BBC Africa Eye investigates how some sailors were tricked into smuggling cocaine to Cape Verde. We’ll also meet the rap artist and former cocaine addict who is helping addicts Why South Sudan lawyers are challenging the postponement of elections in court Plus, harrowing tales of the conditions young Kenyan doctors operate under Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Bella Hassan, Nyasha Michelle and Rob Wilson in London with Frenny Jowi in Nairobi. Technical Producer: Chris Kouzaris Senior Producer:...
Sep 30, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast The leader of the Sudanese army has told UN General Assembly in New York, that a peace deal depends on the paramilitary Rapid Support Force laying down their arms. The army has also launched a major offensive in the capital Khartoum, targeting areas in the hands of RSF. The BBC's Barbara Plett has got rare access to Sudan. She's accompanied the army to some areas and reports on the how the war is devastating lives. Also, was there an attempted coup in Benin, and by whom? And the remains of South...
Sep 27, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kenyan police are alleged to have used unlawful force during protests in June. How African countries benefit from having satellites in space And Ethiopia finally launches a stock market. Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Frenny Jowi and Charles Gitonga in Nairobi. Bella Hassan and Nyasha Michelle in London. Technical producer : Nick Randell Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga. Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
Sep 26, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast A coalition of civil society organizations, labor unions, media outlets and religious leaders in Ghana have intensified pressure on the government to act decisively against illegal mining, known as galamsey. What impact does galamsey have on the country? Also, an appeal from Amnesty International to release four activists detained in Angola. There's concern over their detriorating health. We'll hear from the wife of one of those detained. And a challenge to the organisers of Fashion Week in Nige...
Sep 25, 2024•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Tanzanian opposition is concerned by abductions in the country they suggest are meant to cower the opposition. The Zimbabwe plans to cull at least 200 elephants. The meat will be used to feed hungry people. So what are the challenges and advantages of eating elephant meat? And why did Botswana's ex-president return home to face trial. Does he have other plans afoot? Presenter :Charles Gitonga Producers: Nyasha Michelle, Bella Hassan and Patricia Whitehorne in London and Blessing Aderogba in ...
Sep 24, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast We hear reaction from Ghana where President Nana Akufo Addo signed the gender equality bill. Women's rights advocates are calling for the immediate implementation of the nearly 30-year-old bill. Also, what is the legacy of Ali Bongo, the disposed president of Gabon? The former head of state has in a letter, announced he has quit politics. And how the demand for frankincense is promoting poor harvesting methods in countries like Ethiopia and Somalia. Presenter: Charles Gitonga Producers: Rob Wils...
Sep 23, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nigeria warns of massive potential flooding after neighbouring Cameroon releases dam waters. Why has Nigeria failed to construct a buffer dam over the years? We look at cybersecurity and its best practice in Africa And why is Hungary sending soldiers to Chad? Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Blessing Aderogba, Charles Gitonga, Rob Wilson, Patricia Whitehorne and Bella Hassan Technical Producer: Francesca Dunne Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi...
Sep 20, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Over one thousand children are feared still missing in Pibor, South Sudan. An initiative is now underway to try and reunite abducted children with their families. Over the past few weeks, around 200 of them have been brought back home. But why are they being abducted and by whom? Also why did thousands of young people attempt to cross the border between Morocco and Ceuta, in the northern part of the continent over the weekend? And did you know that Ceuta is still a Spanish territory? And why has...
Sep 19, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ahead of knife-edge December elections there are demands for an independent forensic audit of the voter register. The electoral commission says it is not needed. Why is the opposition party NDC adamant? Communities in Guinea welcome the return of land taken from them violently by previous governments Africa's future is urban- we explore what's behind the growth of megacities on the continent? Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Sunita Nahar, Bella Hassan, Yvette Twagiramariya, Kaine Pieri and Nya...
Sep 18, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kenya’s President Ruto has struck a labour deal with Germany, but how will the policy work, and will the skilled and semi-skilled workers arriving from Kenya be well-received? Is Tanzania's increasing involvement in the tobacco industry sacrificing the health of its population? And why did a student take Ghana's education department to court over his hairstyle? Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Charles Gitonga and Frenny Jowi in Nairobi. Yvette Twagiramariya, Benjamin Woodroof and Nyasha Michel...
Sep 17, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Why did Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolve the National Assembly? Consensual same sex acts are not a crime in Ivory Coast, so why are homophobic attacks on the rise? Plus, we meet the man who's trying to save African indigenous vegetables from dying out. Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Charles Gitonga in Nairobi and Nyasha Michelle, Bella Hassan and Yvette Twagiramariya in London. Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga Technical producer: Francesca Dunne Editors: Andre Lombard and Al...
Sep 16, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Devastating floods caused by a burst dam in northeastern Nigeria have submerged entire residential areas, displacing tens of thousands of people and animals. Authorities say at least thirty people have died. Two hundered prisoners also escaped from the Maiduguri state prison. It's been described as the worst flooding in thirty years, reports our correspondent Azzezat Olaoluwa in Maiduguri. Also, how the influence of so-called Islamic State in Mali is making things worse for women and girls in th...
Sep 13, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Why are workers at Kenya's main airports objecting to a planned deal to lease the facility to India's Adani Group for 30 years? How Cameroon's simmering secessionist rebellion is affecting schooling for children And why African women need to be involved in developing Artificial Intelligence. Presenter : Audrey Brown Producers: Charles Gitonga and Susan Gachuhi in Nairobi, Todah Opeyemi in Lagos with Bella Hassan and Paul Bakibinga in London Technical Producer: Nick Randell Editors: Alice Mutheng...
Sep 12, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast On the night of 10 September 2023, Storm Daniel unleashed torrential rain and fierce winds on Libya’s north-east region. Two dams burst near Derna, releasing a devastating flood wave that swept through the city centre, killing thousands of people and causing widespread destruction. A year on since the disaster - a survivor reflects on the day and life now in Derna. Also, there is a new malaria vaccine that could protect pregnant women and their unborn children. And how the recent killings of Oly...
Sep 11, 2024•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast In recent years, there have been several incidents of fires at boarding schools in Kenya, causing concern about safety measures in place. Is accountability possible? Dark days ahead as Zambia plans to shut down its hydropower plant at Kariba due to drought And how changing forms of payment for land are affecting women farmers in Sierra Leone. Presenter: Audrey Producers :Frenny Jowi, Susan Gachuhi and Charles Gitonga in Nairobi. Blessing Aderogba in Lagos and Bella Hassan in London. Technical Pr...
Sep 10, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Algeria's incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been re-elected with almost 95% of the vote. Election officials reported that less than 6 million of the country's 24 million voters turned out to vote raising questions about Tebboune's popular support. We'll get analysis. Also, the Nigerian woman in Canada who allegedly made threats against other Nigerian ethnic groups in the country. And how did African athletes fare at the 2024 Paralympics? Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Bella Hassan...
Sep 09, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast South Africa’s ruling ANC denies allegations of harassment and killing human rights activists in the country. The Grenfell Tower fire in London report is out after seven years. 72 people, including several from Africa, were killed. Were any lessons learnt? And why has Ethiopia suspended flights to Eritrea ? Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Sunita Nahar, Yvette Twagiramariya, Joseph Keen and Bella Hassan in London. Charles Gitonga in Nairobi. Technical Producers: Francesca Dunne and Nick Randel...
Sep 06, 2024•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died days after being doused in petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend. The 33-year-old Ugandan marathon runner, who competed in the recent Paris Olympics, had suffered extensive burns following Sunday's attack. We hear a moving tribute and reaction to her death, also what's it like being a female athlete? Over 100 people have been killed in northeastern Nigeria by the group known as Boko Haram. Are the militants re-grouping? And can AI be helpful when...
Sep 05, 2024•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast An attempt by inmates to break out of Makala high-security prison in Kinshasa, DR Congo, has led to the deaths of more than 100 people. How can Africa benefit from ties with China? And can traditional and modern medicine work together? We hear from someone who practices both in Uganda. Presenter :Audrey Producers: Sunita Nahar, Bella Hassan and Stefania Okereke in London. Charles Gitonga and Frenny Jowi in Nairobi. Technical Producer: Nick Randell Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga Editors: Andre L...
Sep 04, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast As African leaders gather in Beijing this week for the China-Africa summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping may have one thing under his belt to boast about - satellite TV rolled out in Africa. But have villagers really benefiited or not? Also, an announcement asking to free members of the Muslim Brotherhood from Egypt's prisons is quickly withdrawn. Why? And in Cape Town, artists from across the continent come together to perform challenging art for challenging times! Presenter: Audrey Brown Produ...
Sep 03, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast The arrival of Egyptian military planes in Somalia ratchets up tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia, raising tensions in the already fragile Horn of Africa A dam bursts in Sudan killing at dozens of people, intensifying the suffering of a country already facing the ravages of war - we ask why dams fail so often in Africa? And doctors in Nigeria have been striking to demand the release of one of their colleagues kidnapped by bandits.
Sep 02, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Every year hundreds of thousands of people go missing or are ‘forcibly disappeared’ around the world, and Africa has one of the highest number of cases. On International Day of the Disappeared we hear the testimony of one affected family, and discuss what needs to be done to effectively deal with the crisis. As health officials from several African nations conclude a week-long summit to discuss the MPox outbreak, are they closer to delivering on plans for the rollout of vaccines? And what are th...
Aug 30, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is on a three-day trip to west Africa. He's hoping to curb the record number of unauthorised migrants travelling by boat to Europe via the Canary Islands. But why is migration increasing? Also why is there a delay in paying the Kenyan police deployed in Haiti? And what does naming of a lion, after the leader of the opposition, tell us about politics in Tanzania today? Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Joseph Keen, Bella Hassan and Patricia Whitehorne Technic...
Aug 29, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast An El Nino induced drought is intensifying across southern Africa and has left almost 70 million people in urgent need of aid. Countries affected include Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Malawi and Zambia. We hear about the devastating impact it's having on a community in Northern Zimbabwe. Also the Gambian government wants to make ammendments to the country's constitution..but does it enjoy the support of all its citizens? And the African athletes going for gold at this year's Paralympics! Presenter...
Aug 28, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast In a rare move, Burkina Faso’s military-led government has acknowledged that a deadly attack has taken place in which at least 200 security officers and villagers were killed. Some reports say it could be one of the worst ever in the country. So who was behind the attack and why is the military government unable to contain the violence? Zambia faces a maize contamination crisis as aflatoxins – produced by certain mould and fungi - kill dozens of dogs, sparking health concerns. How can communitie...
Aug 27, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Maasai community in northern Tanzania has continued to protest against what they call forcible evictions from their ancestral lands at the Ngorongoro conservation area and a UNSECO heritage site. Why are they being relocated? Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways, has announced that it is out of the doldrums, and has posted its first net profit in more than a decade. What lessons have they learnt from the past, and is the recovery sustainable? And Uganda proposes a new law that will requir...
Aug 26, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yevgeny Prigozhin was at one time the leader of the well known Russian mercenary group, Wagner. The group, since Prigozhin's death a year ago, has changed its name to Africa Corps. Has this altered Russia's operations on the continent? Also how is Burundi coping with the outbreak of Mpox? And is it a good idea to save up for your funeral? We find out why some Kenyans are doing just that. Presenter: Charles Gitonga Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Nour Abida, Marco Oriunto, Bella Hassan and Sunit...
Aug 23, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast At least 30 people have died and around 200 people are still missing after a boat sank in the Lukeni River in DR Congo. It's the latest fatal boat accident in the central African country, where overloading boats is often the problem. Why do these fatal accidents keep happening? Also why were charges dropped against the Libyans arrested while undergoing training at an illegal military camp in South Africa? And who benefits from Lesotho's 'white gold'? Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Frenny Jow...
Aug 22, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast African domestic workers trapped by their labour contracts in Lebanon as border tensions with Israel escalate A young Liberian poet in America tells us why bookshops are needed back home. And why are Mixed Martial Arts rising in popularity in Africa. Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Bella Hassan, Joseph Keen, Rob Wilson and Nyasha Michelle in London. Blessing Aderogba and Todah Opeyemi in Lagos Technical Producer Nick Randell Senior Producer Paul Bakibinga Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muth...
Aug 21, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast A video appearing to show a young woman being sexually assaulted in Tanzania went viral, prompting an outcry in the East African nation. This past weekend a police commander in the capital, Dodoma, was removed from her post following controversial comments in which she linked the victim in the video to sex work. So what's been the reaction in Tanzania? Also, why is Libya's Central Bank under siege? And why did Kenya's government first try to control the price of tea and then reversed the plan? P...
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