Africa Daily Podcast
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Episodes to download
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Why are luxury flats in demand in Nigeria?
Mon 28 Jun 2021
Luxury property boom despite a poor economy.
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Can Mozambique’s insurgency be solved?
Fri 25 Jun 2021
Four years of an Islamist insurgency. Mozambique’s had enough – but what’s the way out?
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Can 5 million trees make a difference?
Thu 24 Jun 2021
Ghana vowed to plant millions of trees to tackle climate change. Will it work?
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How can drones help Togolese farmers?
Wed 23 Jun 2021
Togolese farmers are trying out drones – but what difference will they make?
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Why are Russian mercenaries in the CAR?
Tue 22 Jun 2021
How did a private military firm from Russia end up in the Central African Republic?
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Is South Sudan the new king of the hoops?
Fri 18 Jun 2021
South Sudan has suddenly got pretty hot at basketball. How come?
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What to expect from Ethiopia’s election?
Thu 17 Jun 2021
A much awaited election is about to happen in Ethiopia. Why does it matter?
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Is cannabis Africa’s next big crop?
Wed 16 Jun 2021
Could cannabis ever become one of Africa’s top exports?
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Is climate change hurting our mental health?
Tue 15 Jun 2021
Climate change is reshaping our world. But how’s it affecting our mental health?
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Why is Covid on the rise again in Africa?
Mon 14 Jun 2021
Concern over new infections real and rising
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How is Africa doing with solar power?
Fri 11 Jun 2021
Millions across Africa have no access to electricity. Could solar power be the answer?
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Why are African politicians so old?
Thu 10 Jun 2021
Is it time for younger generations to take charge of the continent’s fate?
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Can Ivorians forgive Laurent Gbagbo?
Wed 9 Jun 2021
The former president is returning to Ivory Coast. Will he get a hero’s welcome?
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What’s Nigeria’s beef with Twitter?
Tue 8 Jun 2021
Why has the Nigerian government put an indefinite ban on Twitter?
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Why are students in eSwatini so angry?
Mon 7 Jun 2021
They want justice for the alleged killing of student.
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Is Goma the most dangerous place on earth?
Fri 4 Jun 2021
It’s near to one of the world’s most active volcanoes.
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Could Amapiano be the sound of the year?
Thu 3 Jun 2021
A genre of music from South Africa that’s got everyone dancing.
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Why are so many of us still unbanked?
Wed 2 Jun 2021
How traditional banks struggle to reach African populations.
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Who is to blame for a deadly landslide in Uganda?
Tue 1 Jun 2021
Ugandans in Bushika county to challenge government in court.
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What exactly does state capture look like in South Africa?
Mon 31 May 2021
Allegations that have divided opinion in the country.
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Will Nigerians ever stop paying ransoms?
Fri 28 May 2021
Why does the Nigerian Senate want to imprison people who pay kidnap ransoms?
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How did student debt get this bad?
Thu 27 May 2021
Thousands of young Kenyans are struggling to pay off their student loans.
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Why was there another coup in Mali?
Wed 26 May 2021
It’s the second coup in less than a year. What exactly is going on in Mali?
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Why are Somalis being attacked in SA?
Tue 25 May 2021
South Africa’s Somali community says it’s being targeted – but why exactly?
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Can Africa produce its own Covid vaccines?
Mon 24 May 2021
Africa remains the least vaccinated continent
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Who is Tunisia’s ‘megaphone’ politician?
Fri 21 May 2021
She’s been called a populist, but Abir Moussi is shaking Tunisian politics to the core.
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Why can’t SA women have two husbands?
Thu 20 May 2021
South African women could soon be allowed to marry more than one man.
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