Podcast Episodes

Kenya content moderators seek protections

A group of data labellers in Kenya want parliament to step in to offer protection from mental trauma caused by reviewing harmful content.

Plus, the st…

3 years, 2 months ago

Niger: ECOWAS force on standby

ECOWAS leaders have ended their emergency summit on the coup in Niger. They say all options are still on the table. They have also called for the im…

3 years, 2 months ago

Is there a baguette shortage in Tunisia?

Endless queues and empty bakery stalls. Earlier this week, around 200 Tunisian bakers staged a sit-in after a government decision to stop selling the…

3 years, 2 months ago

ECOWAS leaders consider Niger intervention

With the coup leaders in Niger refusing demands to hand power back to the elected government, the West African regional block ECOWAS is considering o…

3 years, 2 months ago

Niger coup: Wagner taking advantage of instability - Antony Blinken

Russia's Wagner mercenary group is "taking advantage" of instability in Niger, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told the BBC. What does this …

3 years, 2 months ago

Kenya care home abuse revealed

BBC Africa Eye reveals abuse of elderly people at a care home in Kenya. Secret filming shows staff mistreating residents and leaving medical conditio…

3 years, 2 months ago

Kenya care home abuse revealed

BBC Africa Eye reveals abuse of elderly people at a care home in Kenya. Secret filming shows staff mistreating residents and leaving medical conditio…

3 years, 2 months ago

Reaction to Senegal's TikTok ban

We bring you reaction to the Senegalese authorities banning TikTok, which activists have been using to coordinate a string of recent protests. Tensio…

3 years, 2 months ago

Kenya: Privacy concerns over eyeball scanning

Kenya’s government has ordered cryptocurrency company Worldcoin to stop signing up new users, due to privacy concerns over the company’s eyeball scan…

3 years, 2 months ago

How Niger’s coup affects the Sahel

Niger’s military rulers reopen the borders, as Mali and Burkina Faso warn ECOWAS not to use military force to reinstate deposed president Mohamed Baz…

3 years, 2 months ago