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 · 12 December 2009
More than 20,000 women are raped in Cameroon every year, and many of them are teenagers. What is behind the rise in sexual violence? Women are starting to speak out …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 5 December 2009
Beninese singer-songwriter and activist Angelique Kidjo talks about her music and the campaigns she is involved with, including education for girls and women's rights in Africa.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 28 November 2009
An interview with Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations about the relevance of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (aka CHOGM) is about to take …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 21 November 2009
A report from Zimbabwe on the increasing popularity of church and worship centres around the country. What difference does faith make to 'a country on its knees'? And what role …
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 …