Published October 23, 2024

Are Botswana's Diamonds Forever? Has Mozambique's Election Been Rigged? Why does No One Recognise Somaliland? Why did Tarzan Have No African Friends?

By Martine Dennis

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The Year of Elections: Are diamonds forever in Botswana?

Has Mozambique's election been rigged?

Why Does No One Recognise Somaliland's Independence?

Has Anyone Seen Cameroon's President Biya?

Why Did Tarzan Have No African Friends?


  • PATRICK's rocked up in Gaborone to gauge the mood in diamond-rich Botswana as people prepare to vote. He finds that this month's election could present the most serious challenge yet to the ruling party's almost 60 years in power.

  • Have the books been cooked in Mozambique's election? The stakes are high - a $150 billion gas project is on the cards.

  • Somaliland - the breakaway republic - which has no international recognition - is in the eye of a growing storm in the Horn of Africa. A new alliance between Eritrea, Egypt and

    Somalia threatens to isolate Ethiopia. But it's tiny Somaliland - population 6 million - that's central to the current tensions. Its deal with Ethiopia to offer a stretch of coastline in exchange for official recognition has upset everyone in the region. We find out more from PROFESSOR EID ALI AHMED, a senior advisor to the government in Hargeisa.

  • The wellbeing of Cameroon's 91 year- old president has been on many people's minds. A rumour that he'd died went viral. The Yaounde government refuted the rumours and decreed that Cameroonians should not discuss their leader's health or risk prosecution.

    DONU shares her thoughts on nonagenarian leaders and Orwellian decrees.

  • And why did the legendary apeman, TARZAN, have no Africa friends despite being raised in an African jungle? That's the kind of question being considered by BARBARA ANGOPA and her co-host AMAKA UGWUNKWO. They dissect the way black people are portrayed in Hollywood. Check out HOLLYWOOD AFRICANS, available on all major audio platforms.


The Year of Elections: Are diamonds forever in Botswana?

Has Mozambique's election been rigged?

Why Does No One Recognise Somaliland's Independence?

Has Anyone Seen Cameroon's President Biya?

Why Did Tarzan Have No African Friends?


  • PATRICK's rocked up in Gaborone to gauge the mood in diamond-rich Botswana as people prepare to vote. He finds that this month's election could present the most serious challenge yet to the ruling party's almost 60 years in power.

  • Have the books been cooked in Mozambique's election? The stakes are high - a $150 billion gas project is on the cards.

  • Somaliland - the breakaway republic - which has no international recognition - is in the eye of a growing storm in the Horn of Africa. A new alliance between Eritrea, Egypt and

    Somalia threatens to isolate Ethiopia. But it's tiny Somaliland - population 6 million - that's central to the current tensions. Its deal with Ethiopia to offer a stretch of coastline in exchange for official recognition has upset everyone in the region. We find out more from PROFESSOR EID ALI AHMED, a senior advisor to the government in Hargeisa.

  • The wellbeing of Cameroon's 91 year- old president has been on many people's minds. A rumour that he'd died went viral. The Yaounde government refuted the rumours and decreed that Cameroonians should not discuss their leader's health or risk prosecution.

    DONU shares her thoughts on nonagenarian leaders and Orwellian decrees.

  • And why did the legendary apeman, TARZAN, have no Africa friends despite being raised in an African jungle? That's the kind of question being considered by BARBARA ANGOPA and her co-host AMAKA UGWUNKWO. They dissect the way black people are portrayed in Hollywood. Check out HOLLYWOOD AFRICANS, available on all major audio platforms.


The Year of Elections: Are diamonds forever in Botswana?

Has Mozambique's election been rigged?

Why Does No One Recognise Somaliland's Independence?

Has Anyone Seen Cameroon's President Biya?

Why Did Tarzan Have No African Friends?


  • PATRICK's rocked up in Gaborone to gauge the mood in diamond-rich Botswana as people prepare to vote. He finds that this month's election could present the most serious challenge yet to the ruling party's almost 60 years in power.

  • Have the books been cooked in Mozambique's election? The stakes are high - a $150 billion gas project is on the cards.

  • Somaliland - the breakaway republic - which has no international recognition - is in the eye of a growing storm in the Horn of Africa. A new alliance between Eritrea, Egypt and

    Somalia threatens to isolate Ethiopia. But it's tiny Somaliland - population 6 million - that's central to the current tensions. Its deal with Ethiopia to offer a stretch of coastline in exchange for official recognition has upset everyone in the region. We find out more from PROFESSOR EID ALI AHMED, a senior advisor to the government in Hargeisa.

  • The wellbeing of Cameroon's 91 year- old president has been on many people's minds. A rumour that he'd died went viral. The Yaounde government refuted the rumours and decreed that Cameroonians should not discuss their leader's health or risk prosecution.

    DONU shares her thoughts on nonagenarian leaders and Orwellian decrees.

  • And why did the legendary apeman, TARZAN, have no Africa friends despite being raised in an African jungle? That's the kind of question being considered by BARBARA ANGOPA and her co-host AMAKA UGWUNKWO. They dissect the way black people are portrayed in Hollywood. Check out HOLLYWOOD AFRICANS, available on all major audio platforms.


The Year of Elections: Are diamonds forever in Botswana?

Has Mozambique's election been rigged?

Why Does No One Recognise Somaliland's Independence?

Has Anyone Seen Cameroon's President Biya?

Why Did Tarzan Have No African Friends?


  • PATRICK's rocked up in Gaborone to gauge the mood in diamond-rich Botswana as people prepare to vote. He finds that this month's election could present the most serious challenge yet to the ruling party's almost 60 years in power.

  • Have the books been cooked in Mozambique's election? The stakes are high - a $150 billion gas project is on the cards.

  • Somaliland - the breakaway republic - which has no international recognition - is in the eye of a growing storm in the Horn of Africa. A new alliance between Eritrea, Egypt and

    Somalia threatens to isolate Ethiopia. But it's tiny Somaliland - population 6 million - that's central to the current tensions. Its deal with Ethiopia to offer a stretch of coastline in exchange for official recognition has upset everyone in the region. We find out more from PROFESSOR EID ALI AHMED, a senior advisor to the government in Hargeisa.

  • The wellbeing of Cameroon's 91 year- old president has been on many people's minds. A rumour that he'd died went viral. The Yaounde government refuted the rumours and decreed that Cameroonians should not discuss their leader's health or risk prosecution.

    DONU shares her thoughts on nonagenarian leaders and Orwellian decrees.

  • And why did the legendary apeman, TARZAN, have no Africa friends despite being raised in an African jungle? That's the kind of question being considered by BARBARA ANGOPA and her co-host AMAKA UGWUNKWO. They dissect the way black people are portrayed in Hollywood. Check out HOLLYWOOD AFRICANS, available on all major audio platforms.

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