Podcasts by Spotlight on Africa
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Spotlight on Africa - Ethiopia's triple threat against locusts from 2020-02-20T21:20:30
Ethiopia is currently battling one of its worst locust invasions since 1958. But since then, the country has rolled out a defence system to make sure damage is minimal across the country. Find...
Ethiopia's triple threat against locusts from 2020-02-20T21:20:30
Ethiopia is currently battling one of its worst locust invasions since 1958. But since then, the country has rolled out a defence system to make sure damage is minimal across the country. Find...
Spotlight on Africa - Searching for answers, 15 years after Ghanaians murdered in Gambia from 2020-01-22T18:57:51
In Accra, a new documentary out this January sheds light on the 2005 murders of 56 West Africans in The Gambia – most of them Ghanaians. In I cannot Bury My Father, director Nana-Jo Ndow explo...
Searching for answers, 15 years after Ghanaians murdered in Gambia from 2020-01-22T18:57:51
In Accra, a new documentary out this January sheds light on the 2005 murders of 56 West Africans in The Gambia – most of them Ghanaians. In I cannot Bury My Father, director Nana-Jo Ndow explo...
Spotlight on Africa - UN General Assembly president calls for respect for diversity while promoting shared values from 2019-11-13T16:41:32
The Paris Peace Forum is now underway with around 30 heads of state and leaders of civil society meeting to promote global peace. French President Emmanuel Macron opened the forum on Tuesday b...
UN General Assembly president calls for respect for diversity while promoting shared values from 2019-11-13T16:41:32
The Paris Peace Forum is now underway with around 30 heads of state and leaders of civil society meeting to promote global peace. French President Emmanuel Macron opened the forum on Tuesday b...
Spotlight on Africa - France's Africa Ambition from 2019-11-06T20:32:27
The time to invest in Africa is now. That was the message hammered home at last week’s France-Africa business summit, which saw the French government position itself as a new investment hub fo...
France's Africa Ambition from 2019-11-06T20:32:27
The time to invest in Africa is now. That was the message hammered home at last week’s France-Africa business summit, which saw the French government position itself as a new investment hub fo...
Spotlight on Africa - Can France’s minorities learn from US slavery struggle? from 2019-10-04T16:33:58
In August, America marked 400 years since the arrival of the first Africans in 1619, which started the institution of slavery. In France, observers are questioning whether there are lessons to...
Can France’s minorities learn from US slavery struggle? from 2019-10-04T16:33:58
In August, America marked 400 years since the arrival of the first Africans in 1619, which started the institution of slavery. In France, observers are questioning whether there are lessons to...
Spotlight on Africa - Black model art show challenges France's colour blindness from 2019-09-16T12:01
A recent Paris exhibition honouring forgotten black models of modern art has shone a spotlight on black identity in a society where race remains a controversial subject.
Black model art show challenges France's colour blindness from 2019-09-16T12:01
A recent Paris exhibition honouring forgotten black models of modern art has shone a spotlight on black identity in a society where race remains a controversial subject.
Spotlight on Africa - What's behind Macron's courting of the African diaspora? from 2019-07-20T15:20:47
France has recently made overtures to the African diaspora, inviting them to be the bridge between France and their countries of origin. Critics say it's a move to regain a foothold in the for...
What's behind Macron's courting of the African diaspora? from 2019-07-20T15:20:47
France has recently made overtures to the African diaspora, inviting them to be the bridge between France and their countries of origin. Critics say it's a move to regain a foothold in the for...
Spotlight on Africa - Teenage flight of fancy from Cape Town to Cairo from 2019-05-31T16:33:39
A group of 20 teenagers are set to make aviation history when they fly a light aircraft from Cape Town, South Africa to Cairo in Egypt on 15 June.
Together they will fly the length of...
Teenage flight of fancy from Cape Town to Cairo from 2019-05-31T16:33:39
A group of 20 teenagers are set to make aviation history when they fly a light aircraft from Cape Town, South Africa to Cairo in Egypt on 15 June.
Together they will fly the length of...
Spotlight on Africa - Rwanda's challenging road to reconciliation from 2019-04-21T16:58:04
In the 25 years since the Rwandan genocide, the country has emerged to become one of Africa’s success stories. Its remarkable recovery has stemmed from efforts towards nation-building. But som...
Rwanda's challenging road to reconciliation from 2019-04-21T16:58:04
In the 25 years since the Rwandan genocide, the country has emerged to become one of Africa’s success stories. Its remarkable recovery has stemmed from efforts towards nation-building. But som...
Spotlight on Africa - One month on, Chadian diaspora still angry over French air strikes from 2019-03-22T08:14:41
Chadians living in France and Germany have been demonstrating against French air strikes supporting Chad’s longtime autocratic ruler, Idriss Deby. The strikes on 3 February were intended to pr...
One month on, Chadian diaspora still angry over French air strikes from 2019-03-22T08:14:41
Chadians living in France and Germany have been demonstrating against French air strikes supporting Chad’s longtime autocratic ruler, Idriss Deby. The strikes on 3 February were intended to pr...
Spotlight on Africa - Spreading the word of dementia amongst Nigeria's growing elderly population from 2019-03-10T21:16:55
With one of the largest populations in Africa, Nigeria has nearly 200 million people. And with that is a rise in the number of elderly people, but many are unprepared with seeing loved ones su...
Spreading the word of dementia amongst Nigeria's growing elderly population from 2019-03-10T21:16:55
With one of the largest populations in Africa, Nigeria has nearly 200 million people. And with that is a rise in the number of elderly people, but many are unprepared with seeing loved ones su...
Spotlight on Africa - “No future in Sudan under Bashir” says opposition leader from 2019-02-08T18:43:41
Sudan is on the verge of a new revolution, as protesters angry at President Bashir's 30-year rule, demand change. At least 51 people have been killed since 19 December when anti-government dem...
“No future in Sudan under Bashir” says opposition leader from 2019-02-08T18:43:41
Sudan is on the verge of a new revolution, as protesters angry at President Bashir's 30-year rule, demand change. At least 51 people have been killed since 19 December when anti-government dem...
Spotlight on Africa - Merkel's Africa trip wasn't just about migration & investment, it was a signal to EU partners & German voters from 2018-09-04T10:31:26
German Chancellor Angela Merkel wrapped up a three-day tour to West Africa at the end of August visiting Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria. The trip was seen as part of a new German diplomatic effort...
Merkel's Africa trip wasn't just about migration & investment, it was a signal to EU partners & German voters from 2018-09-04T10:31:26
German Chancellor Angela Merkel wrapped up a three-day tour to West Africa at the end of August visiting Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria. The trip was seen as part of a new German diplomatic effort...
Spotlight on Africa - Forest conservation efforts in Madagascar making poor people even poorer from 2018-07-10T10:05:32
New research investigating conservation efforts in Madagascar says some 27,000 people are suffering from restrictions aimed at maintaining tropical forest. The study, published in the PeerJ jo...
Forest conservation efforts in Madagascar making poor people even poorer from 2018-07-10T10:05:32
New research investigating conservation efforts in Madagascar says some 27,000 people are suffering from restrictions aimed at maintaining tropical forest. The study, published in the PeerJ jo...
Spotlight on Africa - Potentially game-changing malaria testing kit secures Ugandan inventors cash prize from 2018-07-06T17:49:27
A Ugandan team of inventors has won 28,000-euro prize for a device that could revolutionise malaria testing. The Matibabu device tests for malaria without drawing blood using a beam of red lig...
Potentially game-changing malaria testing kit secures Ugandan inventors cash prize from 2018-07-06T17:49:27
A Ugandan team of inventors has won 28,000-euro prize for a device that could revolutionise malaria testing. The Matibabu device tests for malaria without drawing blood using a beam of red lig...
Spotlight on Africa - Zimbabwe's informal workers eye July poll for change from 2018-06-27T12:33:58
Zimbabwe’s informal workers hope to make their voices heard in the country’s presidential election in July. They've been doing so through town hall meetings across the country to urge candidat...
Zimbabwe's informal workers eye July poll for change from 2018-06-27T12:33:58
Zimbabwe’s informal workers hope to make their voices heard in the country’s presidential election in July. They've been doing so through town hall meetings across the country to urge candidat...
Spotlight on Africa - Community radio fights Uganda’s LRA legacy from 2018-06-08T13:22:41
During the 20-year war between the Lord's Resistance Army and government forces in northern Uganda, community stations like Radio Wa used “come home messaging” to encourage abducted children t...
Community radio fights Uganda’s LRA legacy from 2018-06-08T13:22:41
During the 20-year war between the Lord's Resistance Army and government forces in northern Uganda, community stations like Radio Wa used “come home messaging” to encourage abducted children t...
Spotlight on Africa - Is this the man to beat Cameroon's President Biya in this year's elections? from 2018-05-22T09:49:40
Voters in Cameroon are expected to go to the polls in October for presidential elections that will challenge the 35-year-rule of incumbent President Paul Biya. And one man is hoping to bring B...
Is this the man to beat Cameroon's President Biya in this year's elections? from 2018-05-22T09:49:40
Voters in Cameroon are expected to go to the polls in October for presidential elections that will challenge the 35-year-rule of incumbent President Paul Biya. And one man is hoping to bring B...
Spotlight on Africa - Politically motivated violence ahead of Burundi's contentious referendum from 2018-05-15T19:45:03
Burundians go to the polls on 17 May for a controversial constitutional referendum to decide on changes that could extend the president’s term limits. The changes to the constitution could pot...
Politically motivated violence ahead of Burundi's contentious referendum from 2018-05-15T19:45:03
Burundians go to the polls on 17 May for a controversial constitutional referendum to decide on changes that could extend the president’s term limits. The changes to the constitution could pot...
Spotlight on Africa - Cameroon: Pardoned lawyer urges Anglophone groups to hold talks and reconcile diverging views from 2018-05-02T17:27:13
The various Anglophone groups in north west and south west need to come together and talk, setting aside their differences over self-declared independence, federalism or self-determination, ac...
Cameroon: Pardoned lawyer urges Anglophone groups to hold talks and reconcile diverging views from 2018-05-02T17:27:13
The various Anglophone groups in north west and south west need to come together and talk, setting aside their differences over self-declared independence, federalism or self-determination, ac...