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Talkabout Africa

The programme looking at the issues behind Africa's biggest headlines

World Service,524 episodes

Episodes

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Who Should Rule Ivory Coast?
Why Alassane Ouattara is the front-runner for the Ivory Coast presidency
29 mins28 Jun 2000
'The Only Country with no Central Government'
Why Somalia is the only country in the world with no central government
29 mins05 Jul 2000
Africa's Access to Aids Drugs
70% of the world's 34 million people living with Aids come from Sub-Saharan Africa
29 mins12 Jul 2000
Living with Violence in Algeria
How ordinary people are coping after the upsurge of violence in Algeria
29 mins19 Jul 2000
Debating an African Union
Is the idea of an African Union worth pursuing?
29 mins26 Jul 2000
Smoking Ban in South Africa
Restrictive anti-smoking laws kick into action in South Africa
29 mins02 Aug 2000
Homosexuality in Africa
Gay people in Africa talk about the issues they face
29 mins09 Aug 2000
Charles Taylor's Blood Diamonds
Liberian president Charles Taylor defends accusations about his illegal diamond deals
29 mins16 Aug 2000
Reparations for Slavery
Discussion on the call for reparations to be made by the West for the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Presenter: Bilkisu Labaran.
29 mins23 Aug 2000
Botswana's Cultural Rift
The cultural chasm between young and old in Botswana
28 mins30 Aug 2000
History of Rwanda
How history was taught in schools prior to the Rwandan genocide
29 mins06 Sep 2000
Africa at the Olympics
Africa's gold medal hopes for the Sydney 2000 Olympics
29 mins14 Sep 2000
Burundi Peace Talks Stall
Why is a peace agreement so elusive in Burundi?
29 mins27 Sep 2000
Corporal Punishment: For or Against?
Should corporal punishment be banned in Africa's schools?
28 mins04 Oct 2000
French Attitudes to Immigration
The challenges faced by African immigrants in France
29 mins11 Oct 2000
Mugabe: 'We Were Caught Napping'
President Robert Mugabe discusses the downturn of the Zimbabwean economy
28 mins19 Oct 2000
Zimbabwe and Matabeleland
Zanu PF loses seats and support in the region of Matabeleland
29 mins27 Oct 2000
Africa and the US
The impact of the US elections on ordinary people in Africa
28 mins01 Nov 2000
Tanzanian Elections
What can be learnt from the Tanzanian election process?
28 mins08 Nov 2000
Ivory Coast's Presidential Elections
People power drives out Ivory Coast's disgraced military dictator Robert Guei
29 mins15 Nov 2000
Mali's Street Children
What can be done to help the street children of Africa?
29 mins22 Nov 2000
Kenya's Deadly Drink
Over 140 Kenyans have died after drinking the illicit liquor Changaa
29 mins29 Nov 2000
A New President for Ghana
The people of Ghana head to the polls to choose President Jerry Rawlings' replacement
29 mins06 Dec 2000
African Human Rights
Human rights in Africa and how they compare to the rest of the world
29 mins13 Dec 2000
The African Fight Against Aids
Africa's achievements in the fight against Aids
29 mins20 Dec 2000
Jerry Rawlings's Last Farewell
Mark Doyle interviews outgoing President of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings
28 mins22 Dec 2000
Is Sex Important?
Talkabout Africa debates how important sex is for a healthy relationship
28 mins10 Jan 2001
What Next for Congo?
President Laurent Kabila's alleged assassination throws DM Congo into crisis.
29 mins16 Jan 2001
Sex, HIV and Aids
Four people with HIV speak frankly about the epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa
28 mins25 Jan 2001
Somalia: 10 Years On
The state of Somalia 10 years on after the collapse of Siad Barre's political regime
29 mins31 Jan 2001