Africa Daily

One question to wake up to every weekday morning. One story from Africa, for Africa. Hosted by Alan Kasujja. Ready by early morning, five days a week, Monday to Friday.

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What’s fuelling the deepening rift between Algeria and France?
Diplomatic tensions between the two countries have hit a new low
25 Apr 2025,15 mins
Why is Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in South Africa?
President Cyril Ramaphosa will meet his Ukrainian counterpart in Pretoria today
24 Apr 2025,20 mins
Can the Africa Union help end the war in Sudan?
“We do not believe in taking sides, but we are taking the side of the people of Sudan.”
23 Apr 2025,14 mins
How will Pope Francis be remembered in Africa?
“We’ve had a pope who was able to understand the problems in third world countries.”
22 Apr 2025,15 mins
Is the ‘African Heritage Diet’ more healthy for you?
Researchers found quick health benefits in people who switched to traditional diets
21 Apr 2025,14 mins
How are Africa’s innovators shaping the future of AI?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to generate $3 trillion for Africa by 2030
18 Apr 2025,17 mins
Why are elite British boarding schools opening up in Lagos?
Boarding schools like Charterhouse and Rugby are launching campuses in Nigeria.
17 Apr 2025,20 mins
Why has Ugandan politician Bobi Wine decided to stand in Uganda’s 2026 election?
He stood in the 2021 election, which was marred by allegations of state repression
16 Apr 2025,22 mins
What’s the situation in Darfur two years after Sudan’s war broke out?
"We’re receiving hundreds of victims from Zamzam camp… they do not belong to any military"
15 Apr 2025,21 mins
Sudan: What’s changed after two years of war?
“They came to the point of stalemate… each trying to wear down the other”
14 Apr 2025,17 mins
Why aren’t there more African wildlife filmmakers?
“We want to change the narrative." A new scheme aims to open doors for African filmmakers
11 Apr 2025,19 mins
How is Lesotho responding to President Donald Trump's 50% tariff?
Lesotho is planning to send a high level government delegation to the United States
10 Apr 2025,18 mins
What is stopping women in Africa from inheriting land?
Women own less than 10% of the land in Africa, we look at the reasons why
09 Apr 2025,19 mins
Can football help women prisoners get back on their feet?
“What I’d like is when these girls go back into society, they don’t end up back in prison”
08 Apr 2025,17 mins
Is Somali piracy on the comeback?
“A lot of people... don’t view them as pirates. I think they are defenders of the sea.”
07 Apr 2025,17 mins
How much is South Africa willing to sacrifice for Palestinians?
In 2024 South Africa took Israel to the International Court of Justice over the Gaza war
04 Apr 2025,19 mins
How is Zambia dealing with lead contamination?
For over 30 years, the town of Kabwe has struggled with toxic lead from a former mine
03 Apr 2025,21 mins
What does Africa’s urban population boom mean for its major cities?
Africa’s urban population is expected double to 1.4 billion by 2050
02 Apr 2025,17 mins
Why don’t we know more about Lupus and autoimmune diseases?
“Every day is a daily struggle. From the moment you wake up you are already fatigued”
01 Apr 2025,20 mins
Why does southern Africa experience so many devastating cyclones?
In March Cyclone Jude made its landfall over the district of Mossuril in Mozambique
31 Mar 2025,18 mins
What will Kirsty Coventry’s win mean for Africa?
Last week she was elected President the International Olympic Committee
28 Mar 2025,18 mins
Why are street football tournaments a Ramadan tradition in Egypt?
“No food, no water, throughout the day. It’s just adrenaline and passion!”
27 Mar 2025,16 mins
Is Morocco’s drought changing Eid traditions?
This year King Mohammed VI has urged Moroccans to forgo Eid sacrifices
26 Mar 2025,12 mins
How did the promise of work lead Africans into scam centres in Myanmar?
"It was hell. The worst seven months of my life. I was beaten, humiliated, electrocuted"
25 Mar 2025,21 mins
The man bringing light to remote communities - while tackling plastic waste
“For someone seeing a light bulb for the first time it is like a magic show from heaven”
24 Mar 2025,17 mins
What are the challenges facing Namibia’s first female president?
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah speaks to Africa Daily ahead of her inauguration
21 Mar 2025,19 mins
Why is SADC withdrawing its troops from the DRC?
“It could not by itself stop the advance of M23 without a strong Congolese army"
20 Mar 2025,19 mins
How's Nigeria reacted to a Senator's allegations that she's been sexually harassed?
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has accused the senate’s President of sexual misconduct
19 Mar 2025,20 mins
Western Sahara: what is life like for the Sahrawi refugees?
The indigenous people have lived in camps since they were forced from their land in 1975
18 Mar 2025,16 mins
Why has Mogadishu become a safe haven for many Sudanese doctors?
Sudanese doctors fleeing war are transforming hospital services in the Somali capital
17 Mar 2025,18 mins