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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How are African countries viewing Assadβs fall?
Today
Syrians are celebrating the end of 50 years of Assad family rule
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Is CCTV making Mogadishu safer?
Yesterday
Business people in Mogadishu have been targeted by al-Shabab for installing CCTV cameras
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How did the woman once described as Africaβs richest woman become so wealthy?
Tuesday
Isabel Dos Santos was once described as one of the richest women in Africa
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Whatβs fuelling this year's Detty December in Ghana and Nigeria despite tough times?
Monday
Detty December is the ultimate west African festive season with endless parties
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Senegal: France finally acknowledges Thiaroye massacre
Last Friday
Senegalese troops who fought in World War II were killed for demanding fair pay
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Can the American dollar be replaced with a new currency?
Last Thursday
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants BRICS member states to ditch the US dollar
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Are attitudes towards drinking changing on the continent?
Last Wednesday
The sober curious movement encourages people to rethink their relationship with alcohol
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Are Ghanaβs elections a victory for democracy?
Tue 10 Dec 2024
Opposition candidate, former President John Mahama, wins with 56.6% of the vote
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Why arenβt civilians in Eastern DRC being protected?
Mon 9 Dec 2024
Nobel Peace Laureate Dr Dennis Mukwege says little has changed in the last 25 years
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Why are women often missing from African history?
Fri 6 Dec 2024
βThey were chiefs, they were queens, they were leaders, they had political positionsβ
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What will the first rollout of a malaria vaccine mean for Nigeria?
Thu 5 Dec 2024
Nigeria has the worldβs highest malaria burden with 27% of malaria cases
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Will President Bidenβs historic visit transform US-Angola relations?
Wed 4 Dec 2024
Joe Biden is the first American president to visit Angola
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Will Zimbabweβs major land policy shift empower black farmers?
Tue 3 Dec 2024
Zimbabweβs government wants to help black farmers to make the most of their land
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What's at stake in Ghana's elections?
Mon 2 Dec 2024
On the 7th of December voters there will be heading to the polls to elect a new president
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Whatβs life like for people living with Down Syndrome in Africa?
Fri 29 Nov 2024
"You know it's a curse the way disability is described"
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Why are civilians being tried in Ugandaβs military courts?
Thu 28 Nov 2024
Opposition leader Kizza Besigye denies charges including negotiating to buy arms abroad.
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COP29: Was a raw deal for Africa better than none?
Wed 27 Nov 2024
African negotiators had pushed for $1.3 trillion from rich nations
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Why does South Africa want Hamas and Israeli leaders arrested?
Tue 26 Nov 2024
The ICC issued arrest warrants for PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister
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How are women being tricked into believing they are pregnant?
Mon 25 Nov 2024
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's Africa Eye uncovers the fertility scammers exploiting vulnerable women in Nigeria
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Whatβs behind Mozambiqueβs post-election unrest?
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Mozambiqueβs government have banned protests after the disputed presidential election
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Can carbon trading save Africaβs largest rainforest?
Thu 21 Nov 2024
The Congo Basin forest - known as the βlungs of Africaβ β stretches across 6 countries
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Can Namibiaβs national election address its land reform headache?
Wed 20 Nov 2024
People there will vote in a competitive general election on the 27th of November
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Whatβs the cost of being a journalist in Eritrea?
Tue 19 Nov 2024
Dawit Isaak was jailed in 2001, his daughter has not seen him since she was 8 years old
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Why are some Nigerian Gen Z professionals saying βnoβ to being their parentsβ pensions?
Mon 18 Nov 2024
βYou should not put too much expectation on your young onesβ¦ They have their own livesβ
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Are young politicians doing enough to break from the old ways of using power?
Fri 15 Nov 2024
Nigerian MP Alex Ikwechegh was caught on camera slapping and abusing a taxi driver
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How did Kenyan-born Huldah Momanyi break barriers in US politics?
Thu 14 Nov 2024
Sheβs the first Kenyan-born woman elected to Minnesotaβs House of Representatives
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Why are dowries causing a headache for Congolese couples?
Wed 13 Nov 2024
"If youβre poor in Kinshasa, you are going to stay single, even to the day you die.β
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Will the finance COP deliver cash to Africa?
Tue 12 Nov 2024
Poor countries at COP29 are demanding new funding to the tune of US$1 trillion
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What are the priorities of Kenya's first female Chief Justice?
Mon 11 Nov 2024
Martha Koome describes herself as a defender and advocate for womenβs rights
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What are President Duma Bokoβs priorities for Botswana?
Fri 8 Nov 2024
The new administration has pledged to create half a million jobs in 5 years
