The Africa Report Podcast
1) Africa Report: Inside the controversy over Zambian Edgar Lungu’s burial
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Dr. Sishuwa Sishuwa, Zambian historian and senior lecturer in Stellenbosch University’s Department of History, about the Constitutional Court’s decision preventi...Show More
2) AU takes a stand: Restoring Africa’s true size on the world map
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Lerato Mogoatlhe, from Africa No Filter, exploring how the Mercator map’s distortion continues to misrepresent Africa and why the Equal Earth projection offers a fairer ...Show More
3) The Africa Report – Cameroon at the Crossroads: Paul Biya’s long rule faces election and Anglophone crisis test
Dr. Pippie Hugues, Policy Analyst at the Governance and Democracy Division of the Policy, joins Bongani Bingwa as Cameroon stands at a critical political crossroads. President Paul Biya, now 92 years ...Show More
4) Africa Report - Rwandan government accepts migrants from the United States
Bongani Bingwa has a conversation with Crystal Orderson about escalating tensions in Angola, where civil society groups have accused security forces of using excessive force to quell violent protests,...Show More
5) The Africa Report: Ghana now plans crypto licensing
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Crystal Orderson about Ghana's central bank is taking steps to regulate the cryptocurrency industry by licensing platforms to track digital asset transactions. 70...Show More
6) Africa Report: World's oldest leader seeks re-election to extend Cameroon's 43-year regime
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Crystal Orderson about Cameroon's 92-year-old President Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, confirming his bid for an eighth term in the October election, and Niger...Show More
7) The Africa Report - DRC with Rwanda signing a peace pack in Washington
Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the key newsmakers of the day, and holds those in power to account on your behalf. The team bring you all you need to know to start you...Show More
8) The Africa Report: Nigeria's Bola Tibuna says his harsh economic reforms are working
Bongani Bingwa and Crystal Orderson discuss the latest developments in African governance, highlighting President Tinubu's economic reforms in Nigeria and President Mnangagwa's signing of the contenti...Show More
9) The Africa Report: Africa policymakers meeting in TOGO this week
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Africa Report Correspondent, Crystal Orderson discussing two major stories: First, African policymakers are meeting in Lomé, Togo, from May 12–14, 2025, a...Show More
10) The Africa Report - Rwanda confirms early talks to host deported US migrants
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Africa Report Correspondent, Crystal Orderson discussing Rwanda’s talks with the U.S. to accept deported migrants, raising ethical and diplomatic questions across Afri...Show More