Charles Stewart, whose 1984 film alerted the world to the Ethiopian famine, returns to check whether the people he filmed then are now free from danger.

Trained advice columnist Sheila launches a campaign in Mozambique to promote condoms as sexy contraceptives - not weapons in the fight against HIV and disease.

Nigeria has had some success in getting more women into government and business. But what about in the crowded and often violent slums of Lagos?

Blind musician, Sorie Kondi, from Sierra Leone looks at what's happening with girls' education in his country 10 years after civil war.

In Ivory Coast the national soccer team, the Elephants, helped stop a civil war in 2005. Can the efforts of their top players avert disaster this time?

A female trawler captain in Namibia exemplifies goals set forth for women in the Millennium Development Goals.

In Niger, where more than 80% of the population is illiterate, radio is the main means of mass communication.

Four dynamic Malian musicians use their music to stand up to religious extremism.

A portrait of Colonel Honorine Manyole, commonly known as 'Mama Colonel,' who works for the Congolese police force and heads the unit for the protection of minors and the fight against sexual violence

A gentle portrait by Jean Rouch of the spiritual traditions of a fishing village in the Gulf of Guinea.