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 students in eSwatini so angry?
Mon 7 Jun 2021
They want justice for the alleged killing of student.
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Is Goma the most dangerous place on earth?
Fri 4 Jun 2021
Itβs near to one of the worldβs most active volcanoes.
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Could Amapiano be the sound of the year?
Thu 3 Jun 2021
A genre of music from South Africa thatβs got everyone dancing.
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Why are so many of us still unbanked?
Wed 2 Jun 2021
How traditional banks struggle to reach African populations.
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Who is to blame for a deadly landslide in Uganda?
Tue 1 Jun 2021
Ugandans in Bushika county to challenge government in court.
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What exactly does state capture look like in South Africa?
Mon 31 May 2021
Allegations that have divided opinion in the country.
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Will Nigerians ever stop paying ransoms?
Fri 28 May 2021
Why does the Nigerian Senate want to imprison people who pay kidnap ransoms?
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How did student debt get this bad?
Thu 27 May 2021
Thousands of young Kenyans are struggling to pay off their student loans.
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Why was there another coup in Mali?
Wed 26 May 2021
Itβs the second coup in less than a year. What exactly is going on in Mali?
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Why are Somalis being attacked in SA?
Tue 25 May 2021
South Africaβs Somali community says itβs being targeted β but why exactly?
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Can Africa produce its own Covid vaccines?
Mon 24 May 2021
Africa remains the least vaccinated continent
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Who is Tunisiaβs βmegaphoneβ politician?
Fri 21 May 2021
Sheβs been called a populist, but Abir Moussi is shaking Tunisian politics to the core.
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Why canβt SA women have two husbands?
Thu 20 May 2021
South African women could soon be allowed to marry more than one man.
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Is this the golden age of African writing?
Mon 17 May 2021
More and more African authors are getting published.
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Can the most vaccinated nation stop Covid?
Fri 14 May 2021
Thereβs been a sudden rise in the number of Covid cases in the Seychelles β but why?
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Is the NBA falling in love with Africa?
Thu 13 May 2021
The NBA is putting good money into a brand new league for African basketball.
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Can illegal fishing be stopped?
Wed 12 May 2021
Illegal fishing is costing West Africa billions of dollars β but can it ever be stopped?
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Does Ghana really need fixing?
Tue 11 May 2021
Some Ghanaians are calling on politicians to fix their country - but why exactly?
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Why is there a security crisis in Nigeria?
Mon 10 May 2021
There is pressure on President Buhari to take control.
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What next for the Zulu throne?
Fri 7 May 2021
The Zulu nation is mourning its Queenβs death, but itβs unclear who will succeed her.
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Is this the end of Joseph Konyβs LRA?
Thu 6 May 2021
Have Joseph Kony and the Lordβs Resistance Army finally hit the end of the road?
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Does East Africa need another oil pipeline?
Wed 5 May 2021
Why build a major oil pipeline, when the worldβs set on using less fossil fuels?
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Is Ghana the new king of drill music?
Tue 4 May 2021
Ghanaβs take on drill music β called "Asakaa" β has got West Africa buzzing. Why?
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How did potatoes get so expensive in Algeria?
Mon 3 May 2021
βShortages it hasnβt seen since the 60s or 70sβ.
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Why is there a deadlock in Somalia?
Fri 30 Apr 2021
Delayed elections. Politicians at odds. Violence in Mogadishu. Whatβs Somalia come to?
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Has the pandemic ruined nightlife?
Thu 29 Apr 2021
Lockdowns and curfews have meant bad business for bars, restaurants, and clubs.
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Why is it so hard to buy a house in Ghana?
Wed 28 Apr 2021
Buying a house is a dream many young Ghanaians simply canβt afford to have. But why?
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Is Malawi really done with tobacco?
Tue 27 Apr 2021
Why should Malawi turn its back on its most profitable export?
