Podcast Episodes

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 months, 1 week 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 months, 1 week 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 2 months, 1 week 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 2 months, 1 week 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 2 months, 2 weeks 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 2 months, 2 weeks 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 2 months, 2 weeks 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 go wrong for the entrepreneur and former DJ, who f…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks 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 the Gaza war?

And how did The UAE became one of the…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks 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 which has paralysed a key trade route for fuel, f…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago