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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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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AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Is the jailing of a former Zambian minister a watershed moment?
Zambia's former Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji has been sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour after being convicted, along with a co-accused of corruption. President Hakainde Hichilema p...Show More
4) Somali fighters in Kenya spark fears
Why are fighters from Somalia's Jubaland region crossing the border into Kenya. Their presence is - causing fear and uncertainty Burkina Faso's unelected transitional parliament bans homosexual ac...Show More
5) Sudan landslide: Race to find survivors
A landslide that followed days of heavy rain, has killed hundreds of people in the remote Marra Mountains in western Sudan, and trapped survivors in deep valleys. How do aid agencies help people hit b...Show More
6) Barrier built around Sudan’s el-Fasher city
An extensive earthen wall is being built around the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher. Researchers from Yale University say it is intended to trap people inside.Why is there a rapidly growing demand...Show More
7) South Africa building fire: What happened to survivors?
Two years on from the devastating fire at an abandoned building in Johannesburg that was occupied by squatters, how much has changed? We revisit the scene of one of South Africa's worst tragedies, in ...Show More
8) Why has Nigeria banned export of shea nuts?
Nigeria has banned for six months exports of shea nuts used for beauty products to help boost the local economyMore about Malawi's health boat that provides a lifeline for locals on a remote islandAnd...Show More
9) Mauritania accused of widespread abuses against migrants
A new Human Rights Watch report says the EU's and Spain’s outsourcing of migration control to Mauritania has worsened abuses against asylum seekers and migrants heading for Europe, but the Mauritanian...Show More
10) Why has Botswana declared a national health emergency?
Botswana's president Duma Boko, has declared a public health emergency as the country faces a shortage of essential medicines and medical equipment.Africa's defence chiefs discuss collective strategie...Show More