Ghanaian health authorities confirm there's been an outbreak of Marburg virus with two deaths. The Director General of Ghana's health service tells us how they are trying to contain the disease and spread awareness in the country. Also, in Zimbabwe officials are investigating how indigenous grains can help stave off food insecurity. Plus, Chadian rebel groups are outraged by the latest announcement by transitional President Mahamat Idris Deby. And we hear from the rising Kenyan RnB and neo soul ...
Jul 18, 2022•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast A new draft constitution for Tunisia, drawn up by a committee especially picked by President Kais Saied. Also, we'll return to Sudan where 3 more people have been killed in latest protests. And the Residents Presidents discuss the Commonwealth. Much more on those and other stories in this podcast.
Jul 01, 2022•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tensions continue to rise between Ethiopia and Sudan, as the latter recalls its ambassador. Also, the United Nations becomes the latest body to call for an independent inquiry over Morocco migrant deaths at the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Plus, Sierra Leone reacts to the US Supreme court banning abortion. And much more in this. podcast.
Jun 28, 2022•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast South African police investigate the mysterious deaths of twenty two young people in a bar in the city of East London. Also, Nigeria's Zamfara state tells residents to take up arms against kidnap gangs and violent attacks, but how will it work? And after the U.S Supreme Court's decision to overturn its own landmark ruling in 'Roe v Wade', should Africa care? Plus much more in this podcast.
Jun 27, 2022•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Commonwealth heads of state and government begin two days of talks in Rwanda. Big issues on the table including trade, climate change, and even food on your table. Bola Mosuro will be telling us more from Kigali. Also, we will also be hearing from South Africa, where the so-called dirty fuel, King Coal is enjoying a rare bonanza. That and other stories in this podcast.
Jun 24, 2022•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast A much anticipated report on corruption is out in South Africa. The Zondo Report criticises the African National Congress for creating an environment that enabled corruption and wide scale looting under former President Jacob Zuma. Also, an urgent appeal to the international comunity over the famine in Somalia. Those stories and more on Africa Today.
Jun 23, 2022•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Russian Ministry of Defence says at least forty-two African mercenaries have been killed in Ukraine, but what do we know so far? Also, why is Burkina Faso's army conducting an eight-hour military exercise in the capital, Ouagadougou? How often does this happen and are residents aware of what's going on? That and much more in the podcast.
Jun 22, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Belgium returns a tooth belonging to the Congolese independence hero, Patrice Lumumba, more than 60 years after his brutal murder. Also, one of Sierra Leone's most popular musicians has his dreadlocks shaved by the police - the Inspector General defends the action. And the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) has opened in Kigali. Focus on Africa's Bola Mosuro is there.
Jun 20, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast South Africa considers importing crude oil from Russia. The country's Energy Minister says Russian oil is not on the sanctions list. Also, the Democratic Republic of Congo says it's suspending all trade agreements with Rwanda. They say it's because Rwanda is supporting the M23 rebels which further exaccerbates levels of violence in the Eastern DRC. Kigali denies this claim. Plus more...
Jun 17, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast We hear the latest on clashes between police and the Maasai community in Tanzania. And what's happening to residents still displaced by the floods in Durban, South Africa? Has local government done enough to help them? We'll hear from the Deputy Mayor.
Jun 10, 2022•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast More than 700 people made up of Rwandan former combatants and their families are resettling in the country. Most used to be FDLR ethnic Hutu fighters who have undergone rehabilitation and training. Also, chief virologist, Dr. John Nkengasong, takes on a new role as coordinator of PEPFAR - the US initiative on HIV and Aids - and says he'll still be serving Africa. Plus, floods uproot lives in Ghana's capital with homes swamped by heavy rains.
May 24, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hopes of finding eight miners trapped more than 700 metres underground in Burkina Faso are fading after rescuers today found a second safety chamber empty. We hear the frustrations and despair of some of the men's wives. Also, Nigeria's chief accountant has been arrested in connection with a $190 million dollar fraud case involving money laundering and diversion of funds. And how South Africa is tackling high youth unemployment.
May 17, 2022•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast The fuel prices emergency is hitting households across the continent, from Egypt to Tanzania, Uganda to Nigeria and South Africa. The airline industry has also been affected. So what can governments do? Also, in Somalia, dozens of candidates have registered for the presidential race in six days. We hear who's challenging the incumbent, Farmajo. Plus, how South African singer, Nomfundo Moh, has made it big in the world of music.
May 09, 2022•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast There's been a major attack on an ATMIS forces base in Somalia. Al Shabab militants have claimed responsibility, and there are fears about the death toll. The UN Secretary General speaks after visiting camps in Nigeria's Borno state housing hundreds of thousands of victims displaced by Boko Haram and Islamist insurgent attacks. Meanwhile, one NGO decries the closure of camps which have left IDPs in unsafe and vulnerable conditions. Mali's military leader announces they're cutting ties with Franc...
May 03, 2022•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast A damning report alleges that ex South African President Jacob Zuma put interests of his corrupt associates ahead of those of his country. Also, why have a group of Turkish nationals who've been running a high performing high school in Liberia been expelled from the country? And Kenya bids farewell to its third president Mwai Kibaki at a State funeral in Nairobi.
Apr 29, 2022•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today: Mounting concerns about the rise in police brutality and disappearances in Kenya. Also, a BBC investigation uncovers the ugly and dangerous side of Egypt's beauty industry. (Image: Kenyan activists protest against police brutality in Nairobi. Credit: EPA)
Apr 27, 2022•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Angola's government has suspended the salaries of more than 5,000 doctors, describing their strike action as illegal. Malawians no longer have to pay tax on sanitary pads – as a 16.5% levy has been axed. The World Food Program says its food trucks have entered rebel held areas in Ethiopia’s war-torn region of Tigray for the first time since December last year.
Apr 01, 2022•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast In a move which has been described as "historic", the Democratic Republic of Congo has officially been admitted to the East African Community (EAC) trade bloc. Seven passengers have died after gunmen attacked a busy train between Nigeria's capital, Abuja, and Kaduna city, hospital sources have told the BBC.
Mar 29, 2022•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Malawi kicked off a polio vaccination campaign targeting up to three million children under the age of five. To mark the International Day of Forests, we find out about the health of the second largest tropical rainforest in the world: the Congo basin in Central Africa.
Mar 21, 2022•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Did Ethiopian government forces kill MSF charity workers in the Tigray region last year? Also, the American Ambassador to the United Nations on why African countries cannot remain neutral in the war in Ukraine. Plus, Tanzania's President, one year into office - how is she performing? And of course, our Resident Presidents on the use of Swahili at the AU.
Mar 18, 2022•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that South Africa has been approached to play a mediation role in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Nigerian customs officials say they have intercepted 1,390 sacks of donkey meat in the north-western state of Kebbi near the border with Niger. At least 750 civilians were killed in the northern Afar and Amhara regions in the second half of last year, Ethiopia's human rights body says.
Mar 11, 2022•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the authorities to re-register all motorbike taxi operators - locally known as boda-bodas - following public outrage over an attack on a woman in her car in the capital, Nairobi. Plus, Nigerian women push members of parliament to reconsider gender laws. In Ukraine, we hear from a Cameroonian student who is one of many still stranded in the besieged city of Kherson is in the south west. And we meet the Kenyan teenager who is rising tennis star. Present...
Mar 08, 2022•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Eritrea was one of only five countries in the world to vote against a UN resolution deploring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and supporting sanctions. Kenya's deputy president says it's up to the people of Kenya to make up their own minds on the fallout between him and President Uhuru Kenyatta. Plus singer, songwriter, and record producer Davido talks about what it takes to stay at the top of his profession for more than a decade.
Mar 07, 2022•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast As the fighting continues in Ukraine, thousands continue to pour out of the country. We hear about the situation at the Polish border. A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has temporarily removed control of a huge copper and cobalt mine from its Chinese owners. Plus, we hear from an avid listener who tunes into the BBC everyday despite not speaking English.
Mar 01, 2022•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast The trial of Paul Gicheru, a Kenyan lawyer accused of bribing prosecution witnesses of the International Criminal Court has started in The Hague. The arrest of Nigerian "super cop" Abba Kyari on drug-trafficking charges has laid bare the "public bickering" between two of Nigeria's law enforcement bodies, an analyst told the BBC. Commander Abba Kyari is accused of trying to recruit fellow officers into a drug plot. Plus we talk to Syriacus Buguzi, a Tanzanian medical doctor turned journalist, he ...
Feb 15, 2022•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast A Sudanese politician who had been a member of the dissolved joint civilian-military government has been arrested.Some Chagossians evicted from the islands 50 years ago returned in a trip organised by the Mauritian government. The Mauritian flag has been raised for the very first time on the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean. Plus hear from Nigerian singer and songwriter Adekunle Gold, he explains how the pandemic encourage him to embrace the idea of change and develop a new musical style....
Feb 14, 2022•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast A teachers' union in Zimbabwe has gone to court to challenge the government's decision to suspend thousands of staff who have not been going to work, citing low pay.The UN is warning that South Sudan could spiral back into civil war because of delays in implementing the 2018 peace deal that brought nearly six years of conflict to an end.This week our resident presidents are talking about democracy.
Feb 11, 2022•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Uganda’s Information Minister Chris Baryomunsi has told the BBC the government is investigating allegations that novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was tortured while he spent a month in custody. Parliament in Libya has unanimously approved a new interim prime minister in a move that threatens to spark a new power struggle in the country as there already is someone else who holds that position. Plus we hear about a documentary exploring the Ghanaian city of Bukom renowned for having produced the m...
Feb 10, 2022•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Scientists in South Africa have made a copy of the Moderna Covid vaccine, a move which they say could help boost vaccination rates across Africa. West African regional bloc Ecowas will deploy troops to Guinea-Bissau to help stabilise the country after this week's attempted coup. The first AU summit since the pandemic began in 2020 kicks off in Addis Ababa this weekend. What's on the agenda?
Feb 04, 2022•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast The president of Ghana has warned that West Africa is in great danger as a result of recent coups in the region. A 20-year study on the use of treated mosquito bed nets in Tanzania has found that children who sleep under them at an early age are more likely to survive into adulthood.There are concerns over the possible environmental impact of an explosion on an oil production vessel off the coast of Nigeria.
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