African Perspective
British Broadcasting Corporation
Documentaries on all aspects of Africa - from politics to history, from music to conflict.
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BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 23 August 2008
In Mali, as in many African countries, names reflect a complex social fabric of relationships, alliances and status. Celeste Hicks explores hidden identity in a country where family names mean …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 16 August 2008
After the bombing of the World Trade Centre in NY in 2001, the United States encouraged African countries to implement counter terrorism measures. Uganda was among the first to do …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 9 August 2008
2/2 programmes marking the 10th anniversary of the Al Qaeda embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. A look at the long-term impact of the bombings and the post …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 2 August 2008
In 1998, more than 200 died and thousands were injured in simultaneous bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. The targets were US Embassies. In this first of two programmes, …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 26 July 2008
Malian musician Salif Keita is known as the Golden Voice of Africa. He is an albino and his poor eyesight and lack of pigment stopped him from becoming a farmer …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 19 July 2008
A visit to the east of Kenya to explore an unusual but not new phenomenon - Maweto marriages. These are non-sexual unions between two women, one of whom is childless. …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 5 July 2008
Sickle cell disease affects 5% of the world's population. A visit to Ghana to speak to people about what it is like to live with the illness which is a …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 14 June 2008
The tale of a man who woke one day to find himself a chief. Ruth Evans travels with Tanzanian journalist Adam Lusekelo as he returns to his community Tukuyu, in …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 7 June 2008
After an outbreak of xenophobic attacks in South Africa in which 62 people were killed, a look at why there is such hatred for foreigners in the so-called 'rainbow nation' …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 31 May 2008
After the outbreak of xenophobic attacks in South Africa in 2008, African Perspective asks why is there such hatred for foreigners in South Africa.