Podcast Episodes

The Gambia: Can ex-President Jammeh return home?

Why has the Gambian government issued a strong warning to ex -President Yahya Jammeh following his announcing plans to return from 9 years in exile?.…

11 months, 1 week ago

Kenyan authorities seize a tonne of methamphetamine

Authorities in Kenya intercept more than a tonne of methamphetamine in the Indian Ocean as part of the country's ongoing fight against narcotics traf…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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 wa…

11 months, 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 …

11 months, 2 weeks 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 …

11 months, 2 weeks 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 cont…

11 months, 2 weeks 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 sti…

11 months, 3 weeks 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 de…

11 months, 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 war…

11 months, 3 weeks 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…

11 months, 3 weeks ago