The 2 Best Africa Today Podcast Episodes
1) Cameroon conflict 'world's most-neglected crisis'
Cameroon's three displacement crises have been rated as the most-neglected in the world for the second year running, by the Norwegian Refugee Council. A day after the death of Burundi’s President Pie...Show More
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There are so many crisis happening around us right now. Is it possible you missed one? Take a few minutes to listen about the most neglected...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Will the coronavirus crisis have an impact on Malaria response?
Malaria is still one of the biggest killers on the continent and the World Health Organisation warned earlier this year that the usual number of annual cases could double in 2020 if preventative measu...Show More
Will the coronavirus crisis have an impact on Malaria response?
27:25 | May 26th, 2020
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Covid-19 and Malaria. Some important information in regards to what could happen in Africa
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Hundreds of stolen social media identities used to spread propaganda
A BBC investigation uncovers dozens of social accounts using stolen identities of Somali and Muslim influencers and posting political propaganda content. We hear more about what was uncovered and who ...Show More
4) Drone attack on Sudan's Khartoum Airport
Sudan war: Can Khartoum airport reopen just hours after a drone attack? 15 years after Boko Haram militancy started, why does a jihadist threat still remain in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state I...Show More
5) Can DRC be declared ebola free?
The last ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been released from a treatment centre in Kasai province. Can the country now be declared free of this latest outbreak?What is behind ...Show More
6) Who is Madagascar’s new military leader?
Can Madagascar's new president, Col Randrianirina, deliver change demanded by Gen Z Mada?Are West Africa’s illicit economies fueling the region’s wars and causing instability ?And a look at plans by t...Show More
7) Bonus: Death in Dubai from World of Secrets
Monic dreams of leaving her home in rural Uganda for a different life. So when a “friend” promises her a job in Dubai, it feels like the chance she’s been waiting for. Monic is elated, she is the firs...Show More
8) Raila Odinga's influence beyond Kenya
Kenya's opposition leader, and former prime minister, Raila Odinga, has died suddenly at the age of eighty. We explore his legacy in Kenya and the rest of Africa.The world's largest producer of cobalt...Show More
9) Nigeria's presidential pardons spark controversy
Nigeria's president Bola Tinubu pardons many individuals-some posthumously. How were the decisions arrived at? Why are marriages and births declining in Tunisia? And are journalists in Tanzania ex...Show More
10) What led to the downfall of Madagascar's president
An elite military unit says it has seized power in Madagascar from President Andry Rajoelina following weeks of youth-led protests. Where did it all go wrong for the entrepreneur and former DJ, who fi...Show More