Africa
UN chooses David Shearer for South Sudan role
The Labour MP David Shearer has been confirmed in his new job of leading the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. Audio
Africa correspondent Debora Patta
Deborah Patta reports in on a humanitarian crisis as millions face starvation in north-eastern Nigeria after being freed from boko haram strongholds. Audio
Joshua Hammer - Covering the world
Joshua Hammer is an experienced international correspondent who's seen history unfold in many parts of the world. He was in Africa when Somalia was unravelling, the genocide in Rwanda was taking place… Audio
SafariSeat: turning bike parts into an open-source wheelchair
Conventional wheelchairs aren't really an option in many parts of Africa; they're too expensive and they just can't handle the conditions. Janna Deeble grew up in Kenya and saw the problem for… Audio
Africa correspondent Deborah Patta
Deborah Patta on the schoolgirls recently released by Boko Haram. Audio
Kelly Chibale: African health innovation, and malaria
Kim Hill talks to Dr Kelly Chibale, Founder and Director of H3D, Africa's first integrated drug discovery and development centre, based at the University of Cape Town. He and his team have potentially… Audio
NZer tells of 'mass panic' as she rescued refugees
A New Zealand aid worker who helped rescue 351 migrants from the Mediterranean Sea two days ago says many risk being sent back to where they came from.
Africa correspondent Debora Patta
A new census of elephants in Africa shows catastrophic results, and could mass protests in Zimbabwe be a test for Robert Mugabe who has ruled the country for 37 years? Audio
African forest elephants could be wiped out in 10 years
The African forest elephant is a smaller species that inhabits tropical forests. The Wildlife Conservation Society says their numbers fell by 65 per cent across the Central African Republic between… Audio, Gallery
Thousands rescued from boats off Libya
More than 6000 refugees and migrants have been rescued off Libya, the Italian coastguard says, in one of the biggest operations of its kind to date
'Scary ass' cows
Why Dr Neil Jordan of the University of New South Wales and the Botswana Predator Conservation Trust is painting fake eyes on cows' bottoms in Africa! Audio, Gallery
Saving lives with drones
Keller Rinaudo of Zipline is using drones to save lives. Its fixed-wing drones are delivering critical medical supplies and blood into remote parts of Rwanda. Audio
Our Own Odysseys - Cakes in Kenya
Going to Africa to meet her sponsor child and volunteer was on Becs Lake's "before-30 bucket list". The owner of Stiletto Studio even managed to share some of her cake making skills. Audio, Gallery
Africa correspondent Deborah Patta
Deborah Patta checks in on Oscar Pistorius' six year jail sentence, two people accused of being affiliated to Isis and planning to blow up Johannesburg's American Embassy, and the escalation of South… Audio
Tour Diary: Estère in Africa
"This is really special for me, because this is the first time I've ever been to Africa, and my father is from here!" Estère Dalton tells a jubilant festival audience in Mozambique. Join the… Video, Audio, Gallery
Fadela Novak-Irons - Refugees in the Warm Heart of Africa
New Zealander Fadela Novak-Irons is just completing a three-month emergency assignment as Senior Emergency Coordinator for UNHCR in Malawi, to help coordinate the refugee response following an influx… Audio
How Kiwi doco makers use film to drive change
Borderless Productions' documentary On the Backs of Women offers a window into the lives of three entrepreneurial women battling poverty in Myanmar. The film has recently won best documentary at the… Video, Audio, Gallery
Africa correspondent Debora Patta
Deborah Patta has the latest on the release of New Zealander Jamal Khan and three Australian colleagues kidnapped in Nigeria last week. Audio
Roger Thurow: The First 1,000 Days
During Pulitzer prize nominee and Wall Street Journal reporter of three decades Roger Thurow’s time as a foreign correspondent he covered famines in Africa. Now he advocates for better nutrition… Audio, Gallery
Brannavan Gnanalingam: spies, travel, and the law
Kim Hill talks to a Wellington lawyer and writer, whose fourth novel is A Briefcase, Two Pies and a Penthouse. Audio
