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Gabon and France

How has France's sphere of influence extended into Gabon after independence?

• 28 mins

Marrakesh During Ramadan

Prayers, cleansing, meal preparation and the evening celebrations in Jemaa el Fna square

• 28 mins

Turning Points

Listeners share the moments in their lives that changed the way they looked at the world

• 29 mins

Your Greatest Africans

Presidents Mandela, Nkrumah and JJ Roberts, Chinua Achebe and footballer Arthur Wharton

• 28 mins

Somalis in Cardiff

Why have Somalis chosen this Welsh city to become home?

• 28 mins

The Caste System in Mali

Mali's brides and bridegrooms may follow tradition - or follow their hearts

• 29 mins

Tippu Tip

An exploration into the life of Tippu Tip, a Swahili-Zanzibari trader, notorious slaver, plantation owner and governor.

• 28 mins

Sapphires from Madagascar

The dreams, hopes and aspirations of the sapphire diggers at the Ilakaka sapphire mine

• 31 mins

Historian Ekei Essien Oku

The daily life of Nigerian historian Ekei Essien Oku

• 29 mins

Fatima Parker's Algeria

Her childhood, her love of languages and why she keeps returning to her homeland

• 30 mins

French Algerians

A portrait of Algerians' long history of living in France

• 29 mins

Political Tension in Zimbabwe

How people are affected by the increasing poverty in Zimbabwe

• 28 mins

Burundi Civil War

How the war is affecting people in small towns and villages such as Bugama and Kiseru

• 30 mins

Burundi Refugees

Life for those in mixed Hutu and Tutsi marriages are at particular risk

• 29 mins

Mozambique Flood

Karen Boswell finds out what life is like for the people of Xai-Xai

• 29 mins

The Pollsmoor Prison Bird Project

Prisoners are given training to rear birds such as grey parrots and cockatiels

• 29 mins

Kenya Peace Efforts

The conflict between two pastoralist groups in northern Kenya around the town of Isiolo

• 29 mins

Radio Douentza, Mali

The solar-powered rural community radio station Radio Douentza, based in Mali

• 29 mins

Radio Voice of the Handicapped

Behind the scenes at Radio Voice of the Handicapped (VOHM) in Freetown, Sierra Leone

• 29 mins

Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva

Profile of Nigerian acting icons and married couple, Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva

• 28 mins

Female Circumcision in Mali

"It's not a circumcision, it's a mutilation... it is a harmful traditional practice"

• 29 mins

Fort Hare University

A tour and history of the South African university attended by Nelson Mandela

• 29 mins

The River Niger

Exploration of the River Niger from Mopte to Timbuktu

• 28 mins

Malawi's First TV Station

What's happened in the year since television has come to Malawi?

• 28 mins

South Africa and Mozambique

History of the meeting of cultures in South Africa and Mozambique

• 28 mins

Trachoma in Africa

The infectious eye disease which affects 500 million people and causes blindness

• 29 mins

Smoke Dreams

Dr Tony Marinho explores why people smoke cigarettes

• 29 mins

South Africa Healthcare Train

Riding aboard the Phelophepa train which serves rural areas and provides free screening

• 29 mins

South Africa's Poor Urbanites

The efforts of poor urban communities to raise funds and build their own homes

• 29 mins

Mali Tuaregs

Climatic conditions and a loss of livestock mean that Tuareg people have turned to farming

• 28 mins