products is holding some women back – but why should it?
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How dangerous is the South African Covid variant?
Wed 27 Jan 2021
How prepared is southern Africa to deal with a more infectious variant of coronavirus?