Nigeria faced surging inflation and living costs in 2024 after President Bola Tinubu ended a fuel subsidy, tripling food and transport prices. Once Africa's largest economy, Nigeria grappled with insecurity and hardship. Analyst Adamu Kabiru and DW's Ben Shemang analyze the country's struggles in 2024 and its outlook for 2025.

Before we ring in the New Year, Living Planet has some answers to your listener questions. Which is better for the environment: reusable or paper coffee cups? And what about the water footprint of the meat industry? Does it really take 15,000 liters of water to produce one kilo of beef? Plus, our favorite moments of 2024.

As Russian president Vladimir Putin marks 25 years in power, experts analyze his country’s influence across Africa. So what is Russia’s historical relationship with the continent of Africa, and how is it manifested on the ground today?

The Inside Europe Secret Santa Speed Date Extravaganza! Consenting correspondents have their names drawn out of a hat in pairs. They then have four minutes before the buzzer goes to find out as much as possible about each other as they can. What could possibly go wrong?!

DW correspondents in Kenya, Zambia, and Ghana speak about Christmas in their countries and what ordinary people think about the coming year 2025.

The Democratic Republic of Congo accuses Apple of using minerals sourced from illegal mining. Local communities impacted by illicit mining explore the consequences of a potential victory against the tech giant. DW's Josey Mahachi and Alex Ngarambe discuss the fallout with Alex Vines from British think tank Chatham House.

ECOWAS has given Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso six months to reconsider their decision to quit the West African bloc. Eddy Micah Jr explores what could happen next and the potential economic, political and social consequences.

On June 10, 2024, tragedy struck Malawi when Vice President Saulos Chilima died in Malawi's deadliest aviation accident. This moment shook the nation to its core, and many questions remain: What role did the weather play? Could this tragedy have been avoided? DW's Mirriam Kaliza and political analyst Khumbo Soko join us for this discussion.

Ever wondered what's the greener, more sustainable choice between a chopped down live Christmas tree or an artificial plastic one? Join us as we find out what to watch out for this Christmas season.

A conversation with the wife of jailed Azerbaijani journalist Farid Mehralizada, another new Prime Minister in France, and Germany’s Chancellor loses a no confidence vote - on purpose. All that, plus an intensely Norwegian concession to Christmas!