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 · 15 May 1997
Myths, misconceptions, denial and the damage that negative stereotypes have caused
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 30 April 1997
Guide to HIV tests and a visit to the testing centre at Mwanza in Tanzania. Also on the programme: the standards of sterilisation in hospital, safe shaving, training traditional birth …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 23 April 1997
People only change their behaviour when they have enough knowledge. A guide to how HIV is transmitted, using condoms and sex education campaigns in Uganda. Also on the programme interviews …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 10 April 1997
What are the reasons for the scale of sexual violence against women and children in Namibia?
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 8 April 1997
Profile of Harry Mashabela, one of South Africa's most prominent black journalists, who has written for The Golden City Post, Drum Magazine and The Johannesburg Star.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 3 April 1997
The causes of Malawi's rapid population increase and its efforts to reduce its growth.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 13 February 1997
The white South African farmers who are finding new pastures in Zambia.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 7 February 1997
Joan Brickhill reports from Harare on the causes of civil servant strikes and how the government's failure to balance public demands with IMF pressure could lead to further industrial unrest.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 2 February 1997
How the kola nut trade grew in prominence in the 19th Century and left a mark on modern day Nigeria.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 24 January 1997
The story of Sierra Leone's civil war viewed from the town of Kabala, which was relatively untouched by war until rebels arrived on 7 November, 1994.