Podcast Episodes

Ethiopia: Why are health workers striking?

Medical professionals in various parts of Ethiopia are on strike. They say they are seeking adjustments in salaries, improved benefits and better wor…

1 year, 5 months ago

More than 100 dead in Congo floods

The UN says "a double crisis" is facing the DR Congo, as it suffers flooding and mass displacement caused by ongoing conflict.

Why is Sierra Leone’s l…

1 year, 5 months ago

Zambia: US cuts aid over 'thefts'

The United States said it was pulling the plug on millions of dollars' worth of aid to Zambia's health sector after the country failed to tackle 'sys…

1 year, 5 months ago

What do African youth want from Pope Leo XIV

The Roman Catholic Church has a new leader, Pope Leo XIV. What do youth from the world's youngest Catholic population want?

Why did billionaire and ph…

1 year, 5 months ago

Women and the Catholic Church

Sister Ngalula is the only African woman to be appointed to the Vatican’s International Theological Commission. She previously spoke to the late Pope…

1 year, 5 months ago

People smuggling between Eritrea and Kenya

An investigation into a new dangerous people smuggling route through Northern Kenya.

Why are large and ongoing protests continuing in Morocco? 

And f…

1 year, 5 months ago

Port Sudan: Explosions in Sudan's de facto capital

Multiple explosions have been heard in Sudan's de facto capital, Port Sudan, for a third day in a row. Prior to the attacks the city had avoided bomb…

1 year, 5 months ago

Is press freedom declining in the Seychelles?

Seychelles has long featured high in world press freedom rankings, but has the expulsion of a newspaper editor dented that image? We have a response …

1 year, 5 months ago

Ivory Coast: Why opposition leader removed from electoral list?

Ivory Coast's main opposition leader Tidjane Thiam has been struck off the electoral list. The judiciary has declared he is ineligible to run in Octo…

1 year, 5 months ago

Why does insurgency persist in Nigeria?

Nigeria has appointed Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar as its 15th commander in its fight against militant jihadist insurgency. Why is it proving di…

1 year, 5 months ago