Africa Direct

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African stories by African filmmakers. Perspectives from a diverse continent; storytelling in the hands of local talent.

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From: Africa Direct
Feeling the Game: Rwanda’s blind sports reporter
On and off the pitch, Rwandan sports reporter Leonidas’ blindness neither defines nor deters him from the job he loves.
Published On 10 Jan 2023
From: Africa Direct
Joy In The Traffic: Nigeria’s dancing traffic director
Traffic director Joy has a creative way to control cars and counter road rage – she dances her instructions.
Published On 10 Jan 2023
From: Africa Direct
Conservation From Above: A pilot in Kenya
A conservation pilot’s sky-high view plays an important part in protecting the beautiful Kasigau Corridor in Kenya.
Published On 10 Jan 2023
From: Africa Direct
Making Her Future: A multitalented woman in Gabon
A modern, cross-national young African woman runs a portfolio of careers in Gabon and looks towards her future.
Published On 3 Jan 2023

More episodes

A father-son duo attend to the old colonial Fort of Medine in Mali, preserving history and passing on a legacy.

Hassan Mounpé is a man with big plans for his small peanut-selling business.

Plants, produce and empowerment – a collective response to a community’s needs in Cape Town, South Africa.

A grandmother in Jos, Nigeria goes from breaking rocks for a living to rocking social media with her song.

Kenya’s only ice hockey team must overcome many obstacles to get back on the ice and back into competition after COVID.

A Mozambican boy who builds life-size models of helicopters and cars from wire and cardboard has high ambitions.

Artist Ibrahim Mahama explores historical memories through everyday objects and giant exhibitions in Ghana.

Compiling a dictionary of click-based words, Claudia works to save her grandmother’s dying San, or Bushman, language.

Rwanda’s striking Amasunzu hairstyle, with its crests and partings which once carried messages, is making a comeback.

A Malian contemporary dance company travels to a remote village to integrate traditional dances into their work.