The African Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has successfully begun rolling out its tariff cuts on 90% of goods in Africa. How will this move impact trade and opportunities on the continent? AfroVerdict host sits down with an economic consultant to get a professional take on the benefits and challenges of this economic policy.

Despite South Africa and Brazil offering peace settlement proposals to the Ukrainian conflict, the West seems to turn a blind eye to them. AfroVerdict host sits down with a Ugandan international relations expert to examine the issue on a deeper level.

With the increasing integration of technology in our lives we observe how robotics become an integral part of our civilization. AfroVerdict host chats with Zimbabwean pupils who've developed prototypes of robots that could take the country's agriculture to a new level, and a South African who shares his experience of living with a prosthetic hand.

Local admirers of "Kush", a potent mixture of cannabis and synthetic additives popular in Sierra Leone, have added a new ingredient to the "recipe". Human bones are now dug up and incorporated into the drug to enhance the psychedelic effect. AfroVerdict host joins a med student and healthcare expert to explore the country's Kush problem.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has held his first press conference of 2024 where he spoke to critical issues, such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, BRICS, Russia-Africa relations and more. AfroVerdict host joins Dr. Philani Mthembu to analyse Lavrov's statements and their implications for the international community.

Not long after the ICJ heard South Africa's genocide case against Israel, Germany openly gave its support to the latter. AfroVerdict host joins a colonial history expert and the Paramount Chief of the Ovaherero people to reminisce about Germany's own genocide in South West Africa.

As we wait for the ICJ to announce its ruling on South Africa's genocide case against Israel, a group of South African lawyers decided to file a lawsuit against the US and the UK for supporting Israel. AfroVerdict host joins the initiator of this lawsuit to get insight into the case and implications thereof for the international community.

Apart from being one of the most popular music genres worldwide, hip hop is a subculture that has spread to every corner of the globe and features elements, such as rap, graffiti, breakdancing and more. AfroVerdict host joins a prominent Africanist who researches hip hop to explore its usage in Africa.

Already in the second week of 2024 the Middle East brings us solemn news. While the ICJ hears South Africa's genocide case against Israel, the US and UK strike Houthi positions in Yemen, causing death and destruction. AfroVerdict host joins a political analyst to examine these developments that have drawn global attention.

The EU threatens African states with withdrawal of cooperation within the EU-ACP agreement, if the countries do not make provisions for LGBT rights in their countries. AfroVerdict host sits down with the founder of a civil society organisation that calls for the abandonment of this agreement to discuss why LGBT trends are frowned upon in Africa.