Why was Sierra Leone's ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma charged with treason ? He has denied any involvement in an attack which killed about 20 people last November.Where next for Chad after a contested constitutional referendum vote?And renowned cellist Abel Selaocoe on how South African oral traditions are connected to classical music.
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Folge vom 04.01.2024Why was Sierra Leone's ex-president charged with treason ?
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Folge vom 03.01.2024Somalia condemns Ethiopia-Somaliland port dealSomalia has described an agreement that landlocked Ethiopia made with the self-declared republic of Somaliland over sea access as “an act of aggression”. What are the implications for the entire Horn of Africa region? A new succession battle for the Zulu throne has been triggered after a court in South Africa ruled that President Cyril Ramaphosa's official crowning of the new Zulu king last year was unlawful. And we hear why analysts are bullish about online gaming in Africa and believe the market is set to hit the billion-dollar mark by the end of this year.
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Folge vom 02.01.2024Can nuclear energy solve South Africa's power crisis?As South Africa battles increased load shedding, could nuclear energy be the answer to address the crisis?And the BBC's Ian Wafula's backstory to Africa Eye's investigation into how members of the LGBT community in Nigeria are being targeted by criminal gangsAnd we talk to the award-winning Somali director Ahmed Farah on his debut feature film-Ayaalne
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Folge vom 01.01.2024South Africa, Rwanda and Afrobeats in 2024The new year 2024, marks significant anniversaries for two countries. It is 30 years since South Africa held its first democratic election, signalling the dismantling of centuries of violent colonial and racial domination. At the same time, Rwanda was descending into a genocide that would leave up to a million people dead. Today we look back to that time to see how Rwanda and South Africa navigated those years. And Afrobeats has always been popular among the people who made the music. But last year the milestones kept piling up. So what does 2024 have in store for the music genre? We hear from the host of the UK Afrobeats chart show Eddie Kadi, and the Nigerian superstar nicknamed the Queen of Afrobeats, Yemi Alade.