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Can digital banking transform the fortunes of Africa鈥檚 youth?

Only 34% of those aged 15 and over have bank accounts

• 16 mins

Has Africa鈥檚 response to drug and alcohol abuse been effective?

The UN says it expects the number of people using drugs in Africa to rise 40% by 2030

• 18 mins

What are the hopes of one of Mozambique鈥檚 most famous authors for his country?

Mia Couto talks politics, being an African 鈥榳hite guy鈥� and the insecurity in the north

• 19 mins

Why hasn鈥檛 Africa got stricter cigarette laws?

The World Health Organisation says the tobacco industry is actively targeting teenagers

• 19 mins

Where to from here for South Africa after the elections?

The ruling ANC lost its parliamentary majority for the first time since 1994

• 19 mins

Why are Ghana鈥檚 foreign scholarship students struggling financially?

Students are protesting after waiting nearly a year for their promised stipends

• 17 mins

Are dowries putting too much pressure on men and women in South Sudan?

Cash or cows are typically given to a woman鈥檚 family before a marriage is agreed

• 20 mins

Is Nigeria's national anthem change an important shift in culture or a political distraction?

President Tinubu signed a bill into law to reintroduce the anthem "Nigeria, We Hail Thee"

• 16 mins

What will the death of Malawi鈥檚 VP Saulos Chilima mean for politics there?

He was flying to an engagement when his plane disappeared from airport radars on Monday

• 15 mins

Why are lions roaming Nairobi's residential streets?

There have been a series of sightings of carnivores near the city鈥檚 national park

• 20 mins

Why do workers in Nigeria feel so strongly about raising the minimum wage?

Unions want a new national minimum wage in the midst of the cost of living crisis

• 16 mins

What has been the lasting impact of Zambia's 1993 football squad plane crash?

18 members of Zambia's promising football squad died - almost the entire team

• 19 mins

Haiti: Will Ruto鈥檚 faith diplomacy work where politics have failed?

President Ruto has asked evangelical pastors to support the deployment of Kenyan police

• 20 mins

Is Africa doing enough to get women involved in science?

There鈥檚 general consensus that women are underrepresented in Africa鈥檚 science sector

• 20 mins

Could power ships be the jolt Africa needs to help overcome its energy challenges?

These ships function as floating power plants to countries with electricity shortages

• 14 mins

How did three Americans end up on trial for a coup attempt in the DRC?

More than 50 people are being tried for what the army are calling an attempted coup

• 14 mins

Are liberation movements still relevant in Africa?

Africa's oldest liberation party, the ANC, recently lost its parliamentary majority

• 19 mins

Why are some parents in Nigeria using harmful skin lightening products on their children?

The owner of a skin care business says she gets requests from mums for these creams

• 19 mins

What will it take to end music-related killings in Lesotho?

The Lesotho government has introduced new measures to end violence among Famo musicians

• 17 mins

How did Kenya's Gen Z protests stop the finance bill?

After protests spread across Kenya, President Ruto agreed not to sign the bill into law

• 22 mins

Is Zimbabwe鈥檚 government clamping down on dissent?

Opposition activists say they have been arrested unjustly and harassed by the police

• 20 mins

Why does Africa perform poorly in mathematics?

A leading African mathematician says 鈥渨e have lost the purpose of mathematics鈥�

• 16 mins

Can South Africa鈥檚 government of national unity really work?

South Africa鈥檚 cabinet ministers will officially take up their posts today

• 21 mins

How has Gorongosa National Park recovered from Mozambique鈥檚 Civil War?

Many animal populations were wiped out 鈥� while local people had no schools or hospitals

• 19 mins

Why are nuclear power plans proving controversial in Africa?

18 African countries want to develop nuclear power stations but face fierce opposition

• 20 mins

Why did one woman make it her mission to travel through Africa on a motorbike?

Udoh Ebaide Joy travelled solo across the continent, from east to west

• 14 mins

Why are some elderly people being accused of being witches and attacked in Kenya?

"You leave your witchcraft or we will kill you鈥�

• 21 mins

How has Brenda Biya鈥檚 kiss on Instagram impacted Cameroon?

The president鈥檚 daughter posted a photo of herself kissing another woman

• 20 mins

How did one man escape the besieged city of El Fasher?

Filmmaker Mohammed Zakaria had stayed behind to document what was happening there

• 19 mins

What exactly do Islamic State linked militants want from Mozambique?

Human Rights Watch says children are being used by insurgents in Mozambique

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