Africa Daily Episodes Episode guide
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Will Africa get enough Covid vaccines?
As Covid-19 surges across Africa, will there be enough vaccines for the continent?
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Will Africa ever get rid of Ebola?
There鈥檚 a new outbreak of Ebola in Guinea. Can it be contained before it鈥檚 too late?
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Will Africa change its relationship with Russia?
African countries have split over whether to condemn Russia over its invasion of Ukraine
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Will a vaccine eradicate malaria?
The world's first routine vaccine programme against malaria started in Cameroon this week
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Why鈥檚 working as a journalist in Burkina Faso become so difficult?
Journalists there say they face intimidation and are scared about the future of the media
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Why were Nelson Mandela and the Queen such good friends?
鈥淚t was never frowned on鈥� I don鈥檛 think anyone (else) could call her Elizabeth鈥�
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Why were journalists in Juba arrested over a social media video?
The video showed President Salva Kiir wetting himself at an official function
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Why was there another coup in Mali?
It鈥檚 the second coup in less than a year. What exactly is going on in Mali?
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Why was journalist Amun Abdullahi Mohamed killed?
Amun was shot dead on her farm in Somalia following years of threats
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Why should places like Nairobi be short of water?
Why is there water scarcity in Nairobi?
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Why isn鈥檛 there more trade between African countries?
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement is worth trillions of dollars
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Why isn鈥檛 African cuisine getting more international recognition?
Only three African countries were listed amongst the world's top 50 cuisines
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Why is Zimbabwe trying to get rid of some of its elephants?
Is it possible to have too many elephants? Zimbabwe seems to think so
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Why is writer Taban Lo Liyong not ready to stop working?
鈥淭he writers of our time who used to criticise the government are no longer there鈥�
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Why is unemployment so high in South Africa?
The number of jobless South Africans is growing. How come?
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Why is Turkey sending drones to Niger?
Niger is hoping a new drone base will help in the fight against militants
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Why is travel more difficult on an African passport?
African travellers are more likely to need a visa
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Why is Thomas Sankara still so popular?
Many young Africans still look up to the man described as 鈥淎frica鈥檚 Che Guevara鈥�.
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Why is this Nile dam so controversial?
A massive dam in the River Nile has Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt at loggerheads. But why?
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Why is this Burkina Faso town under siege?
Djibo residents say they are starving due to a blockade by jihadist insurgents
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Why is there snow and drought at the same time in Southern Africa?
A few days ago, snow hit several parts of South Africa, claiming two lives
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Why is there secrecy around Kenyan soldiers killed in Somalia?
One family burying their brother ask why the government hasn鈥檛 recognised his sacrifice
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Why is there an insurgency in Mozambique?
They call themselves 鈥渁l-Shabab鈥� - but who are the insurgents fighting in Cabo Delgado?
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Why is there a security crisis in Nigeria?
There is pressure on President Buhari to take control.
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Why is there a deadlock in Somalia?
Delayed elections. Politicians at odds. Violence in Mogadishu. What鈥檚 Somalia come to?
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Why is the UK-Rwanda asylum deal so controversial?
Mixed reactions as courts rule UK government鈥檚 first flight to Rwanda can go ahead
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Why is the Rafah Crossing a complex border point for Egypt?
Since 1979 it has been the one official land border post between Egypt and Gaza
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Why is the hijab causing tension in Nigeria?
Some Christians in Kwara state don鈥檛 want Muslim students to wear a veil while at school.
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Why is the Gulf of Guinea a piracy hotspot?
More and more pirate attacks area happening off the coast of West Africa. But why?
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Why is the flooding in Nigeria so bad this year?
More than 600 people have died in the worst flooding for a decade
