Africa Today
African news and analysis from the BBC's Focus on Africa and Network Africa programmes; the Africa Today podcast contains the day's top stories from the continent - available to download Monday to Friday from 1630 GMT.
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Recent episodes (5)
Monday 09 Nov 09
Mon, 9 Nov 09
Duration:
16 minsWhy doing business with China is good for Africa - we talk to Egypt's investment minister. The first lady of Burkina Faso calls on her peers to help end female circumcision. And, on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall we hear what effects the Cold War had on Africa.
Friday 06 Nov 09
Fri, 6 Nov 09
Duration:
16 minsCalls for a speedy investigation as a spokesman of Kenya's outlawed Mungiki sect is gunned down. CAR opposition accuse President Francois Bozizé of possible polls delays. And why some African men think their roles in contemporary society are under attack.
Thursday 05 Nov 09
Thu, 5 Nov 09
Duration:
16 minsThe International Criminal Court to begin investigating Kenya's post-election violence. The continuing fall-out over the gender of South African athlete Caster Semenya - the president of Athletics South Africa is suspended. And, how common is it for children caught up in conflict to be given up for adoption without parental consent?
Wednesday 04 Nov 09
Wed, 4 Nov 09
Duration:
17 minsKenya's Attorney General admits he is the minister barred from the US. Sierra Leone's health minister is sacked, after appearing in court to answer corruption charges. And land reform hits a snagg in South Africa
Tuesday 03 Nov 09
Tue, 3 Nov 09
Duration:
16 minsFailed foup plotter Simon Mann gets a presidential pardon in Equatorial Guinea. Talks to break the political deadlock in Guinea begin in Ouagadougou as junta leader Dadis Camara shows defiance. And, more problems for South Africa's Congress of the People, as Alan Boesak resigns.
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