South Africa's electoral commission (IEC) has published final candidate lists for general elections. Former president Jacob Zuma is free to contest in May's poll. Should the governing ANC be worried? We learn about the illicit organ trade in Western Kenya, with some young people selling their kidneys. And why Ivory Coast has announced a ban on begging in the commercial capital Abidjan. Presenter: Richard Kagoe
Producers: Charles Gitonga, Yvette Twagiramariya, Victor Sylver and Paul Bakibinga
Editor: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

Jacob Zuma to run in South Africa’s general election

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The United States has sanctioned Uganda’s parliament speaker, her husband and others over corruption and rights abuses, but will the imposed restrictions have a wider impact? After the mysterious disappearance of a Zambia parliamentarian who was later found, opposition politicians fear the country’s democracy is under threat. And why is there a power tussle between the Cameroon government and the national football federation over who should be head coach of the national team - the Indomitable Lions.

Will US sanctions on Ugandan officials also damage the country?

It's one year since Bola Tinubu became Nigeria’s President.  Mr Tinubu assumed office during a time of unprecedented challenges for Africa’s most populous country.  How are Nigerian's feeling about his promise of a "renewed hope"?  Somalia is the only sub-Saharan country to carry out the death penalty, where according to Amnesty International executions are on the rise. What's the attitude towards the death penalty there? And Zimbabwe re-launches it's national youth programme, which aims at equipping young people with life skills.  What do young Zimbabweans think?    Presenter: Richard Kagoe
Producers: Joseph Keen, Bella Hassan, Yvette Twagiramariya and Patricia Whitehorne  
Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp
Technical Producer: Phillip Bull
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

Nigeria: One year into President Tinubu’s term in office, how has he fared?

The military junta in Burkina Faso extends its military rule for another five years. So does this mean it is consolidating its power? There have been chaotic scenes in Sierra Leone during the Bar Association’s ballot for a powerful executive, deeply steeped in the country’s politics,  and Gen Z’s desire for promotion in the South African workplace – what are employers doing to accommodate them?

Will Burkina Faso ever become democratic?

It's getting easier to access illegal arms in Kenya which has led to the rise in violent crime, especially in more deprived areas.  What's fuelling the rise in gun crime?  Also, why is Ghana turning to nuclear power? And a documentary explores the reality African students face when they choose to study abroad. Presenter: Richard Kagoe
Producers: Charles Gitonga, Bella Hassan, Yvette Twagiramariya and Rob Wilson
Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

What's behind the rise in violent crime in Kenya?

Kenya has been designated the status of non-NATO ally by the US President Joe Biden, making it the first sub-Saharan African country to receive 
that designation. Learn what it means for Kenya and more widely for Africa. How an initiative in West Africa is improving accountability and transparency in the extraction sector, and a Namibian activist who is advocating for the end of fossil fuels in Africa.

Jacob Zuma to run in South Africa’s general election

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