Africa's New Alliances
Africanalysis23 Jul 2024

Africa's New Alliances

Turkiye pushes ahead with involvement in Africa. This time signing agreements with Niger that has recently kicked out Western military advisors. What should we know about Turkiye in Africa?i

Aliiko Dangote, Africa's richest man, is in talks with Libya to get more oil to his undersupplied refinery in Nigeria. He'll also be talking to Angola. Dangote sought to address the conundrum that even though Nigeria is Africa's largest oil produce, Nigerians pay through the nose for petrol because of lack of refining infrastructure.

Mozambique has agreed to declare its "sky island" in the lowlands a protected area. The rain forest has scientists making a gold rush to the area after the discovery of new species of chameleon, snake butterfly and dung beetles that can smell their delicacy from 50 metres.

Episoder(91)

Focus on Sudan

Focus on Sudan

JJ Cornish talks about what was once the largest African country, before allowing South Sudan to secede. He explains how the conflict in Darfur became the world's worst humanitarian crisis, and shares...

5 Okt 202115min

Current State of Africa

Current State of Africa

JJ Cornish sheds light on how Rwandan President Paul Kagame shows yet again how ruthless he can be with his political critics. Plus, why French President Emmanuel Macron apologised to Algerian veteran...

21 Sep 202115min

Focus on Nigeria

Focus on Nigeria

JJ Cornish places his focus on Nigeria this week. He sheds light on the rivalry between the two African giants, whether it’s really Africa’s biggest economy, and if oil is a curse for the nation. He a...

7 Sep 202122min

Women of Resilience

Women of Resilience

JJ Cornish joins the team to give us an update about what’s going on in Africa. They discuss Ethiopia’s plan to build a local rival to Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. JJ explains how the women of Afgh...

24 Aug 202119min

Tunisia: The Little Country that Could

Tunisia: The Little Country that Could

This week JJ Cornish focuses on Tunisia, and talks about the new president and what he thinks he is doing, the COVID pandemic, and how the country progressed from police state to winning a Nobel Peace...

3 Aug 202117min

GERD and a Turd

GERD and a Turd

JJ Cornish sheds light on there being no South African boots on the ground in Mozambique, Tunisia making strides in fighting jihadis, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, and then there's also a turd.

20 Jul 202112min

A look at Botswana

A look at Botswana

This week Botswana is under the spotlight, as JJ Cornish reveals it as the largest diamond producer, the richest per capita African nation, and he explains how the government takes criticism.

8 Jul 202112min

Vaccination Apartheid

Vaccination Apartheid

JJ Cornish gives us an update of what’s happening in Africa, which includes the World Health Organisation chief saying they’re setting up a hub to make the Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa. He also sh...

22 Jun 202113min

Populært innen Politikk og nyheter

giver-og-gjengen-vg
aftenpodden
aftenpodden-usa
forklart
i-retten
stopp-verden
popradet
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
det-store-bildet
dine-penger-pengeradet
rss-gukild-johaug
fotballpodden-2
nokon-ma-ga
rss-ness
hanna-de-heldige
e24-podden
aftenbla-bla
frokostshowet-pa-p5
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
bt-dokumentar-2