Africa Daily Podcast
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Episodes to download
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Why are so many countries involved in the DR Congo conflict?
Wed 5 Feb 2025
Rwanda accuses South Africa of sending its troops to the DRC for dubious reasons
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Ethiopia: what’s at issue in the Somali region of Ogaden?
Tue 4 Feb 2025
The ONLF says it’s rethinking its 2018 peace deal with the government
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Can Africa get rid of rabies?
Mon 3 Feb 2025
“It is 100% deadly once symptoms appear, but it is also 100% preventable"
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How did Ghana’s ‘Maths Queen’ become a global maths icon?
Fri 31 Jan 2025
Dr Angela Tabiri was the first African to win ‘The Big Internet Math Off'
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Has Ethiopia’s electric vehicle policy paid off?
Thu 30 Jan 2025
In 2024, Ethiopia banned the importation of non-electric vehicles - a world first
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Will the victims of apartheid violence see justice in South Africa?
Wed 29 Jan 2025
Victims of apartheid era political violence have taken president Cyril Ramaphosa to court
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Does Africa need stock markets?
Tue 28 Jan 2025
Mpho Lakaje hears from the head of the Ghana Stock Exchange
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How can Africa’s rural population be ‘powered up’?
Mon 27 Jan 2025
Around 600 million Africans do not have access to electricity
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What does President Trump’s re-election mean for Africa?
Fri 24 Jan 2025
Cuts to foreign aid and plans to withdraw from the WHO have raised major concerns
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How did Somali refugees make sambusas a hit in Minnesota?
Thu 23 Jan 2025
Hoyo are sharing Somali cuisine with schools across Minnesota
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Is South Africa’s Julius Malema losing his popularity?
Wed 22 Jan 2025
Julius Malema is known for advocating economic equality between black and white people
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Can chess change lives in Africa?
Tue 21 Jan 2025
The Ugandan 'Queen of Katwe' coach Robert Katende explains why everyone should play chess
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Why was journalist Amun Abdullahi Mohamed killed?
Mon 20 Jan 2025
Amun was shot dead on her farm in Somalia following years of threats
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Is Nigeria’s doubling rental market pushing tenants out?
Fri 17 Jan 2025
Some tenants are being forced to pay 100% more in rent
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What’s behind Kenya’s increase in abductions?
Thu 16 Jan 2025
We hear from Gerald Karicha, whose son Billy Mwangi was kidnapped in December
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Is Mozambique’s political crisis threatening to destabilize southern Africa?
Wed 15 Jan 2025
Today Mozambique’s president-elect Daniel Chapo will be inaugurated in Maputo
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What does the capture of Masisi mean for M23’s offensive in eastern DRCongo?
Tue 14 Jan 2025
The army are fighting to regain control of the town captured by rebels in North Kivu
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Are snakebites a neglected health issue in Africa?
Mon 13 Jan 2025
Snakebites kill tens of thousands across Africa every year
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Mozambique’s opposition leader returns so what’s next for the country?
Fri 10 Jan 2025
Venâncio Mondlane left Mozambique two months ago saying he feared for his life
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Will US sanctions have an impact on the war in Sudan?
Thu 9 Jan 2025
The US says the paramilitary RSF has committed genocide in Darfur
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As it turns 113, what direction will South Africa’s ANC take next?
Wed 8 Jan 2025
Today the African National Congress in South Africa celebrates its 113th birthday
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Has Ghana’s ‘Year of Return’ created unity or division?
Tue 7 Jan 2025
Since 2019 Ghana has encouraged the diaspora to return to Africa
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What’s being done to protect vulnerable athletes in Kenya?
Mon 6 Jan 2025
Rebecca Cheptegei’s death in September followed other murders of female runners
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How I became me: award winning Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga
Fri 3 Jan 2025
One of Zimbabwe’s most famous writers tells us about the experiences that shaped her
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How I became me: Cameroon mental health advocate Franca Ma-ih Sulem Yong Akinboboye
Thu 2 Jan 2025
She explains how having ADHD, her family and school bullying have shaped her life
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What can Africa expect in 2025?
New Year's Day 2025
Our panel of ѿý experts discusses what the big stories of next year are likely to be
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What were the big news stories of 2024?
Tue 31 Dec 2024
Presenter Alan Kasujja is joined by ѿý colleagues to discuss the events of last year
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How are African festivals shaping the continent’s global influence?
Mon 30 Dec 2024
"The power of live entertainment is unmatched"
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How I became me: Bishop of Lesotho Dr Vicentia Kgabe
Fri 27 Dec 2024
“I was called ambitious, that I was too ambitious and I’m going to be a problem”
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How I became me: Ethiopia’s trailblazing Chief Justice Meaza Ashenafi
Boxing Day 2024
Meaza Ashenafi reflects on the moments that shaped her ground-breaking career