We speak to a farmer who had to flee Sudan due to the ongoing conflict, while the UN is warning that 20 million people in the country face severe acute hunger.What makes a good leader? We'll find out from young Burundian leadership coach Iris Irumva.And we bring you the second part of our special looking at the story behind the prison escape of convicted criminal Thabo Bester, a case that has transfixed South Africa.
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Two essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the news from Africa. Hosted by Nkechi Ogbonna.
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Folge vom 15.08.2023Sudan conflict causing food insecurity
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Folge vom 14.08.2023Kenya content moderators seek protectionsA group of data labellers in Kenya want parliament to step in to offer protection from mental trauma caused by reviewing harmful content.Plus, the story of the girl in Mauritania who was arrested for blasphemy over an essay she wrote for school.And how the case of escaped convict Thabo Bester is shining a light on prison privatisation in South Africa.
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Folge vom 11.08.2023Niger: ECOWAS force on standbyECOWAS leaders have ended their emergency summit on the coup in Niger. They say all options are still on the table. They have also called for the immediate activation of a standby force. A new report accuses the Angolan police of serious human rights abuses. And a global survey explores the hopes and aspirations of the world's youth.
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Folge vom 10.08.2023Is there a baguette shortage in Tunisia?Endless queues and empty bakery stalls. Earlier this week, around 200 Tunisian bakers staged a sit-in after a government decision to stop selling them subsidised flour, a move threatening the closure of hundreds of bakeries.Five people, including a police officer have died in violent protests related to the taxi strike in Cape Town, South Africa. We'll hear a first hand account of what it's like to live through the Cape Town minibus taxi strike in South Africa.And we'll also hear from the Nigerian hit singer Flavour who is back on tour in Europe after eight years away. He sheds positive light around crossing the boundaries of tribalism through music.