Why is Nigerian and South African music so popular?

Afrobeats and Amapiano are two of the most popular genres in Africa and now worldwide

• 21 mins

DR Congo: Could Goma fall to M23 rebels?

100,000s of people have fled fighting between Congolese forces and rebels in recent weeks

• 17 mins

Kelvin Kiptum: what pressures do Kenyan athletes face?

The marathon world record holder died in a car crash aged 24, he will be buried on Friday

• 20 mins

Why are Nigerians protesting about the cost of living?

The cost of many basic necessities have doubled in less than a year.

• 19 mins

How is a satellite internet service aiding the displaced in Sudan?

Sudan’s civil war has intensified amid an internet blackout and aid blockades

• 20 mins

Are South Africa’s troops prepared for the DRC peacekeeping mission?

Two South African soldiers were killed recently in eastern DRC

• 16 mins

How are waste pickers and ‘reclaimers’ joining forces across Africa?

An estimated 15-20 million people make a living picking through garbage

• 20 mins

How is the Nigerian government responding to cost of living protests?

Inflation in Nigeria is now close to 30%, the highest it’s been in almost 30 years

• 21 mins

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr: How tough is it being Freetown’s opposition mayor?

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has been elected twice as mayor, she ran on an environmental ticket

• 20 mins

Can South Africa really benefit from the Russia-China led economic bloc?

South Africa founded BRICS in 2009 together with Brazil, Russia, India and China

• 19 mins

What rights do African employees have when working for multinationals?

Over 6,500 employees of Twitter, now X, were laid off after Elon Musk bought the company

• 19 mins

What will it take for Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado to find peace?

More than 70 children are missing following recent attacks by jihadists, authorities say

• 16 mins

What is the future of the African Games?

The games have been delayed for 8 months because of a dispute between the organisers

• 21 mins

How are Zambians coping with the country’s drought?

Zambia’s President has declared a national disaster because of the prolonged drought.

• 19 mins

Why don't all girls go to school in northern Cameroon?

"They thought... we're not going to be good wives. We would not get husbands to marry us"

• 18 mins

Why are actors in the multi-billion dollar Nollywood struggling in their old age?

Veteran actors have taken to social media to plead for financial support from their fans

• 19 mins

How will the United States' new sanctions affect Zimbabwe?

The US has imposed fresh sanctions, replacing a broader programme introduced decades ago

• 17 mins

Is there an opposition anymore in Chad?

An opponent of Chad's military leader, Mahamat Déby, was recently killed in a shootout

• 14 mins

How easy is it for a rogue fake lawyer to escape detection in Kenya?

Local media have reported that he had won dozens of lawsuits despite not being trained

• 16 mins

Will Kenya police lead a multinational force in Haiti?

President Ruto says he will send 1000 police officers to fight the gangs in Haiti

• 19 mins

Could a coalition government finally bring peace to Libya?

Three prominent leaders in Libya have pledged to form a unified government

• 16 mins

Why is FGM proving so contentious in The Gambia?

A recent bill passed a parliamentary stage to reverse the ban imposed in 2015

• 19 mins

Can there be a peaceful transition to power in Senegal?

Senegal is holding presidential elections on March 24

• 16 mins

How have some Rwandans overcome the trauma of genocide, 30 years later?

Between 800,000 and one million ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed

• 18 mins

What happened to South Africa’s promise of low-cost housing?

We hear how 3D printed houses are being used to counter a shortage of homes

• 20 mins

Can President Joseph Boakai make Liberia’s government more honest?

“Everybody wants to see you – everybody thinks this is an opportunity for employment.”

• 21 mins

Nigeria: What’s it like when your child is kidnapped?

We hear from the father of one of the many children abducted from a school in Kuriga

• 15 mins

Can a land-for-cash deal save Egypt’s economy?

The Ras al-Hikma Deal gives the UAE the right to build a new city in Egypt.

• 20 mins

What obstacles still remain for blind students in Africa?

Africa Daily speaks to Amidu Abubakar, Sierra Leone’s first blind law graduate

• 18 mins

How did a shy elephant charm a local community in Kenya?

Davy the elephant lived with a local community for seven years

• 19 mins