麻豆社

Why is FGM proving so contentious in The Gambia?

A recent bill passed a parliamentary stage to reverse the ban imposed in 2015

• 19 mins

Can there be a peaceful transition to power in Senegal?

Senegal is holding presidential elections on March 24

• 16 mins

How have some Rwandans overcome the trauma of genocide, 30 years later?

Between 800,000 and one million ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed

• 18 mins

What happened to South Africa鈥檚 promise of low-cost housing?

We hear how 3D printed houses are being used to counter a shortage of homes

• 20 mins

Can President Joseph Boakai make Liberia鈥檚 government more honest?

鈥淓verybody wants to see you 鈥� everybody thinks this is an opportunity for employment.鈥�

• 21 mins

Nigeria: What鈥檚 it like when your child is kidnapped?

We hear from the father of one of the many children abducted from a school in Kuriga

• 15 mins

Can a land-for-cash deal save Egypt鈥檚 economy?

The Ras al-Hikma Deal gives the UAE the right to build a new city in Egypt.

• 20 mins

What obstacles still remain for blind students in Africa?

Africa Daily speaks to Amidu Abubakar, Sierra Leone鈥檚 first blind law graduate

• 18 mins

How did a shy elephant charm a local community in Kenya?

Davy the elephant lived with a local community for seven years

• 19 mins

Why are there still so few black women winemakers in South Africa?

30 years after apartheid, black-owned wine brands account for less than 1% of wine sold

• 17 mins

100 Influential Africans: What are the main challenges to doing business in Africa?

"Everything is to be built in Africa. We just need to make things easy"

• 23 mins

Returning to Rwanda 30 years after fleeing the genocide

Victoria Uwonkunda returns to her country of birth to speak to those trying to move on

• 24 mins

Why is identity theft an increasing problem?

Fraud prevention groups say the crime has increased by 356% in South Africa

• 21 mins

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 麻豆社鈥檚 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"

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