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.
Episodes to download
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Can Cape Verde tempt its diaspora home with its digital hub plans?
Tue 14 May 2024
β€We’re creating a new generation of digital entrepreneurs... digital warriorsβ€
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Should farmers insure themselves against climate disasters?
Mon 13 May 2024
β€They would rather put (their) dollar into fertiliser which they need to boost yieldsβ€
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Will Chad’s elections bring democratic change?
Fri 10 May 2024
Interim president, Mahamat Déby, has been declared the winner of this week’s election
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How will Sierra Leone clamp down on the addictive and lethal drug kush?
Thu 9 May 2024
Kush is made by mixing various chemicals, one of its ingredients is human bones
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What’s really behind Burkina Faso’s media crackdown?
Wed 8 May 2024
The government have suspended news outlets like The Guardian, Le Monde and Deutsche Welle
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Where does donated medicine in Africa really end up?
Tue 7 May 2024
USAid found that 90% of pharmacies in Liberia sell stolen medicines donated by aid groups
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Why do so many African countries struggle to maintain a supply of electricity?
Mon 6 May 2024
Millions face frequent power outages that disrupt daily life and economic progress
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What’s preventing Nigeria’s Plateau State authorities from keeping people there safe?
Fri 3 May 2024
Attacks on civilians have persisted for more than two decades
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Why aren’t there more federal governments in Africa?
Thu 2 May 2024
How does federalism work in Africa?
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Kenya floods: how can farmers build resilience?
Wed 1 May 2024
β€God has already given us a huge reservoir where we can put our water"
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What’s life like for communities living near a cobalt mine in DRCongo?
Tue 30 Apr 2024
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s new Global China Unit has been looking at a Chinese run mine in the south east
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Was Bobrisky jailed because of her transgender identity?
Mon 29 Apr 2024
The Nigerian internet personality was sentenced to 6 months in prison for β€Naira abuse’
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Thirty years later, have black and white South Africans forgiven each other?
Fri 26 Apr 2024
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?
Thu 25 Apr 2024
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?
Wed 24 Apr 2024
President GnassingbΓ©'s shift to parliamentary system sparks debate on rule extension
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What is the Nigerian government doing to tackle insecurity?
Tue 23 Apr 2024
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?
Mon 22 Apr 2024
The banker turned politician is now helping African countries face climate disasters
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Are new banknotes the β€golden answer’ for Zimbabwe’s currency woes?
Fri 19 Apr 2024
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