Africa
Lost in translation: navigating comedy across cultures
Samoan New Zealander Li'I Alaimoana, South African New Zealander Urzilla Carlson and Icelandic comic Ari Eldjárn explore comedy and culture. Video, Audio
Robert Mugabe: from war hero to resignation
To his critics, Robert Mugabe destroyed Zimbabwe in order to keep his job, but to some he will always be seen as a hero who fought for his country's independence. Audio
Robert Mugabe tells nation he won’t stand down
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has declared he will not be standing down. Lawyer and former MP David Coltart suspects that's because he is a proud man, but also because he might have dementia. Video, Audio
President Mugabe digs in
Zimbabwe continues to be in a state of flux after a politically tumultuous few days. Sir Don McKinnon joins the panel to tell us more about the unfolding situation and whether China is playing a role.
…Africa correspondent Debora Patta
With Robert Mugabe ousted as the leader of Zanu PF by the party, what happens next? We cross to Debra Patta for the latest. Audio
Upholding democracy in a place that doesn't exist
New Zealand's Dr Michael Walls has the unusual job of being the chief international observer of presidential elections in Somaliland, a country that has yet to gain international recognition. This… Audio, Gallery
The battle for power in Harare
What now for Zimbabwe as its military places the country's only ever president, 93 year old Robert Mugabe, under house arrest? Kathryn Ryan talks to our Africa correspondent. Audio
US politicians still seeking answers over Niger deaths
The deaths of four American soldiers in Niger early last month in an ambush has prompted questions about what the US is doing in the central African country. The fallout from the incident also… Audio
Calls for NZ to get serious about wildlife crime trafficking
While New Zealand may seem very far away from elephant and rhino country - it is not imnune to trafficking. Fiona Gordon was the lead researcher and co-author of the 2016 "Under the Hammer" report, a… Audio
Africa correspondent Debora Patta
The aftermath of deadly mudslides in Sierra Leone, a journalist killed in South Sudan, and Zimbabwean President's wife granted diplomatic immunity after assaulting a model. Audio
Burkina Faso restaurant attack kills 17 - reports
Seventeen people have been killed and eight wounded in a "terrorist attack" in the capital of Burkina Faso, the government says.
Africa correspondent Debora Patta
An attempted peace deal for South Sudan, the ill-health of Nigeria's President Buhari, and the controversy over a new book on Nelson Mandela by his former doctor. Audio
Nights' Overseas - Uganda
Uganda's Daily Monitor journalist Tabu Butagira reports on the Republic of Uganda, pop. 35,873,253 (est. 2012). Uganda and the United Nations are holding a solidarity conference in Kampala to raise… Audio
Africa correspondent Debora Patta
Deborah Patta reports in on a terror attack in Mali, email leaks from a wealthy family in South Africa who've been accused of acting as a criminal syndicate, and instability between Djibouti and… Audio
Moving past "Afro-pessimism"
The world's media are slowly getting past the stereotypes of poverty, disease and corruption that have characterised coverage of Africa in the past but there's still a way to go, says a media scholar.
…The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu
Kathryn Ryan talks to Charlie English whose new book, The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu, tells the story of the librarians who saved hundreds of thousands of priceless manuscripts from Al Qaeda in 2013.
…Detecting fake drugs
There are over 200 million cases of malaria recorded worldwide every year and it kills more than 400,000 people annually, according to the World Health Organisation.. Although it can be treated by… Audio
Hanging out with Homo Naledi
Scientific understanding of human evolution has received a big jolt with the discovery that primitive hominids may have lived alongside early humans in Africa 300 thousand years ago. The hominids… Audio
Africa correspondent Debora Patta
Just returned from reporting in South Sudan Deborah tells Kathryn Ryan about the famine that's gripped the nation due to its civil war and why South Africa's credit rating has just been downgraded to… Audio
South Africa Correspondent Debora Patta
Debora reports on the famine in South Sudan where 100 thousand people are without food and on the violence which erupted in South Africa's parliament during President Zuma's state of the nation… Audio