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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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The Importance of African History
African history and the identity of a continent
28 mins07 Feb 2001
The Future of African History
Why many African history researchers are based outside the continent
28 mins13 Feb 2001
Journalism in Africa
The difficulties and dangers faced by journalists in Africa
29 mins21 Feb 2001
Living with Violence in Algeria
How war has affected the lives of ordinary people in Algeria
29 mins28 Feb 2001
Uganda's Challenger for President Museveni
Violence during Ugandan elections as President Museveni faces off against former physician
29 mins07 Mar 2001
Conflict in Guinea
Why has war broken out in Guinea - and who's behind it?
29 mins14 Mar 2001
A Third Term for Frederick Chiluba?
Zambian people protest against a third term of presidency for Frederick Chiluba
29 mins28 Mar 2001
Arson attack in Nairobi
An arson attack on a Nairobi boys school dormitory kills sixty seven students
30 mins05 Apr 2001
US Abandons Kyoto Protocol
Can Africa survive if the West fails to cut emissions as laid out by the Kyoto protocol?
29 mins04 May 2001
Child Trafficking in Africa
A quarter of a million children are trafficked in central and west Africa each year
29 mins08 May 2001
Africa's Neglected Roads
Accidents on Africa's roads are reaching crisis level
29 mins23 May 2001
The Pan-African Union
A new Pan-African Union is taking shape - but what would it mean to ordinary people?
29 mins30 May 2001
Rebuilding District Six
Excitement mounts in Capetown as plans are announced to rebuild District Six
29 mins06 Jun 2001
The New African Union
How different will the new African Union be to the former Organisation of African Unity?
28 mins11 Jun 2001
Kenya's Coalition Government
President Daniel Arap Moi announces the first coalition government in Kenya's history
28 mins13 Jun 2001
Meles Zenawi on Ethiopia
An interview with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi
29 mins22 Jun 2001
Sierra Leone Refugees
Five Sierra Leone refugees talk about their experiences
29 mins27 Jun 2001
'No Sex Please, We're Kenyan'
Unconventional approaches to Aids prevention in Africa
29 mins18 Jul 2001
Preventing African Arms Imports
Could banning the import of small arms stop Africa's ongoing conflicts?
28 mins25 Jul 2001
Jerry Rawlings Hints at Ghana Coup
Former president Jerry Rawlings hints that Ghana could be heading for a military coup
29 mins01 Aug 2001
Racism in the Spotlight
Racism has tarnished every chapter of African history
28 mins08 Aug 2001
Africa's New Wave of Churches
The spread of evangelical churches sweeping across West Africa
29 mins15 Aug 2001
Dwindling Water Resources in Africa
By 2025, most of North and Sub-Saharan Africa will suffer from severe water shortages
27 mins22 Aug 2001
Privatisation in Africa
Is privatisation creating jobs in Africa - or violating economic and social rights?
28 mins29 Aug 2001
Racism and Xenophobia
Issues around racial hatred, xenophobia and general racial intolerance in Africa
29 mins05 Sep 2001
Lassa Fever in West Africa
Up to 300,000 people every year are infected with Lassa Fever in West Africa
28 mins12 Sep 2001
Cameroon's Language Crisis
Tensions between the francophone majority and the anglophone minority in Cameroon
28 mins19 Sep 2001
Ghana's NGOs in Question
The effectiveness of Non-Governmental Organisations in Ghana
28 mins26 Sep 2001
America's War on Terror
Ten million more Africans could die as an indirect consequence of the 9/11 attacks
28 mins06 Oct 2001
Sierra Leone's Atrocities
Bringing to justice those responsible for atrocities during Sierra Leone's civil war
28 mins08 Oct 2001