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As Tanzania gears up for elections on 29 October, we hear from two young people about the issues that matter to them and whether youth concerns have been featured in the electoral campaigns.How a young Senegalese footballer's dream of joining a professional club ended in tragedy ...  Show more

A BBC investigation uncovers dozens of social accounts using stolen identities of Somali and Muslim influencers and posting political propaganda content. We hear more about what was uncovered and who might be behind this widespread operation.Chad’s parliament has overwhelmingly a ...  Show more

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is stepping down after a decade in power. Previous elections were marred by violence, but will it be different this time? And what's at stake in this vote? Join host Mohammed Jamjoom. Guests: Fergus Kell - Research analyst in the Africa Programme a ...  Show more

Le Président gabonais Ali Bongo au pouvoir depuis 2009 a été destitué cette semaine par des militaires en charge de sa protection personnelle. Ce coup d'Etat est le huitième en Afrique en 3 ans. Mais peut-il être rapproché des derniers putschs au Mali, au Burkina Faso et au Niger ...  Show more

One week ago, South Africa's Constitutional Court found former President Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt for defying its order to appear at an inquiry into his alleged corruption. Who is the man behind the turmoil and what does this conviction mean for South Africa?

L’Afrique a connu, au cours des dix-huit derniers mois, une vague de coups d’État : au Mali, au Burkina Faso, en Guinée, au Soudan et plus récemment au Niger et au Gabon. Une vague que le président français Emmanuel Macron a qualifié « d’épidémie » à l’occasion de son discours ...