Kenya in groundbreaking satellite launch
Kenyan government described the launch as a "landmark" achievement.
Kenya is preparing to launch its first-ever earth observation satellite, in what is being described as a landmark achievement. Nation-1, or Taifa-1 in Swahili, is scheduled to be launched next week aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
An NGO has warned that a humanitarian disaster is underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province.
A prominent Algerian journalist has been handed a five year jail term.
And we hear from South African rapper, Nasty C on what inspires him.
(Picture: The Space X falcon 9 rocket. Credit: Getty Images)
Last on
More episodes
Broadcast
- Tue 4 Apr 2023 17:06GMT麻豆社 World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Africa Today Podcast
Download the daily news on your phone
Resident Presidents
Presidents Olushambles and Kibarkingmad's satirical take on the news
Podcast
-
![]()
Focus on Africa
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
