Podcast Episodes

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, 4 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…

1 year 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 re…

1 year 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 declini…

1 year ago

What led to the downfall of Madagascar's president

An elite military unit says it has seized power in Madagascar from President Andry Rajoelina following weeks of youth-led protests. Where did it all …

1 year ago

Cape Verde’s football team make history

Cape Verde have become the second-smallest nation ever to reach the World Cup-how did they do it?

What was Egypt's role in mediating the deal to end …

1 year ago

Militants' blockade paralyses Mali-Senegal trade corridor

Mali's military government is reportedly engaged in talks with the militant group Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) amid an ongoing blockade…

1 year ago

Cameroonians vote in hope and fear

Cameroon holds presidential elections this Sunday with Paul Biya, the world's oldest ruler, seeking another seven-year term. At 92 years old, there h…

1 year ago