Podcasts by BBC Africa Debate
Current issues that matter to Africa go under discussion and are brought to the attention of a global audience.
Each month an invited audience engages robustly with a distinguished international panel to help inform global perceptions of the continent.
If it matters to Africa, we shall debate it in Africa.
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Can You Trademark Culture? from 2017-10-05T11:33
September's Africa Debate comes from Cape Town, a hub of design and fashion, where we focus on the appropriation of national or traditional designs, crafts and symbols by mostly western high-end...
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Is Uganda the Best Place to be a Refugee? from 2017-06-23T16:44
Uganda is now home to the largest number of refugees in Africa, according to the United Nations refugee agency. More than one million South Sudanese have sought refuge in the country to escape c...
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What Will Fix Africa’s Air Transport? from 2017-05-26T16:19
Often the quickest route from one African country to another is via Europe. More than 80% of airlines operating in the continent are foreign. Can Africa develop an efficient and affordable home-...
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What Will it Take to Rebuild The Gambia? from 2017-04-21T15:28
After more than 20 years under the authoritarian rule of former President Yahya Jammeh, Gambians have great expectations of the new administration. They want a well-performing economy, jobs, goo...
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Is Journalism in Africa Threatened by Fake News? from 2017-02-17T18:34
Plastic rice. Death hoaxes. ‘Marry twice or go to jail’. How can journalists preserve audience trust in an era of social media and – some say – fake news? Do social media platforms have a respon...
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What is Life Like for Women Without Children in Africa? from 2016-11-28T20:18
What are the options for childless couples? And, is choosing not to have children taboo? In many African communities fertility is highly prized and women without children are frowned upon. Infer...
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Should Street Vendors be Regulated? from 2016-09-30T18:10
Over 55% of Africa’s GDP comes from the informal sector, that’s about 80% of the labour force. Many of those are street vendors selling everything from samosas to mobile phone chargers. But are ...
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Is corruption Africa's biggest killer? from 2016-03-29T17:21
Recorded in Dar es Salaam,Tanzania where President John Magufuli has declared war on corruption. Many think corruption is an African problem, but is it worse in other parts of the world? BBC's p...
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Should social media be regulated? from 2016-03-03T13:16
Recorded during the Social Media Week event in Lagos, the programme picks up an issue that is current to the concerns of many Africans who have used social media for political mobilisation and t...
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Has Africa outgrown development aid? from 2015-07-15T13:58
Ten years ago, the UK-government-led Commission for Africa was launched at the British Museum. It coincided with a popular global movement to Make Poverty History in Africa, a revival of Live Ai...
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