Nearly 40 million voters go to the polls for the next presidential election on the 20th of December in the DR Congo. Incumbent President Félix Tshisekedi is seeking a second, and final, five-year term in office. Do these elections matter and what's at stake?Also what are SDRs and how does the International Monetary Fund allocate them? Are they distributed fairly or not?And what's life like for journalists in Mozambique, following the assassination of a prominent journalist in Maputo?
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Folge vom 18.12.2023DR Congo elections: What's at stake?
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Folge vom 15.12.2023Have 22 Ugandans been trafficked to Myanmar?Uganda's Ministry of Internal Affairs says that at least 22 Ugandans are currently being held captive in Myanmar. The deputy national coordinator for trafficking in persons said they were originally destined for work in Thailand.Somalia secures $4.5 billion debt relief deal from international creditors Plus the recommendations from a Ghanaian study into financial literacy for professional footballers
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Folge vom 14.12.2023Is peace ever possible in DR Congo?A largely unobserved truce in DR Congo, results in heightened tensions between Rwanda and the DRC. There's a presidential election just round the corner, with President Félix Tshisekedi seeking a second, and final, five-year term in office. So, is peace ever possible in the DRC?Also, South African musician Tyla sparks a debate on social media, after describing herself as "coloured". She was talking about her mixed heritage on TikTok. We'll hear a fascinating conversation about the complexities of coloured identity within the South African context.And we meet Rebeca Omordia the Romanian/Nigerian pianist, championing the work of African classical music composers!
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Folge vom 13.12.2023COP 28 : A new deal agreed at the UN Climate summitCOP 28 : A new deal agreed at the UN Climate summit in Dubai. Is it all talk and no implementation?Kenya's ambitious plan to provide employment in other countries for its youth. And will it really take 300 years to end child marriage ?