Zambia's constitutional court says former President Lungu is ineligible for re-election. He alleges political interferenceWe'll look at Operation Serengeti, a multinational attempt to stamp out cybercrimePlus, a BBC investigation into how influencers are spreading disinformation on women's health on TikTokPresenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Victor Sylver and Yvette Twagiramariya in London and Charles Gitonga in Nairobi.
Senior Producer :Paul Bakibinga
Technical Producer: Nick Randell
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
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Folge vom 11.12.2024Zambia's Lungu banned from presidential run
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Folge vom 10.12.2024Can the AU have influence in Libya?Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso, is visiting Libya, in his capacity as chairman of the African Union's committee on the Libyan crisis. His aim is to get the country's rival governments, led by Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah in the west and Marshal Khalifa Haftar in the east, to the reconciliation table. Does the AU have any influence in Libya?Also why are young women in Kenya opting for irreversible surgery as a means of contraception? And a new regulation in Spain giving migrant workers a chance to get their papers in order. Is it good news for all migrants? Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Susan Gachuhi in Nairobi. Bella Hassan and Sunita Nahar in London Technical Producer: Jonny Hall Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
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Folge vom 09.12.2024Ghana elections: How Mahama made a comebackAfter two previous attempts, John Mahama is set to make comeback as Ghana's president. He was the country’s leader from 2012-2016. Ghana’s economy is struggling and corruption endemic. Political analyst Nansata Yakubu explains the huge expectations on a Mahama presidency over the next four years. The menstrual health taboos facing African women athletesAnd the flaw with Africa’s big infrastructure finance models.Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Rob Wilson, Yvette Twagiramariya, Nour Abida and Amie Liebowitz in London. Frenny Jowi in Nairobi Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga Technical Producer: Nick Randell Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
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Folge vom 06.12.2024People in war-torn Sudan need more helpThe BBC's Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet has recently returned from Sudan. It's her second visit to the country since April 2023, when the war broke out between the government army and the paramilitary group, the RSF. Lyse says, the humanitarian sitaution in the country is far worse now than it's ever been. She met and spoke to people displaced by the conflict, including women and children and entreprenuers and bankers too. Also, Zimbabwe's High court rules against a law that denies abortion to children and women raped in marriage or in cases of incestAnd a journey into the Congo Basin where more than 700 new species have been discovered!Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Rob Wilson, Bella Hassan and Sunita Nahar in London Technical Producer: Francesca Dunne Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard