大象传媒

How is Southern Africa responding to the drought crisis?

Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi have declared drought a national disaster

• 17 mins

What鈥檚 it like living in an air polluted area?

Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa have been found to be Africa鈥檚 leading air polluters

• 15 mins

What is being done to find the missing Chibok girls 10 years on?

82 girls are still missing, their families continue to wait and hope for their return

• 21 mins

What is it like to be the victim of a kidnapping in Nigeria?

A woman tells us she was abducted twice in the capital Abuja on her way home after work

• 24 mins

What鈥檚 life like for the Sudanese one year after war broke out?

18 million are facing food insecurity in the country 鈥� and millions have fled their homes

• 16 mins

What impact is Sudan鈥檚 war having on neighbouring countries?

Chad and South Sudan have taken in hundreds of thousands of refugees

• 19 mins

Could West Africa鈥檚 cocoa crisis spell disaster for farmers and chocolate lovers?

Countries supplying over 60% of the world's cocoa have suffered catastrophic harvests

• 12 mins

Why does racism against black players persist in Spanish football?

A player on a Spanish team made news after he was allegedly subjected to monkey gestures

• 19 mins

Are new banknotes the 鈥榞olden answer鈥� for Zimbabwe鈥檚 currency woes?

A new currency linked to gold will replace the Zimbabwean dollar at the end of the month

• 16 mins

100 Influential Africans 鈥� how is Ibrahima Cheikh Diong trying to shape Africa?

The banker turned politician is now helping African countries face climate disasters

• 21 mins

What is the Nigerian government doing to tackle insecurity?

Last month more than 130 children were kidnapped in one of the largest abductions in years

• 15 mins

Will Togo's political rollercoaster reach a resolution?

President Gnassingb茅's shift to parliamentary system sparks debate on rule extension

• 17 mins

30 years on, have black South Africans got economic justice?

On 27th of April 1994, millions of South Africans voted in the first democratic election

• 19 mins

Thirty years later, have black and white South Africans forgiven each other?

Nelson Mandela promoted dialogue between victims and perpetrators of political violence

• 19 mins

Was Bobrisky jailed because of her transgender identity?

The Nigerian internet personality was sentenced to 6 months in prison for 鈥楴aira abuse鈥�

• 20 mins

What鈥檚 life like for communities living near a cobalt mine in DRCongo?

The 大象传媒鈥檚 new Global China Unit has been looking at a Chinese run mine in the south east

• 17 mins

Kenya floods: how can farmers build resilience?

鈥淕od has already given us a huge reservoir where we can put our water"

• 18 mins

Why aren鈥檛 there more federal governments in Africa?

How does federalism work in Africa?

• 18 mins

What鈥檚 preventing Nigeria鈥檚 Plateau State authorities from keeping people there safe?

Attacks on civilians have persisted for more than two decades

• 19 mins

Why do so many African countries struggle to maintain a supply of electricity?

Millions face frequent power outages that disrupt daily life and economic progress

• 20 mins

Where does donated medicine in Africa really end up?

USAid found that 90% of pharmacies in Liberia sell stolen medicines donated by aid groups

• 21 mins

What鈥檚 really behind Burkina Faso鈥檚 media crackdown?

The government have suspended news outlets like The Guardian, Le Monde and Deutsche Welle

• 21 mins

How will Sierra Leone clamp down on the addictive and lethal drug kush?

Kush is made by mixing various chemicals, one of its ingredients is human bones

• 19 mins

Will Chad鈥檚 elections bring democratic change?

Interim president, Mahamat D茅by, has been declared the winner of this week鈥檚 election

• 18 mins

Should farmers insure themselves against climate disasters?

鈥淭hey would rather put (their) dollar into fertiliser which they need to boost yields鈥�

• 18 mins

Can Cape Verde tempt its diaspora home with its digital hub plans?

鈥淲e鈥檙e creating a new generation of digital entrepreneurs... digital warriors鈥�

• 20 mins

How has Ghana鈥檚 tough anti-LGBTQ+ bill changed life there?

The bill imposes a lengthy prison sentence for anyone identifying as being LGBTQ+

• 19 mins

Darfur: Is a massacre imminent in El Fasher?

鈥淎ll this happened while the international community are watching鈥�

• 19 mins

Should male circumcision in Africa be a personal choice?

"Progressive human rights is that we should let people take their own decision鈥�

• 20 mins

Can Liberia鈥檚 war crimes court bring justice to victims of its civil wars?

An estimated 250,000 people died in the two wars 鈥� but no one has ever been prosecuted

• 18 mins