Africa Daily Podcast
One question to wake up to every weekday morning. One story from Africa, for Africa. Alan Kasujja takes a deep dive into the news shaping the continent. Ready by early morning, five days a week, Monday to Friday.
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DRC: Why are people talking about Kabila's return?
Today
It was reported that the former president had travelled to the eastern part of the DRC
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As President Trump marks 100 days in office, what’s Africa learning from his tariff hikes?
Yesterday
Since his inauguration he's deployed his power in a way that compares to few predecessors
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Can storytelling help reconnect diaspora children to their culture?
Monday
"The foods, the sounds, the folktales... Sudan is not lost. It's with us."
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What’s fuelling the deepening rift between Algeria and France?
Friday
Diplomatic tensions between the two countries have hit a new low
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Why is Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in South Africa?
Last Thursday
President Cyril Ramaphosa will meet his Ukrainian counterpart in Pretoria today
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Can the Africa Union help end the war in Sudan?
Last Wednesday
“We do not believe in taking sides, but we are taking the side of the people of Sudan.”
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How will Pope Francis be remembered in Africa?
Last Tuesday
“We’ve had a pope who was able to understand the problems in third world countries.”
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Is the ‘African Heritage Diet’ more healthy for you?
Mon 21 Apr 2025
Researchers found quick health benefits in people who switched to traditional diets
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How are Africa’s innovators shaping the future of AI?
Fri 18 Apr 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to generate $3 trillion for Africa by 2030
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Why are elite British boarding schools opening up in Lagos?
Thu 17 Apr 2025
Boarding schools like Charterhouse and Rugby are launching campuses in Nigeria.
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Why has Ugandan politician Bobi Wine decided to stand in Uganda’s 2026 election?
Wed 16 Apr 2025
He stood in the 2021 election, which was marred by allegations of state repression
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What’s the situation in Darfur two years after Sudan’s war broke out?
Tue 15 Apr 2025
"We’re receiving hundreds of victims from Zamzam camp… they do not belong to any military"
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Sudan: What’s changed after two years of war?
Mon 14 Apr 2025
“They came to the point of stalemate… each trying to wear down the other”
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Why aren’t there more African wildlife filmmakers?
Fri 11 Apr 2025
“We want to change the narrative." A new scheme aims to open doors for African filmmakers
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How is Lesotho responding to President Donald Trump's 50% tariff?
Thu 10 Apr 2025
Lesotho is planning to send a high level government delegation to the United States
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What is stopping women in Africa from inheriting land?
Wed 9 Apr 2025
Women own less than 10% of the land in Africa, we look at the reasons why
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Can football help women prisoners get back on their feet?
Tue 8 Apr 2025
“What I’d like is when these girls go back into society, they don’t end up back in prison”
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Is Somali piracy on the comeback?
Mon 7 Apr 2025
“A lot of people... don’t view them as pirates. I think they are defenders of the sea.”
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How much is South Africa willing to sacrifice for Palestinians?
Fri 4 Apr 2025
In 2024 South Africa took Israel to the International Court of Justice over the Gaza war
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How is Zambia dealing with lead contamination?
Thu 3 Apr 2025
For over 30 years, the town of Kabwe has struggled with toxic lead from a former mine
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What does Africa’s urban population boom mean for its major cities?
Wed 2 Apr 2025
Africa’s urban population is expected double to 1.4 billion by 2050
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Why don’t we know more about Lupus and autoimmune diseases?
Tue 1 Apr 2025
“Every day is a daily struggle. From the moment you wake up you are already fatigued”
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Why does southern Africa experience so many devastating cyclones?
Mon 31 Mar 2025
In March Cyclone Jude made its landfall over the district of Mossuril in Mozambique
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What will Kirsty Coventry’s win mean for Africa?
Fri 28 Mar 2025
Last week she was elected President the International Olympic Committee
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Why are street football tournaments a Ramadan tradition in Egypt?
Thu 27 Mar 2025
“No food, no water, throughout the day. It’s just adrenaline and passion!”
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Is Morocco’s drought changing Eid traditions?
Wed 26 Mar 2025
This year King Mohammed VI has urged Moroccans to forgo Eid sacrifices
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How did the promise of work lead Africans into scam centres in Myanmar?
Tue 25 Mar 2025
"It was hell. The worst seven months of my life. I was beaten, humiliated, electrocuted"
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The man bringing light to remote communities - while tackling plastic waste
Mon 24 Mar 2025
“For someone seeing a light bulb for the first time it is like a magic show from heaven”
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What are the challenges facing Namibia’s first female president?
Fri 21 Mar 2025
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah speaks to Africa Daily ahead of her inauguration
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Why is SADC withdrawing its troops from the DRC?
Thu 20 Mar 2025
“It could not by itself stop the advance of M23 without a strong Congolese army"
