Africa Daily Episodes Episode guide
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Why do young Africans continue to care about Thomas Sankara?
More than 30 years after his death, Sankara is still cherished by people across Africa
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Why do workers in Nigeria feel so strongly about raising the minimum wage?
Unions want a new national minimum wage in the midst of the cost of living crisis
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Why do women spend so much on sanitary protection?
A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ survey finds some women spend up to 13% of their wages to buy the cheapest products
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Why do we keep shutting down the internet?
Internet shutdowns are becoming more common in parts of Africa. How come?
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Why do some people in Lesotho want parts of South Africa?
Politicians in Lesotho say historically parts of South Africa belonged to them
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Why do so many young people want to leave Africa?
A recent survey found that more than half of 18-24 year olds in Africa want to emigrate
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Why do so many African women suffer from fibroids?
β€We’re raised in a culture where these kind of things are hush hushβ€
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Why do so many African countries struggle to maintain a supply of electricity?
Millions face frequent power outages that disrupt daily life and economic progress
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Why do people join TB Joshua-style cults?
Former disciples have accused the self-styled prophet of sexual abuse and faking miracles
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Why did one woman make it her mission to travel through Africa on a motorbike?
Udoh Ebaide Joy travelled solo across the continent, from east to west
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Why did Ghana give citizenship to Tulsa Massacre survivors?
In May 1921 a white mob destroyed a rich black neighbourhood - killing hundreds of people
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Why did a luxury watch manufacturer face ridicule on his road to success?
After hawking watches in traffic jams, Anthony Dzamefe now sells his own to celebrities
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Why climb Mount Kilimanjaro, Everest and more?
Saray Khumalo became the first black African woman to summit Mt. Everest in 2019
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Why can’t women access β€game-changing’ HIV prevention?
Why can’t women in Africa access β€game-changing’ HIV prevention?
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Why can’t South Africa keep the lights on?
Scheduled power cuts recently increased to six hours per day to avoid grid collapse
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Why can’t SA women have two husbands?
South African women could soon be allowed to marry more than one man.
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Why can’t people living with albinism feel safe in Malawi?
People have been killed because of the belief that body parts can bring wealth and luck
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Why can’t Nigeria stop mob justice?
We hear from the father of one of the β€Aluu 4’, murdered by a mob ten years ago.
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Why can’t Africa’s footballing giants succeed at an international level?
Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt and South Africa haven't performed well in recent years
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Why can't Kenya and Somalia sort their sea border dispute?
The two neighbours have very different ideas about their sea border
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Why aren’t there more federal governments in Africa?
How does federalism work in Africa?
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Why aren’t second hand trucks welcome in Kenya?
Kenya has banned the import of trucks older than three years & stricter rules are planned
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Why aren’t more of us donating blood?
Kenya’s biggest donors say more people should be getting involved
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Why aren’t civilians in Eastern DRC being protected?
Nobel Peace Laureate Dr Dennis Mukwege says little has changed in the last 25 years
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Why aren’t all girls going to school in northern Cameroon?
"They thought... we're not going to be good wives. We would not get husbands to marry us"
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Why aren't more young people in political leadership in Africa?
Young Africans say they’ve been edged out of office by ageing politicians
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Why are Zimbabwean workers being forced to leave South Africa?
The government is withdrawing a permit which allows thousands of migrants to work in SA
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Why are Zimbabwean migrants taking South Africa’s government to court?
The migrants are challenging a decision to send many of them back home
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Why are Zimbabwe’s health workers leaving the country?
Zimbabwe’s government wants to hold on to health professionals by introducing a tough law
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Why are young South Africans voting outside racial lines?
When South Africans go to the polls can they vote outside their racial group?