Africa Direct

Af­ter drought and de­for­esta­tion, are goats the an­swer to a farmer’s food fu­ture in Mada­gas­car?

The first FIFA-recog­nised Arab woman to coach men’s foot­ball shares her two love sto­ries – for foot­ball and her hus­band.

Get­ting an an­i­ma­tion se­ries to au­di­ences in Zam­bia takes tal­ent, pa­tience and per­sis­tence.

A poach­er-turned-pro­tec­tor painstak­ing­ly works to con­serve threat­ened sea tur­tles in Ivory Coast.

Pro­fes­sor Marie Claire Yand­ju gives cas­sa­va a makeover to com­bat mal­nu­tri­tion and cli­mate change.

From co-dri­ver to tak­ing the wheel her­self, rook­ie rac­er Queen dri­ves her first race in Rwan­da’s Moun­tain Go­ril­la Ral­ly.

On and off the pitch, Rwan­dan sports re­porter Leonidas’ blind­ness nei­ther de­fines nor de­ters him from the job he loves.

Traf­fic di­rec­tor Joy has a cre­ative way to con­trol cars and counter road rage – she dances her in­struc­tions.

A con­ser­va­tion pi­lot’s sky-high view plays an im­por­tant part in pro­tect­ing the beau­ti­ful Kasi­gau Cor­ri­dor in Kenya.

A mod­ern, cross-na­tion­al young African woman runs a port­fo­lio of ca­reers in Gabon and looks to­wards her fu­ture.