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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Why are some parents in Nigeria using harmful skin lightening products on their children?
Tue 25 Jun 2024
The owner of a skin care business says she gets requests from mums for these creams
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Are liberation movements still relevant in Africa?
Mon 24 Jun 2024
Africa's oldest liberation party, the ANC, recently lost its parliamentary majority
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How did three Americans end up on trial for a coup attempt in the DRC?
Fri 21 Jun 2024
More than 50 people are being tried for what the army are calling an attempted coup
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Could power ships be the jolt Africa needs to help overcome its energy challenges?
Thu 20 Jun 2024
These ships function as floating power plants to countries with electricity shortages
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Is Africa doing enough to get women involved in science?
Wed 19 Jun 2024
Thereβs general consensus that women are underrepresented in Africaβs science sector
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Haiti: Will Rutoβs faith diplomacy work where politics have failed?
Tue 18 Jun 2024
President Ruto has asked evangelical pastors to support the deployment of Kenyan police
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What has been the lasting impact of Zambia's 1993 football squad plane crash?
Mon 17 Jun 2024
18 members of Zambia's promising football squad died - almost the entire team
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Why do workers in Nigeria feel so strongly about raising the minimum wage?
Fri 14 Jun 2024
Unions want a new national minimum wage in the midst of the cost of living crisis
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Why are lions roaming Nairobi's residential streets?
Thu 13 Jun 2024
There have been a series of sightings of carnivores near the cityβs national park
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What will the death of Malawiβs VP Saulos Chilima mean for politics there?
Wed 12 Jun 2024
He was flying to an engagement when his plane disappeared from airport radars on Monday
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Is Nigeria's national anthem change an important shift in culture or a political distraction?
Tue 11 Jun 2024
President Tinubu signed a bill into law to reintroduce the anthem "Nigeria, We Hail Thee"
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Are dowries putting too much pressure on men and women in South Sudan?
Mon 10 Jun 2024
Cash or cows are typically given to a womanβs family before a marriage is agreed
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Why are Ghanaβs foreign scholarship students struggling financially?
Fri 7 Jun 2024
Students are protesting after waiting nearly a year for their promised stipends
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Where to from here for South Africa after the elections?
Thu 6 Jun 2024
The ruling ANC lost its parliamentary majority for the first time since 1994
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Why hasnβt Africa got stricter cigarette laws?
Wed 5 Jun 2024
The World Health Organisation says the tobacco industry is actively targeting teenagers
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What are the hopes of one of Mozambiqueβs most famous authors for his country?
Tue 4 Jun 2024
Mia Couto talks politics, being an African βwhite guyβ and the insecurity in the north
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Has Africaβs response to drug and alcohol abuse been effective?
Mon 3 Jun 2024
The UN says it expects the number of people using drugs in Africa to rise 40% by 2030
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Can digital banking transform the fortunes of Africaβs youth?
Fri 31 May 2024
Only 34% of those aged 15 and over have bank accounts
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What are the main challenges for Somali women musicians?
Thu 30 May 2024
Singer and activist, Sahra Halgan, set up Somalilandβs first music club 'Hiddo Dhawr'
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How did a Kenyan Maasai woman make history in Northern Ireland?
Wed 29 May 2024
Lilian Seenoi-Barr is set to become the countryβs first black mayor
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Are South Africans ready for Wednesdayβs national election?
Tue 28 May 2024
About 27 million South Africans are eligible to vote in the watershed general election
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How is a Kenyan school using bamboo to fight landfill air pollution?
Mon 27 May 2024
Dandora Secondary School is next to East Africa's largest dump site, the Dandora landfill
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Why have plans for a mass wedding sparked controversy in Nigeria?
Fri 24 May 2024
A petition was launched after questions were raised about the age of the girls.
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Why has the US invited Kenyaβs President Ruto on a state visit?
Thu 23 May 2024
William Ruto is the first African leader to have a state visit to the US for 16 years.
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Who will win South Africaβs national election next week?
Wed 22 May 2024
More than 27 million South Africans are expected to vote next Wednesday
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How climate-resilient are African cities?
Tue 21 May 2024
Could better planning prevent disasters like floods and landslides in urban areas?
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Can Liberiaβs war crimes court bring justice to victims of its civil wars?
Mon 20 May 2024
An estimated 250,000 people died in the two wars β but no one has ever been prosecuted
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Should male circumcision in Africa be a personal choice?
Fri 17 May 2024
"Progressive human rights is that we should let people take their own decisionβ
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Darfur: Is a massacre imminent in El Fasher?
Thu 16 May 2024
βAll this happened while the international community are watchingβ
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How has Ghanaβs tough anti-LGBTQ+ bill changed life there?
Wed 15 May 2024
The bill imposes a lengthy prison sentence for anyone identifying as being LGBTQ+
