Why is Spain's PM in West Africa?
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is on a three-day trip to west Africa. He's hoping to curb the record number of unauthorised migrants travelling by boat to Europe via the Canary Islands. But wh...
29 Aug 202427min
Drought causing hunger in southern Africa
An El Nino induced drought is intensifying across southern Africa and has left almost 70 million people in urgent need of aid. Countries affected include Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Malawi and Zambia...
28 Aug 202426min
What is behind armed attacks in Burkina Faso?
In a rare move, Burkina Faso’s military-led government has acknowledged that a deadly attack has taken place in which at least 200 security officers and villagers were killed. Some reports say it coul...
27 Aug 202427min
Why are the Maasai in Tanzania contesting relocation from a heritage site?
The Maasai community in northern Tanzania has continued to protest against what they call forcible evictions from their ancestral lands at the Ngorongoro conservation area and a UNSECO heritage site. ...
26 Aug 202433min
Wagner: Have Russian operations in Africa changed?
Yevgeny Prigozhin was at one time the leader of the well known Russian mercenary group, Wagner. The group, since Prigozhin's death a year ago, has changed its name to Africa Corps. Has this altered R...
23 Aug 202428min
Why are fatal boat accidents so common in DR Congo?
At least 30 people have died and around 200 people are still missing after a boat sank in the Lukeni River in DR Congo. It's the latest fatal boat accident in the central African country, where overl...
22 Aug 202427min
Why are African workers being prevented from leaving Lebanon?
African domestic workers trapped by their labour contracts in Lebanon as border tensions with Israel escalateA young Liberian poet in America tells us why bookshops are needed back home. And why are M...
21 Aug 202429min
How a sexual assualt viral video outraged Tanzania
A video appearing to show a young woman being sexually assaulted in Tanzania went viral, prompting an outcry in the East African nation. This past weekend a police commander in the capital, Dodoma, w...
20 Aug 202431min
