Kenyan court rules suicide criminalisation unconstitutional
Kenya's high court has struck down a law that criminalised the act of attempting suicide. We hear from one of the petitioners who brought the challenge, on why the judge's ruling is important.Also in ...
14 Jan 202529min
MSF suspends activities in Khartoum hospital.
Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) pulls out of the largest free hospital in Sudan’s capital Khartoum. Fears over a cargo of explosive fertiliser in a harbour in Ivory CoastAnd who are the...
13 Jan 202533min
Who is behind the border attack in Benin?
Benin forces have suffered heavy losses in an attack which the military chief described as 'a heavy blow'. The assault happened at one of Benin's most well-equipped military positions. So who was beh...
10 Jan 202527min
Why is Johannesburg facing a water crisis?
What can be done to tackle a water crisis in South Africa's largest city Johannesburg?Can Somalia's army tackle jihadists when peacekeeping forces withdraw? After space debris landed in a Kenyan villa...
9 Jan 202531min
Violence surges in eastern DRC
The M23 rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have captured the key town of Masisi in the in the mineral-rich North Kivu province, in renewed, intense fighting. Why has there been an upsurg...
8 Jan 202533min
South Africa plans higher alcohol tax
Will increasing tax in South Africa help stop excessive drinking?Why are Nigeria's rice farmers struggling despite government policies to boost local production.And as more athletes break records we a...
7 Jan 202531min
55 African airlines banned from Europe
55 African airlines have been banned from EU skies after a newly revised blacklist was released. Which airlines are they and why the ban? Also why are some Kenyan farmers resisting government plans to...
6 Jan 202528min
How did Egypt win its battle against hepatitis C?
Egypt once had the highest rate of hepatitis C in the world, but has now almost completely wiped out the liver attacking virus in less than 10 years. How did they do that?Could the African mealworm be...
3 Jan 202533min
