Africanalysis

This week Gareth and JJ take a look at the strategic shifts in Africa as the US hosts a major military conference in Botswana. They then discuss the intriguing case of a Ugandan tailor who dressed the legendary Lucky Dube, who is now behind bars! Lastly, we journey to Rwanda where a local herder has turned cow tourism into a thriving business.

Somailia gets a UN Security Council seat. Rather unusual for a country that has a UN political assistance mission in place and an AU peacekeeping mission on the ground. Al Shabaab still able to do terrible damage.

Led by local showbiz personalities, Ghanaians take to the streets of the capital demanding an end to power outages. Sound familiar?

How about the most exciting train trip in Africa; The Desert Snake take one 700km across the Sahara Desert carrying iron ore to the Mauritanian port of Nouadhibou.

Who is behind the abductions in Nigeria? On Sunday 160 school pupils were taken in northern central Niger state. And the Burkina Faso junta which promised a return of constitutionality by July has now extended its use for another five years. Also, Kenya's rescue mission in Haiti delayed. This and more as JJ Cornish takes us across Africa's hot spots - brought to you by Johannesburg Business School.

With the landmark 2024 election around the corner in South Africa, Gareth Cliff chats to JJ Cornish who has officially observed elections in no less than 14 African countries – from the Comores to the Congo. We find out what makes elections free and fair, hear some hair-raising stories of narrow escapes and get up close and personal with the internal machinery of a polling station.

In this episode of Africanalysis, brought to you by the Johannesburg Business School, JJ Cornish takes us to the unhappiest country in Africa, we look at Chad’s fractious elections and get an update on the real horror of Darfur’s grinding, destructive genocide.

JJ Cornish joins the team to chat about the anniversary of the civil war in Sudan, Nigeria’s fight for its people against an international corporate, and a bizarre moment from the Beijing half-marathon.

JJ Cornish joins Gareth and Jack for an analysis on the events happening in Sudan and what it means for the country. The team also chat about the power shift happening in Senegal.

An Indian navy rescues a ship pirated in Somalia, the AU talks tough on military takeovers, and a WhatsApp group rescues Malawian women trafficked in Oman.

JJ Cornish details the difficulty for African's to migrate abroad. And, Gareth and JJ debate the importance of getting the right leaders for the right future on the African continent.

JJ Cornish lists the continent’s richest nations - which include Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt. He also rants about the COP conferences, the fossil fuels debate, and non-binding agreements.