Podcast Episodes

The women luring girls into sex trade in Kenya

Two undercover investigators, posing as sex workers spent months infiltrating the sex trade in the town of Maai Mahiu. The expose by BBC Africa Eye shows how women, known as "madams" have coerced chi…

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

DR Congo's football deal with FC Barcelona

DR Congo have agreed a multi-million kit deal with Spanish football club Barcelona, rasing many questions. We hear from Dr Congo's Sports Minister, Didier Budimbu.

Also, Northern Nigeria is facing…

Published on 5 months ago

What is fuelling Angola's fuel protests?

What began as a three-day strike by taxi drivers against rising petrol prices in Angola, has escalated into one of the most widespread and disruptive waves of protest the country has seen in recent y…

Published on 5 months ago

Nigeria: Why kidnappers killed 35 hostages despite paid ransoms

Kidnappers in Nigeria have killed at least 35 people from Zamfara state despite ransoms being paid for their release. Why is the kidnapping menace in Nigeria not only growing but changing as well ?

Wh…

Published on 5 months ago

Who is behind a church attack in DR Congo?

More than 40 people including women and children were killed in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), in the town of Komanda, east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The militia group is lin…

Published on 5 months ago

Somalia: The “hole” at the heart of a seized arms ship

A stand off as Somalia demands release of a cargo ship carrying military equipment that was seized by semi-autonomous Puntland. The ship was reportedly transporting military equipment to Turkey’s mil…

Published on 5 months ago

Who are the CAR commanders jailed for war crimes?

This week the International Criminal Court sentenced two commanders of a civilian militia in the Central African Republic to a total of 27 years in prison. One of them, Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, had…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Ghana’s special clinic for cleft lip patients

Good news about the state-of-the-art treatment facility in Ghana for cleft lip patients

And as the number of billionaires on the continent rises, we ask - are billionaires good or bad for Africa?

Why …

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

How has Goma changed under M23 fighters?

The city of Goma in the conflict-hit east of the Democratic Republic of Congo was seized by the M23 armed group earlier this year after intense fighting with government forces. How has the city chang…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Can solar power fix South Africa's electricity  problems?

How young people in South Africa  are navigating the lack of consistent power supplies

Who are the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and why are Uganda and the DR Congo governments struggling to defeat t…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago