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 06 July 09
Mon, 6 Jul 09
Duration:
15 minsMali's army in clashes with al Qaeda Islamists.The elite Scorpions are well and truly dead as a new police service begins work in South Africa today.And ahead of President Obama's visit to sub-Saharan Africa, fears that funding for HIV treatment wont catch up with soaring demand
Fri 03 Jul 09
Fri, 3 Jul 09
Duration:
15 minsAs the African Union summit ends in Sirte, Libya, when are we to see a new African Union Authority? Niger's President Tandja continues his bid for a third term by inaugurating a new constitutional court. A new deal is signed that would see gas from Nigeria in European homes and industries.
Thursday 02 Jun 09
Thu, 2 Jul 09
Duration:
16 minsGuinea Bissau's presidential elections are set for a run off after the first round ends in deadlock. AU leaders discuss a recommendation to withdraw co-operation with the International Criminal Court in all cases involving Africans. What's in a name as Nigeria and Russia's Gazprom combine to form the N word. And, the challenge of delivering healthcare to pregnant women in South Sudan.
Wednesday 01 Jul 09
Wed, 1 Jul 09
Duration:
16 minsAfrican leaders open the AU Summit in Libya. A new political party in Zimbabwe - led by a former finance minister. And Guantanamo Bay's youngest detainee, now in Chad, recalls his incarceration.
Tuesday 30 Jun 09
Tue, 30 Jun 09
Duration:
18 minsA Yemeni passenger jet crashes into the Comoros Archipelago. Also, Amnesty International says oil production in Nigeria has violated human rights. Plus if you thought that mobile phones were just for talking, think again!
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