South Sudan unveils first-ever election plans
South Sudan hasn't voted in an election since the country gained independence in 2011, but that could change if President Salva Kiir's pledge to hold general elections in 2024 go to plan. Also on the ...
6 Heinä 202323min
Kenya lifts ban on tree cutting
President Ruto outrages environmentalists after lifting a ban on cutting trees. But what does this mean for Kenya’s commitment to the environment? We ask Tracy Makheti, Community Manager at Greenpeace...
5 Heinä 202327min
Senegal’s president won't seek third term
Senegal’s president Macky Sall has announced he won’t seek a third term in office when the country holds an election in 2024. Speculation around what would have been a controversial candidacy has fuel...
4 Heinä 202325min
Kenya widens access to sex offenders registry
Kenya recently launched an online registry where employers can look up names of convicted sexual offenders. But how effective a deterrent is this? We ask Stanley Mutuma, a legal researcher in Kenya.Al...
3 Heinä 202323min
Mali: UN peacekeeping mandate to expire
As the mandate for United Nations peacekeeping soldiers to remain in Mali comes to an end after more than a decade, we look at what the force has achieved in the country, and what could happen once th...
30 Kesä 202328min
Huge inflation ahead of Zimbabwe’s election
Zimbabweans are once again experiencing triple-digit inflation, ahead of August’s presidential election. We look at the state of the economy, which is once again a huge point of contention ahead of th...
29 Kesä 202328min
Championing African feminism
We discuss the living legacy of Ghanaian author and champion of women's rights Ama Ata Aidoo, who died recently at the age of 81 with journalist Dr Sharihan Al-Akhras. Also in the pod: we discuss with...
28 Kesä 202324min
Who leads Wagner in Africa now?
As the Kremlin sends the Wagner boss to Belarus following a dramatic weekend in Russia, what happens to the thousands of Wagner mercenaries serving in Africa? We discuss three possible scenarios with ...
27 Kesä 202323min
