Minibuzz gets Ugandan society's wheels turning
Want a free ride to work? Hop on the Minibuzz. The only fare to pay is your two cents – that is, your opinion. Passengers on this Kampala-bound minivan are filmed as they discuss the news of the day....
View ArticleTanzania talk radio: Teens, teachers and transactional sex
It’s a Friday afternoon at the studio of Radio Kwizera FM in the rural district of Kasulu, Tanzania. Sixteen year olds Letsia and Ringaniza put on their headphones as they get ready for their weekly...
View ArticleThumbs Up Africa blog 12: Defecating of a different kind
Friends tell me I poop a lot. At least three times a day, they say. That might not be true, but I do have regular bowel movements. That’s fine because I use my daily visit to the loo as a time to...
View ArticleObama urged to prioritize development on Africa trip
Advocacy groups are urging US President Barack Obama to focus on more than just economic development during his trip to Africa, which begins today. They are also hoping that the state visits will be...
View ArticleThree ways of battling climate change
Strategies to fight climate change in Africa We look at how three African countries deal with climate change. Our guests in this show are Felix Kalaba (Zambia), Hector Mongi (Tanzania) and David Nkanga...
View ArticleSurvival International: Ingenious skills of tribal peoples
“From the hunting peoples of Canada to the hunter-gatherers of Africa, tribal peoples have found ingenious ways of surviving over thousands of years,” says Survival International who released a...
View ArticleFrom Africa to Brazil in the hold of a ship
Ornela Mbenga Sebo, a young Congolese woman, escaped in 2011 from a rebel camp in an unidentified location in Africa where she was being held as a slave. She stowed away on board a merchant ship, with...
View ArticleJane Goodall, defender of all primates
Jane Goodall is our guest in this edition of Africa in Progress. The renowned British primatologist and activist, now 79, has taught the world so much about the social lives of chimpanzees.read more
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