South Africa opens a new border authority to curb illegal crossings from neighbouring countries. We hear from the BBC team that visited a town on the border with Zimbabwe. Ghana's new health minister has published a new book on the lessons learnt from the Covid pandemic in his country, and the experience of fear, facts, faith and fortune. And we explore the global potential and profitability of Africa fashion. Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Stefania Okereke and Victor S...
Apr 03, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Somalia's parliament has approved several constitutional changes which the government says are necessary to establish a stable political system. So what are the changes and why is it causing concern? Also why was Stanis Bujakera, a well known journalist in the Democratic Republic of Congo detained? And what's it like being a journalist in the DRC? And a conversation with wheelchair user, Adebola Daniel in Nigeria, on the discrimination he faced at the KFC at Lagos airport. Presenter: Audrey Brow...
Apr 02, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Togo's parliament has voted for a new constitution which resulted in people taking to the streets in protest. The changes mean, parliament now has the power to elect the President for a single six-year term. It all sounds good in theory, so why are critics concerned? Also why does the United States and the United Nations refer to Guinea Bissau as a 'narco-state'? And the cost of cobalt mining in the DR Congo. Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Sunita Nahar, Victor Sylver an...
Mar 29, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Gambia's parliament is considering a bill, to reverse a ban on Female Genital Mutilation. If passed, Gambia will be the first country in the world to do this. Some Gambians say the ban violates their rights to practice their culture, others disagree. We'll hear from two women who share different views. Also the airspace dispute between Somalia and Somaliland continues. What's behind it? And a conference in Liberia encouraging young people to talk about issues that affect them. Presenter: Audrey ...
Mar 28, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Cryptocurrency platorms are very popular in Nigeria, so why have Nigerian authoraties clamped down on cryptocurrency firms? And what's going on between the firm Binance and the Nigerian government? Also Mauritians once enjoyed a healthy economy but the Mauritian rupee has taken a hit. Why is that and what's been the impact? And how the London based play 'For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy' is opening up conversations considered taboo, within black communities....
Mar 27, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Senegal has a new president-elect, 44 year old Bassirou Diomaye Faye. He is currently Africa's youngest democratically elected leader. Who is he and what are his plans for Senegal? Paying a ransom in Nigeria is illegal but out of sheer desperation, many family members still give money to hostage takers. A ransom negotiator tells us how it's done. And why some African countries, like Sudan and Kenya are experiencing a heatwave.
Mar 26, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Uganda's President 79 year old Yoweri Museveni, has promoted his son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba to head the military. His promotion comes amid a major cabinet reshuffle in which five ministers were sacked. Mr Museveni has denied speculation that he is grooming him as his successor. What do Ugandans make of it? Also an analysis of the recently approved Rwandan bill that, Rwanda says, will ensure the safety of asylum seekers from the UK And why the opinion about the police across the continent is ver...
Mar 25, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo is once more throwing his hat into the ring. He's agreed to run in next year's Presidential election. He disputed the election results, back in the 2010 poll and that led to an outbreak of civil war in 2011. Thousands died or were displaced. What are his chances, this time round? Also a recent internet outage that affected West and Central Africa was caused by a break in a submarine cable system. How do cables, deep on the ocean floor, get fixed? And we he...
Mar 22, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Women have become constant targets of sexual violence in Sudan's conflict between the country's military and their former allies, a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces. We'll hear testimonies from young women and get reaction. Also, why is Ethiopia running out of medicines and what's been the impact? And the founders of Kugali, who produced the animation series IWAJU, tell us how their collaboration with Disney went!
Mar 21, 2024•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Outgoing president Macky Sall has refused to apologise for the political uncertainty he created when he tried to delay the country's presidential elections. In this special edition on Senegal, we ask if the Senegalese still trust their president? Do they believe in his credibility as leader? Also, ahead of the country's election on Sunday, how engaged are young people in the electoral process?
Mar 20, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yet another kidnapping in Nigeria's Kaduna State, where gunmen abducted around 100 people including women and children, that's according to local authorities. We hear a very brave and harrowing interview from a young woman who was taken by Boko Haram back in 2013, but had a lucky escape. Also Niger's military junta asks remaining US troops to leave the country. Why were they there in the first place and what would their absence mean for an already unstable region? And how did customers at a bank...
Mar 19, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast A BBC Africa Eye investigation uncovers how dozens of women from Malawi working in Oman, have suffered abuse. The investigation reveals how a WhatsApp group was used to rescue at least 50 of them. How and why were these women abused? Also, how African countries can use 'soft power' for their benefit. And why people in Botswana took to social media to criticise the 2024 Miss World contest
Mar 18, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Rwandan government says elections will be free and fair. But how democratic will they be if an opposition leader has been banned from standing? At least sixty-two Cameroonian national football players have been suspended for lying about their age. So why does lying about your age matter? And a young innovator in Sierra Leone designs a robot which he says will preach peace to the world.
Mar 15, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kenya's health workers defy a labour court order and go on a nationwide strike. They are protesting the delayed employment of thousands of medical graduates. How Egypt's galloping inflation is adversely affecting students and ordinary citizens. And is hosting the African Games worth the price tag for Ghana which is in economic doldrums?
Mar 14, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 they protesting and what are their demands? Also, why did one adult and eight children die after eating turtle meat in Zanzibar? And if you're interested in a career as an Afrobeats dancer, Izzy Odigie shares the secrets of the trade!
Mar 13, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. We'll hear his compelling story. Also, why is the main opposition party in South Africa, the Democratic Alliance, calling for international observers ahead of the country's next general election? And good news for Ghana's film industry as the government says, it wants to offer tax incentives to film makers...
Mar 12, 2024•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 seventy six Chibok girls, by Boko Haram in 2014. Why do children keep getting abducted? What's going on? Also how the ongoing Red Sea crisis is affecting Ramadan celebrations in East Africa. And why are fans of Nigerian Afrobeat star Asake, upset with him?
Mar 11, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 across Africa be damaging to the environment? And heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua fights ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia. Could a major upset be on the cards?
Mar 08, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 missing following recent jihadist attacks in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province. And how the migrant who inspired an Oscar nominated film survived his harrowing journey?
Mar 07, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 the Democratic Republic of Congo. We ask just how effective they are. And scientists unearth the hidden mysteries of a giant, moving star dune in Morocco.
Mar 06, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 agency. The Church of England explains how it will repair the damage caused by their links to the slave trade. And it is the end of Nigeria's favourite TV family - The Johnsons. Director and lead actor Charles Inojie tells us the sitcom portrayed the average African home, with issues that every family could relate to....
Mar 05, 2024•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 yet? Cameroonians struggle to cope as food and fuel prices continue to rise. And what are the benefits and advantages of women-led health tech companies?
Mar 04, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 government blamed him for a deadly attack on the country's security agency. He had denied the accusation. Several others were killed following that attack. What's going on? Also, fresh calls for a proper investigation into the killing of 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru and a letter to King Charles. And a Cameroonian student who f...
Mar 01, 2024•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 about promoting family values? Concern grows in South Africa over how children access guns. And what is circular finance, and can it help with environmental issues?
Feb 29, 2024•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 city in recent months. The country has been battered by armed groups who emerged after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. How will the deal work? Also, following the tragic death of a zookeeper at a Nigerian university, we'll find out how and why Universities across the country have zoos? And why did Algeria deci...
Feb 28, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. The government has acknowledged the issues raised by the church. Also how widespread is the recruitment of child soldiers in Africa? And we hear the second half of the story of the Nigerian student who fled Ukraine two years ago, at the start of the war.
Feb 27, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 struggling to cope with the growing numbers. Why are migrants choosing Mauritania? Also, we'll hear a personal and distressing story of how a Nigerian student fled Ukraine and made her way across Europe when the war broke out two years ago. And why are more African countries growing bamboo?
Feb 26, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 issue in the country and how most are from a particular region where they are sold as a commodity. Senegal’s President Macky Sall says he will stand down on 2 April when his term in office expires, but he has not announced a new date for the presidential election. So what will happen next? And we hear from a Tanzanian stud...
Feb 23, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 recent forecast won't be favourable to young people. We hear reaction and look at possible solutions. Also, Somalia signs a military and economic deal with Turkey. What's the deal and why has it angered Somaliland? And Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso want to form their own economic bloc, away from Ecowas. Can it work?...
Feb 22, 2024•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast The rebranded Russian mercenary group Wagner offers Niger a regime survival package
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