African Perspective Episodes Episode guide
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Ghana's Dr David Abdulai aka the Mad Doctor
The 'mad doctor' acquired his nickname because of his work with psychiatric patients
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Commonwealth Conference in Edinburgh Scotland
Discussion on the prospects for a future in the Commonwealth for Nigeria and Sierra Leone
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31st December Women's Movement
What are the aims of this Ghanaian women's group?
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Burkina Faso's Thomas Sankara
Profile and assessment of the legacy of former president of Burkina Faso Thomas Sankara
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Railways in Kenya - Part Two
Fiona Ledger meets the people trying to put trains back on track
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Railways in Kenya - Part One
Meet Kirpal Sandhu Singh, the last man in Kenya to drive a steam train
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The Coloured Community of South Africa
Aspects of identity in Cape Town's coloured community in the township of Mitchells Plain
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Memoirs of an Arabian Princess - Part Two
How Seyyida Salme met her German husband and her first impressions of Europe
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Memoirs of an Arabian Princess - Part One
Seyyida Salme recalls her early life as a Muslim princess born in Zanzibar in 1844
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Malaria in Kenya
Why is the disease so difficult to tackle?
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Private Lives of Strangers - Part Two
Meet Gladys Hessi who prepares bodies for open caskets ahead of funerals in Ghana
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Private Lives of Strangers - Part One
Profile of Dorothy Tumasi is a former market seller at the top of Ghana's social ladder
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Christianity in Zambia
The impact of evangelism and evangelists such as Perry Stone on Christianity in Zambia
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Multi-party Elections in Liberia
What are the prospects for democracy following seven years of civil war?
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Mozambique Countryside
How can Maputo best be managed as a tourist destination?
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Voting for Britain
The history and reality of women in British politics
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Mozambique Hunting Row
Managing wildlife protection as Mozambique emerges from civil war
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Amadou Bamba and the Islamic Murid Sect
Profile of the founder of the Islamic Murid sect and the pilgrimage to the town he founded
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Mining in Zambia
A tour of the Nkana copper mine and the state of the industry in Zambia
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Surviving AIDS - Part Six
The effect of war, immigration and religion on HIV/AIDS, and AIDS prevention and awareness
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Surviving AIDS - Part Five
Understanding the virus and the implications the high cost of medication has for Africa
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Surviving AIDS - Part Four
Myths, misconceptions, denial and the damage that negative stereotypes have caused
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Surviving AIDS - Part Two
HIV testing and the complexities of breastfeeding for HIV positive women
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Surviving AIDS - Part One
"People only change their behaviour when they have enough knowledge"
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Sexual Violence in Namibia
What are the reasons for the scale of violence against women and children in Namibia?
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Harry Mashabela
Profile of Harry Mashabela - one of South Africa's most prominent black journalists
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Malawi's Population Crisis
The causes of Malawi's rapid population increase and its efforts to reduce its growth
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White South African Farmers in Zambia
The white South African farmers who are finding new pastures in Zambia
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Industrial Unrest in Zimbabwe
The causes of civil servant strikes in Zimbabwe in August 1996
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Kola Nuts
How kola nut trade grew in the 19th Century and left a mark on modern-day Nigeria