Spotlight on Africa
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Spotlight on Africa

by RFI English

An in-depth look at an important story affecting the African continent today.

35 episodes
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1
Spotlight on Africa: Reflections on the future of the African Union
29:38 Mar 3, 2026
2
Spotlight on Africa: the race for Africa's critical minerals
29:29 Feb 17, 2026
3
Spotlight on Africa: US strikes in Nigeria and fear among the African diaspora
33:05 Feb 3, 2026
4
Spotlight on Africa: Uganda vote and Somaliland recognition roil East Africa
33:13 Jan 20, 2026
5
Spotlight on Africa: Unesco's history of Africa and Sammy Baloji's Congolese history
32:02 Dec 10, 2025
6
Spotlight on Africa: from Sudan’s exodus to South Africa’s G20 and the arts
39:10 Nov 26, 2025
7
Spotlight on Africa: Tanzania’s elections, film, football, and Angélique Kidjo
39:52 Nov 12, 2025
8
Inside Côte d’Ivoire’s pivotal election: voices of hope and uncertainty
37:39 Oct 28, 2025
9
Côte d'Ivoire presidential election 2025: What's at stake?
26:20 Oct 14, 2025
10
DZ Fest brings Algerian culture centre stage in the UK
36:01 Sep 30, 2025
11
Spotlight on Africa: Cameroon votes, Niger Delta oil pollution, South Africa - US ties
32:31 Sep 16, 2025
12
Spotlight on Africa: Rwanda’s new migrant deal, Malawi’s first solar-powered village
31:12 Sep 2, 2025
13
Fanon at 100: reflecting on a revolutionary legacy
34:41 Jul 9, 2025
14
Justice and art: Kenya’s fight against police brutality; Africa’s bold new art fair in Basel
34:10 Jun 24, 2025
15
Silencing dissent in Tanzania, reckoning with genocide in Namibia
23:48 Jun 10, 2025
16
Ramaphosa in Washington: can South Africa - US ties be saved?
26:30 May 27, 2025
17
Africa’s human rights crisis: global silence and the Trump effect
28:40 May 13, 2025
18
Two years of devastation: Sudan’s war claims thousands and displaces millions
26:19 Apr 29, 2025
19
Bringing the beat home: African musicians push for local music production
24:58 Apr 1, 2025
20
Spotlight on Africa: Is the future of aid at risk and ready for change?
27:33 Mar 18, 2025
21
Spotlight on Africa: celebrating female empowerment for Women's History Month
25:07 Mar 4, 2025
22
The crisis in the DRC and the African Union response
21:28 Feb 18, 2025
23
Morocco: bridging Africa and the world through contemporary art
20:04 Feb 4, 2025
24
Africa’s changing diplomacy as G20, Ecowas divisions and new global alliances loom
21:38 Jan 22, 2025
25
DRC takes on Apple: can conflict mineral mining be stopped?
24:33 Jan 8, 2025
26
Young Nigerian entrepreneurs seek to reshape relationship with France
18:26 Dec 13, 2024
27
How harmful stereotypes and media bias are costing Africa billions
22:04 Nov 29, 2024
28
Africans push food systems and climate justice at Cop29
20:48 Nov 15, 2024
29
Cultural exchanges beyond borders as African art gains global interest
17:54 Nov 1, 2024
30
Ghana grapples with crisis caused by world's throwaway fashion
22:37 Oct 18, 2024
31
What are Africa's economic needs amid rising competition between China and the West?
16:01 Oct 4, 2024
32
Zambia leads solar shift amid southern Africa's hydroelectric drought
16:07 Sep 20, 2024
33
Algeria heads to polls: Tebboune favoured amid rights concerns
18:23 Sep 6, 2024
34
Decolonising Beauty campaign honours Africa’s diverse aesthetics
17:11 Aug 23, 2024
35
South African artist Gavin Jantjes on his major retrospective
18:20 Aug 9, 2024
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