Podcast Episodes

Fire Rages in Nairobi Suburb

Thousands left homeless after fire in Lang'ata suburb in Nairobi.

Also in the programme: The UK High Court to sit in Sierra Leone to hear allegations of human rights abuses by a mining company; and a…

Published on 7 years, 7 months ago

African Migrants Told To Leave Israel

Israel gives African migrants three months to leave the country voluntarily or face forcible repatriation or indefinite jail terms. The daily life of a female Zambian UN peacekeeper in the Central Af…

Published on 7 years, 8 months ago

Kenya Election Watch: Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga

In the last of our special podcast series about Kenya's elections this year, Dickens Olewe covers the twists and turns of the process in a rare interview with former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga. He e…

Published on 7 years, 8 months ago

Chibok Girls: Three years after

Britain's top diplomat to Nigeria on the three-year long search for the Chibok girls; More than ninety migrants feared drowned after their boat sank off the coast of Libya; Eighty thousand teenagers …

Published on 8 years, 5 months ago

Wednesday, 17th August 2016

The new South Sudanese Vice President addresses key issues in the country and what political alliances will emerge in South Africa after recent municipal elections?

Published on 9 years, 1 month ago

Wednesday, 10th August 2016

Ahead of tomorrow's elections Zambian civil society groups call for a free and fair vote. Burkina Faso bans donkey meat and skin exports following huge demand from China.

Published on 9 years, 1 month ago

Wednesday, 3rd August 2016

Running battles in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, between police and anti-government demonstrators. Local elections in South Africa - a major test for the ruling ANC. Malian music sensation, Modja... …

Published on 9 years, 1 month ago

Monday, 18th July 2016

HIV infections are still the leading killer of African children. And old attitudes to the virus still prevail; the AU postpones elections for a new chairman, so what happens next? And Africa's first …

Published on 9 years, 1 month ago

Tuesday 14th June

Health experts warn of serious levels of under-nutrition linked to obesity. In South Africa, Reeva Steenkamp's father says her killer, Oscar Pistorius, must pay for his crime

Published on 9 years, 3 months ago

Wednesday, 25th May 2016

UN warns billions could starve as extreme weather changes poison food crops. 1000s of Zimbabweans march in support of Robert Mugabe to thwart party infighting.

Published on 9 years, 3 months ago