Podcast
Focus on Africa
Episodes — page 33
- Why are Congolese refugees protesting in Rwanda?
Congolese nationals who are now refugees in Rwanda have been protesting. Some of them fled the eastern DRC more than twenty years ago because of the ongoing conflict there. Why are…
- How the recruitment of a Ugandan national to Myanmar turned into a nightmare.
A Ugandan IT specialist, who was trafficked to Myanmar, shares his personal testimony with us. Francis Kamugisha was trafficked to a scam camp in Myanmar but he managed to escape.…
- Why do child abductions keep happening in Nigeria?
Almost three hundred school children have been kidnapped in the past few days in Nigeria's Kaduna State. The recent kidnappings surpasses the abduction of almost two hundred and se…
- Can African women's pay gap be bridged?
On International Women's Day, we ask is a lack of safety and easily available childcare affecting working women's progress at work? Could blanket large-scale tree planting projects…
- Will sanctions against Zimbabwe's leader work?
The US accuses President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other senior officials in Zimbabwe of corruption and human rights abuses. But will these sanctions work? More than 70 children are m…
- Will Kenyan police be deployed to Haiti?
Kenya and Haiti have signed a deal to deploy Kenyan police officers to Haiti but what's holding up their deployment? The United Nations Security Council sanctions rebel leaders in…
- Why has Kenya become part of the trafficking route to South Africa?
Kenya is now a common transit route for undocumented migrant workers to try and reach the southern tip of the continent, and particularly South Africa, says the UN’s migration agen…
- Calls for a war crimes court in Liberia
Hundreds of thousands of people were killed in Liberia's civil wars and the Truth and Reconcialition Committee proposed war a crimes tribunal but why has it not been established ye…
- Chad: What's going on and what next?
A leading critic of Chad's military leader, Mahamat Déby, has been killed in a shootout with security forces, that's according to officials Yaya Dillo's death comes after the gover…
- Ghana passes controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Ghana ‘s parliament unanimously passed a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill that could get some people sent to prison for 10 years. Is the proposed law constitutional and is it really…
- A landmark deal for Libya. How will it work?
According to the Libyan government, militias have agreed to leave Libya's capital, Tripoli, following lengthy negotiations. The deal comes after a series of deadly clashes in the c…
- Why are Malawi's Catholic Bishops critical of the government?
Malawi's influential Catholic Bishops have written a letter criticising President Lazarus Chakwera's government. They say the country is worse off now. than it was four years ago.…
- Why are migrants using Mauritania to get to Europe?
There's been a rise in the number of people attempting the dangerous Atlantic crossing from West Africa to Europe. Migrants are once again returning to Mauritania, which is struggl…
- Are child-beggars on Uganda's streets 'sold'?
More than 100 mothers in Uganda have been given community service for allowing their children to beg on the streets of Kampala. We hear more about why street-begging is a huge issu…
- South Africa's youth struggling to find jobs
South Africa's finance minister Enoch Godongwana, acknowledged that the country's economy is facing 'a tipping point'. There's massive youth unemployment in South Africa and this r…
- Will a deal with Russia help or hinder Niger?
The rebranded Russian mercenary group Wagner offers Niger a regime survival package
- As inflation rises in Nigeria, how expensive is food?
There's anger in Nigeria as food prices continue to rise. Some people have taken to the streets in protest. Inflation is at its highest the country has seen for a generation, at al…
- How relevant is the African Union?
The African Union urges action on instability and condemns coups on the continent
- Why does Nigeria’s electricity supply keep collapsing?
Despite being an energy-rich country, Nigeria has been experiencing widespread blackouts and power cuts. We hear from the former boss of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commiss…
- Racheal Kundananji: What does the Zambia footballer’s transfer record fee mean?
Racheal Kundananji becomes the most expensive women's footballer after a record transfer fee of $860,000 is paid. Will this pave the way for better pay for women football players?…
