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 · 28 March 2009
Known as "the African Che", revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara was in power in Burkina Faso for only 4 years, but he ushered in an era of profound change before his …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 21 March 2009
What can be done to ensure elections in Africa are credible and peaceful? This year as more than a dozen African countries are holding elections, a discussion on recent elections …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 14 March 2009
A report on the work of a group of modern day African Christian missionaries in a mainly Muslim district of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. They belong to an organisation called …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 7 March 2009
A look at entrepreneurship in Africa. Foreign investment has been pouring into Africa's private sector, outstripping the amount of aid sent. Can this be sustained in the current global recession?
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 28 February 2009
The life and work of the great Senegalese film-maker Ousmane Sembene, is being honoured at the 40th edition of the Fespaco film festival in Ouagadougou. This programme pays tribute by …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 21 February 2009
The 21st February is Robert Mugabe's 85th birthday. This programmes assesses the man who was once affectionately called Uncle Bob through his speeches and interviews, and through the experiences of …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 7 February 2009
A conversation with the award winning Afrikaans writer Andre Brink. He talks about his life, work and his recently published memoirs 'A Fork in the Road'.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 31 January 2009
Taking a voyage on Lake Malawi on board the MV Ilala, a Scottish-built steamer that's been criss-crossing the lake for the past 60 years. Adam Lusekelo meets the captain and …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 24 January 2009
Reactions of Africans to the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States, the first African American president. With everything else he faces, how much can he do …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 15 November 2008
The recently deceased singer Miriam Makeba had a sublime voice, and charmed audiences all over the world. She was also a tireless campaigner, first against apartheid, then against social injustice …