Africa Daily Podcast
One question to wake up to every weekday morning. One story from Africa, for Africa. Alan Kasujja takes a deep dive into the news shaping the continent. Ready by early morning, five days a week, Monday to Friday.
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An apartheid era mass killer tells his story- what can South Africa learn from the past?
Mon 22 Jul 2024
Africa Eye investigate one of the country鈥檚 most notorious murderers - Louis van Schoor
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What will it take for Africa to beat HIV/Aids?
Fri 19 Jul 2024
Political and social factors continue to drive the spread of HIV in Africa
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Is a bucket initiative the answer to South Africa鈥檚 housing crisis?
Thu 18 Jul 2024
The country鈥檚 housing crisis affects 12 million people due to a 2.3 million unit backlog
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How are women in Tanzania breaking the poverty cycle?
Wed 17 Jul 2024
60% of Tanzanian women live in extreme poverty according to UN Women
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Can Sierra Leone enforce its child marriage law?
Tue 16 Jul 2024
In June, President Julius Maada Bio signed into law the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act
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Why is the British army being investigated for alleged abuses in Kenya?
Fri 12 Jul 2024
Women have accused British soldiers of rape or abandoning children they've fathered
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Can Africa win at gaming?
Fri 12 Jul 2024
Two enthusiasts tell us about the prospects for gaming in Africa
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What exactly do Islamic State linked militants want from Mozambique?
Thu 11 Jul 2024
Human Rights Watch says children are being used by insurgents in Mozambique
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How did one man escape the besieged city of El Fasher?
Wed 10 Jul 2024
Filmmaker Mohammed Zakaria had stayed behind to document what was happening there
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How has Brenda Biya鈥檚 kiss on Instagram impacted Cameroon?
Tue 9 Jul 2024
The president鈥檚 daughter posted a photo of herself kissing another woman
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Why are some elderly people being accused of being witches and attacked in Kenya?
Mon 8 Jul 2024
"You leave your witchcraft or we will kill you鈥�
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Why did one woman make it her mission to travel through Africa on a motorbike?
Fri 5 Jul 2024
Udoh Ebaide Joy travelled solo across the continent, from east to west
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Why are nuclear power plans proving controversial in Africa?
Thu 4 Jul 2024
18 African countries want to develop nuclear power stations but face fierce opposition
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How has Gorongosa National Park recovered from Mozambique鈥檚 Civil War?
Wed 3 Jul 2024
Many animal populations were wiped out 鈥� while local people had no schools or hospitals
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Can South Africa鈥檚 government of national unity really work?
Tue 2 Jul 2024
South Africa鈥檚 cabinet ministers will officially take up their posts today
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Why does Africa perform poorly in mathematics?
Mon 1 Jul 2024
A leading African mathematician says 鈥渨e have lost the purpose of mathematics鈥�
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Is Zimbabwe鈥檚 government clamping down on dissent?
Fri 28 Jun 2024
Opposition activists say they have been arrested unjustly and harassed by the police
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How did Kenya's Gen Z protests stop the finance bill?
Thu 27 Jun 2024
After protests spread across Kenya, President Ruto agreed not to sign the bill into law
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What will it take to end music-related killings in Lesotho?
Wed 26 Jun 2024
The Lesotho government has introduced new measures to end violence among Famo musicians
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Why are some parents in Nigeria using harmful skin lightening products on their children?
Tue 25 Jun 2024
The owner of a skin care business says she gets requests from mums for these creams
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Are liberation movements still relevant in Africa?
Mon 24 Jun 2024
Africa's oldest liberation party, the ANC, recently lost its parliamentary majority
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How did three Americans end up on trial for a coup attempt in the DRC?
Fri 21 Jun 2024
More than 50 people are being tried for what the army are calling an attempted coup
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Could power ships be the jolt Africa needs to help overcome its energy challenges?
Thu 20 Jun 2024
These ships function as floating power plants to countries with electricity shortages
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Is Africa doing enough to get women involved in science?
Wed 19 Jun 2024
There鈥檚 general consensus that women are underrepresented in Africa鈥檚 science sector
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Haiti: Will Ruto鈥檚 faith diplomacy work where politics have failed?
Tue 18 Jun 2024
President Ruto has asked evangelical pastors to support the deployment of Kenyan police
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What has been the lasting impact of Zambia's 1993 football squad plane crash?
Mon 17 Jun 2024
18 members of Zambia's promising football squad died - almost the entire team
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Why do workers in Nigeria feel so strongly about raising the minimum wage?
Fri 14 Jun 2024
Unions want a new national minimum wage in the midst of the cost of living crisis
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Why are lions roaming Nairobi's residential streets?
Thu 13 Jun 2024
There have been a series of sightings of carnivores near the city鈥檚 national park
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What will the death of Malawi鈥檚 VP Saulos Chilima mean for politics there?
Wed 12 Jun 2024
He was flying to an engagement when his plane disappeared from airport radars on Monday
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Is Nigeria's national anthem change an important shift in culture or a political distraction?
Tue 11 Jun 2024
President Tinubu signed a bill into law to reintroduce the anthem "Nigeria, We Hail Thee"
