Africa Weekly

A legacy discussion on the death of the last apartheid president of South Africa, FW De Clerk, as France repatriates colonial artefacts to Benin.

Coming to Africa – Walt Disney launches New Nat Geo Kids initiative. Nigeria’s digital currency eNaira attracts attention since its launching in October. Kenya says ‘no inheritance’ to extracurricular lovers And more interesting facts about Africa

Countries react as a new heavily mutated Covid-19 variant is discovered in South Africa. Tanzania reverses a law that had banned teen mothers from attending school. Also, no vaccine means no access to services to unvaccinated Kenyans. Will this accelerate the uptake of the Covid 19 vaccine?

The UK has been accused of ‘travel apartheid’. Singer and Sauti Sol band member Chimano comes out as gay. Nairobi ranked as the best city to live and work in Africa. Plus a usual dose of interesting facts, from the continent.

Malians against unneighbourly sanctions. Uganda reopened schools after nearly two years of closure. What’s with Kenya and power cuts? Also in this episode, the drama behind weed, an indigenous community and the presidential residency in South Africa

Burkina Faso goes through a military coup. South African scientists believe Omicron marks the beginning of an endemic. We also discuss why mysterious corpses are being discovered in a Kenyan river. Plus, for all our football fans – enjoy a few facts about the Africa Cup of Nations.