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 · 24 May 2008
Umaru Yar Adua was sworn in as Nigeria's President after a controversial election. Has he risen to the challenges of a country plagued by problems of insecurity, constant power cuts …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 17 May 2008
The legacy of landmines in Angola - including the first ever beauty pageant for survivors of landmine accidents.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 10 May 2008
The history of clothing in Egypt, and the impact of both colonisation and globalisation on women's dress in the country.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 26 April 2008
Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher is passionate about preserving Africa's plant species and food crops. Ethiopia's Environmental Protection Authority director general always been wary of intensive farming.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 19 April 2008
Musician Feliciano dos Santos of the Mozambican band Massukos fights against dirty water and unhygienic toilets.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 12 April 2008
What are people doing to improve life in polluted and dirty cities?
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 5 April 2008
Interview with Wangari Maathai who for 30 years has fought to save Kenya's indigenous forests.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 29 March 2008
Alice Muthengi meets Penelope Thloloe, a black ballerina teaching ballet in Johannesburg's Alexandra township.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 22 March 2008
Coup d'etats, civil war, bloodshed and turmoil have fractured Chad's history, with violence a regular feature ever since it gained independence from France in 1960. Stephanie Hancock explores the reasons …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 15 March 2008
What is the impact of noise on city dwellers in Africa?