UN calls for action on South Sudan
In today's podcast:The UN Commission on Human Rights calls for international action to end the human suffering in South Sudan.Plus, Nigerian kidnappers target hospital patients in the northern Niger s...
19 Okt 202221min
Ethiopian forces capture Shire in northern Tigray
In Ethopia there are grave concerns for people in the town of Shire in the northern Tigray region after days of intense fighting.. Government forces have taken it from the Tigray People's Liberation F...
19 Okt 202226min
Africa and the global financial crisis
How can Africa weather the global economic storm? We ask the IMF's top Africa director.Also, Nigerian university lecturers call off their eight-month strike, but for how long?And we remember the dead...
17 Okt 202220min
Both sides in Ethiopia conflict accused of crimes on civilians
Atrocities continue in northern Ethiopia - both sides accused of crimes against civilians.Also, the first known ebola death in Kampala during the current outbreak: We speak to an expert about what th...
12 Okt 202226min
Global alert over cough syrups
The World Health Organisation issues a global alert warning that four cough syrups manufactured in India could be linked to the deaths of dozens of children in The Gambia. We hear from the director o...
6 Okt 202226min
President Museveni's son's tweets raise eyebrows
In today's podcast:Ugandans' tongues are wagging after a day which saw the President's son first demoted and then promoted to full General after a series of bizarre tweets that threatened to cause a d...
4 Okt 202229min
Local forces join the Somali army against Al Shabab
In today's podcast: We look at the local forces aiding the successful Somali government onslaught against Al Shabab.As Uganda waits for a presidential statement on the ebola outbreak, we'll hear from ...
28 Sep 202227min
Uganda's Medical Association issues guidance
In today's podcast: Uganda's Medical Association tells members not to treat ebola patients without PPE, and asks the Government to quarantine hotspot areas after doctors and interns are exposed to th...
27 Sep 202224min
