2026-07-25 · For the curious
Africa’s Last Philosopher King
by Sarah Setlaelo
0:00 / 19:02 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
2026-07-21 · Future-gazing
The Stories Shaping Africa’s AI Future
by Scott Timcke
In the tech hubs of Nairobi and Addis Ababa, who gets to decide what the future looks like?
0:00 / 12:31 · Narrator Algieba
2026-07-16 · Smart escape
From Colonial Storage to Open Access
by Furaha Ruguru
0:00 / 19:37 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
2026-07-12 · Behind the news
What is the World Cup For?
by Boima Tucker
When a stadium costs more than a hospital, why does the game inside still feel so essential?
0:00 / 25:39 · Narrator Charon
2026-07-07 · Behind the news
Walking Through the Ruins of French Cameroon
by Zahra Moloo
Can a fictional city hold the memory of a colonial war that was written out of history?
0:00 / 10:28 · Narrator Vindemiatrix
2026-07-03 · Smart escape
The King of Soccer
by Fiifi Anaman
How did a brief visit from the world’s best footballer help a newly independent nation find its own game?
0:00 / 10:34 · Narrator Vindemiatrix
2026-06-29 · Behind the news
Celebrating From a Divided Country
by Duncan Nortier
Can the same pride that unites a stadium also be used to decide who no longer belongs?
0:00 / 6:18 · Narrator Rasalgethi
2026-06-23 · Behind the news
Anticolonialism in the Age of Fragmentation
by Djiguikôrô
Can the aspirations for sovereignty survive when a country begins to pull itself apart?
0:00 / 10:01 · Narrator Gacrux
2026-06-18 · Smart escape
Rock Chalk Algeria
by Maher Mezahi
How did the Algerian national team and a college town in Kansas find such an unlikely kinship?
0:00 / 6:33 · Narrator Sulafat
2026-06-17 · Smart escape
No Stress
by Alasdair Howorth
0:00 / 19:05 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
2026-06-10 · Behind the news
The Left Does Not Need Priests of Purity
by Mazibuko Kanyiso Jara
0:00 / 31:45 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
2026-06-09 · Behind the news
Not All Empires Look the Same
by Cheriese Dilrajh
Can you spot an empire when it arrives through a port?
0:00 / 7:49 · Narrator Rasalgethi
2026-06-03 · Behind the news
Branches Without Roots
by Yusuf Serunkuma
0:00 / 17:06 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix