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 · 14 November 2009
A report from Guinea looking at what the future holds for the country, especially in the context of its vast natural wealth. In spite of the current violence, can the …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 7 November 2009
A look at the violence against women that took place at an opposition rally in Guinea against the military leader Moussa Dadis Camara who had reneged on his promise to …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 31 October 2009
Africans used to build up their homes over time, rather than buying a house outright. But now mortgages to buy houses are growing in popularity in Africa. A look at …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 17 October 2009
A look at the tobacco industry in Malawi. Foreign tobacco buyers are demonised by the country's President for damaging the economy, whereas the US has attacked the use of child …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 10 October 2009
Who was the man behind the larger than life character Francois Luambo Makiadi, aka Franco? A look at the music, life and continuing influence of the Congolese musician, twenty years …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 3 October 2009
Reactions from residents of the Bakassi peninsula as Nigeria hands it back to Cameroon, after years of dispute and a decision by the International Court of Justice. Some people of …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 26 September 2009
Extracts from an interview with the Governor of Nigeria's Central Bank, Lamido Sanusi, about his campaign against fraud and mismanagement. He answers questions put to him on 'Africa Have Your …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 19 September 2009
As Ghana prepares to commemorate the 100th birthday of Kwame Nkrumah, a look at how today his ideologies and beliefs are gaining favour with Ghanaians again. What might it mean …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 29 August 2009
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is the longest serving head of state in both Africa and the Arab world. A discussion on Gaddafi's Libyan revolution, life in Libya today and how Libyans …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 22 August 2009
A visit to Mount Namuli in north-west Mozambique to talk with local Lomwe people about life on the increasingly isolated plateau. There is only one road into the area, but …