Podcast
Focus on Africa
Thu, March 28 2024 3:12:00 GMT
BBC World Service
Episodes
14 Mar
Health workers in Kenya go on strike
<p>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. </p><p>How Egypt's galloping inflation is adversely affecting students and ordinary citizens.</p><p>And is hosting the African Games worth the price tag for Ghana which is in economic doldrums?</p> 13 Mar
Why are Congolese refugees protesting in Rwanda?
<p>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? </p><p>Also, why did one adult and eight children die after eating turtle meat in Zanzibar?</p><p>And if you're interested in a career as an Afrobeats dancer, Izzy Odigie shares the secrets of the trade!</p> 12 Mar
How the recruitment of a Ugandan national to Myanmar turned into a nightmare.
<p>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. </p><p>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? </p><p>And good news for Ghana's film industry as the government says, it wants to offer tax incentives to film makers</p> 11 Mar
Why do child abductions keep happening in Nigeria?
<p>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? </p><p>Also how the ongoing Red Sea crisis is affecting Ramadan celebrations in East Africa.</p><p>And why are fans of Nigerian Afrobeat star Asake, upset with him?</p> 08 Mar
Can African women's pay gap be bridged?
<p>On International Women's Day, we ask is a lack of safety and easily available childcare affecting working women's progress at work?</p><p>Could blanket large-scale tree planting projects across Africa be damaging to the environment?</p><p>And heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua fights ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia. Could a major upset be on the cards?</p> 07 Mar
Will sanctions against Zimbabwe's leader work?
<p>The US accuses President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other senior officials in Zimbabwe of corruption and human rights abuses. But will these sanctions work?</p><p>More than 70 children are missing following recent jihadist attacks in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province.</p><p>And how the migrant who inspired an Oscar nominated film survived his harrowing journey?</p> 06 Mar
Will Kenyan police be deployed to Haiti?
<p>Kenya and Haiti have signed a deal to deploy Kenyan police officers to Haiti but what's holding up their deployment?</p><p>The United Nations Security Council sanctions rebel leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We ask just how effective they are.</p><p>And scientists unearth the hidden mysteries of a giant, moving star dune in Morocco.</p> 05 Mar
Why has Kenya become part of the trafficking route to South Africa?
<p>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.</p><p>The Church of England explains how it will repair the damage caused by their links to the slave trade. </p><p>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.</p> 04 Mar
Calls for a war crimes court in Liberia
<p>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?</p><p>Cameroonians struggle to cope as food and fuel prices continue to rise.</p><p>And what are the benefits and advantages of women-led health tech companies?</p> 01 Mar
Chad: What's going on and what next?
<p>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?</p><p>Also, fresh calls for a proper investigation into the killing of 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru and a letter to King Charles.</p><p>And a Cameroonian student who fled Ukraine tells us what life is like for him, two years after the conflict began.</p>