Africa Daily Podcast
One question to wake up to every weekday morning. One story from Africa, for Africa. Alan Kasujja takes a deep dive into the news shaping the continent. Ready by early morning, five days a week, Monday to Friday.
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Thirty years later, have black and white South Africans forgiven each other?
Yesterday
Nelson Mandela promoted dialogue between victims and perpetrators of political violence
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30 years on, have black South Africans got economic justice?
Thursday
On 27th of April 1994, millions of South Africans voted in the first democratic election
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Will Togo's political rollercoaster reach a resolution?
Wednesday
President Gnassingbé's shift to parliamentary system sparks debate on rule extension
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What is the Nigerian government doing to tackle insecurity?
Tuesday
Last month more than 130 children were kidnapped in one of the largest abductions in years
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100 Influential Africans – how is Ibrahima Cheikh Diong trying to shape Africa?
Monday
The banker turned politician is now helping African countries face climate disasters
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Are new banknotes the ‘golden answer’ for Zimbabwe’s currency woes?
Last Friday
A new currency linked to gold will replace the Zimbabwean dollar at the end of the month
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Why does racism against black players persist in Spanish football?
Thu 18 Apr 2024
A player on a Spanish team made news after he was allegedly subjected to monkey gestures
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Could West Africa’s cocoa crisis spell disaster for farmers and chocolate lovers?
Wed 17 Apr 2024
Countries supplying over 60% of the world's cocoa have suffered catastrophic harvests
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What impact is Sudan’s war having on neighbouring countries?
Tue 16 Apr 2024
Chad and South Sudan have taken in hundreds of thousands of refugees
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What’s life like for the Sudanese one year after war broke out?
Mon 15 Apr 2024
18 million are facing food insecurity in the country – and millions have fled their homes
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What is it like to be the victim of a kidnapping in Nigeria?
Fri 12 Apr 2024
A woman tells us she was abducted twice in the capital Abuja on her way home after work
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What is being done to find the missing Chibok girls 10 years on?
Thu 11 Apr 2024
82 girls are still missing, their families continue to wait and hope for their return
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What’s it like living in an air polluted area?
Wed 10 Apr 2024
Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa have been found to be Africa’s leading air polluters
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How is Southern Africa responding to the drought crisis?
Tue 9 Apr 2024
Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi have declared drought a national disaster
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Why is identity theft an increasing problem?
Mon 8 Apr 2024
Fraud prevention groups say the crime has increased by 356% in South Africa
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Returning to Rwanda 30 years after fleeing the genocide
Fri 5 Apr 2024
Victoria Uwonkunda returns to her country of birth to speak to those trying to move on
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100 Influential Africans: What are the main challenges to doing business in Africa?
Thu 4 Apr 2024
"Everything is to be built in Africa. We just need to make things easy"
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Why are there still so few black women winemakers in South Africa?
Wed 3 Apr 2024
30 years after apartheid, black-owned wine brands account for less than 1% of wine sold
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How did a shy elephant charm a local community in Kenya?
Tue 2 Apr 2024
Davy the elephant lived with a local community for seven years
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What obstacles still remain for blind students in Africa?
Mon 1 Apr 2024
Africa Daily speaks to Amidu Abubakar, Sierra Leone’s first blind law graduate
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Can a land-for-cash deal save Egypt’s economy?
Fri 29 Mar 2024
The Ras al-Hikma Deal gives the UAE the right to build a new city in Egypt.
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Nigeria: What’s it like when your child is kidnapped?
Thu 28 Mar 2024
We hear from the father of one of the many children abducted from a school in Kuriga
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Can President Joseph Boakai make Liberia’s government more honest?
Wed 27 Mar 2024
“Everybody wants to see you – everybody thinks this is an opportunity for employment.”
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What happened to South Africa’s promise of low-cost housing?
Tue 26 Mar 2024
We hear how 3D printed houses are being used to counter a shortage of homes
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How have some Rwandans overcome the trauma of genocide, 30 years later?
Mon 25 Mar 2024
Between 800,000 and one million ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed
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Can there be a peaceful transition to power in Senegal?
Fri 22 Mar 2024
Senegal is holding presidential elections on March 24
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Why is FGM proving so contentious in The Gambia?
Thu 21 Mar 2024
A recent bill passed a parliamentary stage to reverse the ban imposed in 2015
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Could a coalition government finally bring peace to Libya?
Wed 20 Mar 2024
Three prominent leaders in Libya have pledged to form a unified government
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Will Kenya police lead a multinational force in Haiti?
Tue 19 Mar 2024
President Ruto says he will send 1000 police officers to fight the gangs in Haiti
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How easy is it for a rogue fake lawyer to escape detection in Kenya?
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Local media have reported that he had won dozens of lawsuits despite not being trained
