Africa
Sudan coup: Thousands take to the streets in protest
Thousands of people have taken to the streets across Sudan to protest against a military coup and demand a return to a civilian-led government.
Reuniting an orphan elephant with her mother, using DNA
Here's what happened when a lonely baby elephant wandered into a village in Burkina Faso in West Africa. IFAW wildlife rescue manager Meredith Whitney tells Jesse Mulligan about the quest to reunite… Audio, Gallery
An undiscovered land - trading with Africa
We've been told New Zealand needs to take some of those trade eggs out of China's basket - and Africa is looking wide open after nations signed a continent-wide pact. But there are difficulties. Audio
Jacob Zuma hands himself in to authorities
The former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma has started his jail term after handing himself into police on Thursday (NZT).
He was sentenced to 15 months in jail for contempt of court on 29 June.
…Africa correspondent Debora Patta
Vaccine inequality and patient waivers could see Africa go the way of India's pandemic crisis. Africa is in dire need of vaccines but they have been snapped up by wealthier countries. Debora also… Audio
Conflict in Tigray - despair downunder
Since November 2020 thousands from Ethiopia's Tigray region have been caught in conflict and fighting. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar. Audio
My Current Song: Love Square, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
My Current Song this morning comes from the saxophonist Nick Atkinson, whose name will be familiar to RNZ listeners from his time on Music 101 and lovers of funk will also be very familiar with his… Audio
Africa correspondent Debora Patta
Debora talks to Kathryn about the new mutant strain of coronavirus that's more contagious first identified in SA becoming the dominant strain in entire Southern African region, the vaccine inequality… Audio
Stand and Deliver (part 4)
Today, in Episode Four of Stand and Deliver, veteran broadcaster Ian Johnstone takes us to another part of Africa as he recalls his visit to Uganda twenty years ago. Audio
Africa Correspondent, Debora Patta
How the African continent is coping with covid and police brutality is in the spotlight in South Africa after the fatal shooting of a young mixed race teenager. Audio
Through the lens: the Samburu people of Kenya
In 2018 photographer Guy Needham lived among the semi-nomadic Samburu people of northern Kenya, under the sacred mountain O'Lolokwe. While there, the Auckland-based photographer shot a series of… Audio
Stand and Deliver (part 1)
The first in a new series in which retired broadcaster Ian Johnstone recalls his tales of travelling in Africa, the first one as a 22 year old, in 1957. Audio
Reflecting on the Mali coup - a Malian-New Zealander's perspective
Malian-New Zealander Boubacar Coulibaly reflects on the significance on the latest coup in Mali in August 2020. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar. Audio
David Abulafia's incredible human history of the oceans
Dr. David Abulafia's new book The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans is global history of humankind told through our relationship with the world's oceans. He joins the show to discuss… Audio
Rwanda uses drones to help catch lockdown transgressors
Rwanda is using drones to broadcast information about Covid-19 prevention - and help catch those breaking lockdown.
Africa correspondent, Debora Patta
Covid-19 and its ramifications in Africa. South Africa has the highest number of cases on the continent. Audio
Looking back during the lockdown - 26 years since the Rwanda genocide
How do you mark and reflect upon a life-changing event while in lockdown? April 6th 1994 - the day when brewing ethnic hatred came to a head in Rwanda and opened the floodgates for a massacre lasting… Audio
Folk history. Reclaiming our 'hidden' musical connections
Multi-instrumentalists, partners, collaborators and music historians Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi join Kathryn Ryan to discuss the (sometimes fraught) musical connections between race… Audio
Fears locust plague in Africa could become more devastating
The United Nations is warning the most devastating plague of locusts in recent history could be on its way in the next few weeks, as the bugs continue to swarm Somalia, and East Africa. Somalia has… Audio
Walking odyssey: Paul Salopek's human journey
Paul Salopek is seven years into a decade long 'Out of Eden' walk, from Africa to South America. In 2013 he set out on foot to retrace the global migration of humankind, from Ethiopia to Tierra del… Audio