EPISODE · May 22, 2026 · 3 MIN
The Africa Week - 22/05/2026
from The Africa Week · host Kelly Mac; Ben Fowler
This week: Alarm over the spread of Ebola in the eastern DRC as cases emerge in neighbouring Uganda. Shockwaves on Kenya's streets and petrol pumps from the war in the Middle East. South Africa invites private companies to revive its rail network. And are cluster bombs being used in northern Mali? References/further reading:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8p2g8yp8dohttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/18/four-reported-killed-30-injured-in-kenyan-fuel-price-protestshttps://www.semafor.com/article/05/15/2026/south-africas-rail-network-opens-to-11-private-firmshttps://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260520-mali-conflict-enters-dangerous-new-phase-with-banned-cluster-bombs-russiatopcastmedia.co.uk
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This week: Alarm over the spread of Ebola in the eastern DRC as cases emerge in neighbouring Uganda. Shockwaves on Kenya's streets and petrol pumps from the war in the Middle East. South Africa invites private companies to revive its rail network. And are cluster bombs being used in northern Mali? References/further reading: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8p2g8yp8do https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/18/four-reported-killed-30-injured-in-kenyan-fuel-price-protests https://www....
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