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For decades, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have faced instability, terrorism, poverty and resource exploitation. Despite expelling French troops post-coups, progress is slow. Eddy Micah Jr. discusses these issues with researcher Malick Sadibou Coulibaly and Evelyn Groenink from ZAM.

The topic of mental health is often overlooked in the workplace. Many employees struggling with mental health issues become unproductive or quit, while some experience discrimination. How should employees and employers approach it? And why is it such an important conversation to have? Eddy Micah Jr talks to Patience Osekre, a psychotherapist in Ghana and Cynthia Kodowu of HR Network Africa.

Significant progress has been made in producing drugs that can help the 26 million people across Africa living with HIV. But access is still difficult, so how can advances in HIV-treatment and research sustainably benefit patients? Eddy Micah Jr talks to Alfred Besa, an expert on HIV/AIDS and a consultant with Humana People to People, and Anna Engomba.

Bandits in northern Nigeria have been using Tiktok, WhatsApp and Facebook to showcase their activities and lifestyle. The Nigerian army has decried their increasing influence. So how serious is the issue and how can it be tackled? Eddy Micah talks to security intelligience expert, Dr. Yahuza Getso, and DW correspondent, Suleiman Mohammed Al-Amin.

Explore Africa's renewable energy potential with insights from the Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report 2024. Despite 685 million people lacking electricity, off-grid solar could power 41% by 2030. Eddy Micah Jr discusses investment opportunities and challenges in Africa's solar sector with Sarah Malm from GOGLA and DW's Thuso Khumalo.

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Ghana’s president has finally signed a 30-year-old gender equity bill into law. It promotes the participation of women in public life from a minimum of 30% to 50% by 2030, which is in line with UN sustainable development goals. But will it actually change anything for the women of Ghana? DW's Josey Mahachi talks to Sheila Minka-Premo, a convenor of the bill and journalist Gifty Andoh Appiah.

Nigerians had hoped the Dangote Petroleum Refinery near Lagos would lower fuel costs, which had shot up after Africa's biggest oil producer scrapped fuel subsidies. But now the Dangote refinery and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) are fighting over the price of fuel sold in Nigeria. Eddy Micah Jr. talks to analyst Ezekiel Uzochukwu and DW's Ben Shemang in Nigeria.

US President Joe Biden's first trip to Africa trip would have taken him to Angola. The trip was canceled at the last minute. But did the planned trip to southern African country come into focus on the eve of a US election have anything to do with the clash of US-China interests? Eddy Micah Jr. talks to political analyst Edmilson Angelo.

South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) has been in place for 100 days after the African National Congress (ANC) party failed to secure a majority for the first time since 1994. Among the 10 coalition partners is the main opposition, the Democratic Alliance (DA). How is the coalition performing? Eddy Micah Jr. talks to analyst Sandile Swana and DW's Thuso Khumalo in South Africa.