Podcast Episodes

Can Africa forge a peace path for Ukraine?

As African leaders visit Ukraine and Russia to help negotiate peace , we ask what unique perspectives they can bring to succeed where others have fa…

3 years, 3 months ago

Interest free loans for Nigerian students

Nigerian students to get interest free loans for higher education. Thanks to President Bola Tinubu's new student loan bill. How will it work in pract…

3 years, 3 months ago

How Nigeria's fuel subsidy cut hit Benin

How Nigeria's decision to drop a decades-long fuel subsidy scheme has impacted petrol prices in neighbouring Benin.

Also in the pod: six years since …

3 years, 3 months ago

Kenya content creators reject tax proposal amidst cost of living crisis

The Kenyan government is reconsidering a controversial tax change that widens the tax base to include social media influencers and cryptocurrency hol…

3 years, 3 months ago

Should Tunisia and Libya be Europe's migrant gatekeepers?

The European Union offers to help Tunisia with accessing IMF loans, but in exchange it expects the north African country to gatekeep migrants.

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3 years, 4 months ago

The story behind Angola's deadly fuel protests

What is behind this week's deadly fuel protests in Angola? Several people were killed in Huambo, as taxi drivers demonstrated against a sharp rise in…

3 years, 4 months ago

Why are cyber attacks in Africa increasing?

Kenya and Nigeria are top targets of cybersecurity breaches in Africa, according to a recent report. The co-Founder of Nairobi's AfricaHackon Securit…

3 years, 4 months ago

Why is it difficult to kick racism out of football?

Racism in football: Last month monkey chants were hurled at Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr during a match, we hear from a member of Fifa's now disbande…

3 years, 4 months ago

How Senegal's capital turned into a 'battlefield'

Dakar's time of reckoning. Following days of violent protests triggered by the sentencing of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, the city counts its vic…

3 years, 4 months ago

How will UK immigration rules affect African students?

Many postgraduate students, including those from Africa, will lose the right to bring their families with the recent UK Immigration rules change. Aud…

3 years, 4 months ago