Podcast Episodes

Will el-Fasher's fall change Sudan?

As the strategic city of el-Fasher finally falls to the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, we analyse what it means in Sudan’s ongoing civil war. How the world’s oldest president, Paul Biya o…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Tanzanian elections: What issues are young people concerned about?

As Tanzania gears up for elections on 29 October, we hear from two young people about the issues that matter to them and whether youth concerns have been featured in the electoral campaigns.

How a you…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

The landmark event in Manchester that changed Africa

We mark the 80th anniversary of the Fifth Pan-African Congress- a landmark event in Manchester, England that changed Africa

Why people with albinism in Tanzania face rising fear ahead of elections

The…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Hundreds of stolen social media identities used to spread propaganda

A BBC investigation uncovers dozens of social accounts using stolen identities of Somali and Muslim influencers and posting political propaganda content. We hear more about what was uncovered and who…

Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Drone attack on Sudan's Khartoum Airport

Sudan war: Can Khartoum airport reopen just hours after a drone attack?   15 years after Boko Haram militancy started, why does a jihadist threat still remain in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state   …

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Can DRC be declared ebola free?

The last ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been released from a treatment centre in Kasai province. Can the country now be declared free of this latest outbreak?

What is behind…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Who is Madagascar’s new military leader?

Can Madagascar's new president, Col Randrianirina, deliver change demanded by Gen Z Mada?

Are West Africa’s illicit economies fueling the region’s wars and causing instability ?

And a look at plans by …

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Bonus: Death in Dubai from World of Secrets

Monic dreams of leaving her home in rural Uganda for a different life. So when a “friend” promises her a job in Dubai, it feels like the chance she’s been waiting for. Monic is elated, she is the fir…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Raila Odinga's influence beyond Kenya

Kenya's opposition leader, and former prime minister, Raila Odinga, has died suddenly at the age of eighty. We explore his legacy in Kenya and the rest of Africa.

The world's largest producer of cobal…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Nigeria's presidential pardons spark controversy

Nigeria's president Bola Tinubu pardons many individuals-some posthumously. How were the decisions arrived at?   Why are marriages and births declining in Tunisia?   And are journalists in Tanzania e…

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago