Inside Story

At the annual Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to continue funding development across Africa despite criticism that Beijing is saddling the continent with unsustainable debt. So, what is China's role in Africa's development?  Join host Sohail Rahman. With guests: Hassan Khannenje – Director of the HORN International Institute for Strategic Studies. Antony Goldman – Head of Promedia Consulting. Andy Mok – Senior Research Fellow, Center for China and Globalization.

Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only countries in the world where polio remains endemic. After years of making it difficult for health workers to vaccinate children, the Afghan Taliban has announced a nationwide immunisation campaign. So what's changed? And could the disease finally be eradicated? Join host Mohammed Jamjoom. With guests: Dr Nek Wali Shah Momin - Afghan National Emergency Operations Centre for the Eradication of Polio. Dr Nadeem Jan - Public Health Doctor. Lutfullah Lutf - Researcher & Political Analyst.

For nearly 20 years the U.S, EU and UK have imposed targeted sanctions on Zimbabwean individuals and organisations they claim are involved in human rights violations. But now a UN Special Envoy says it's time for them to be lifted, arguing they've "had an insidious ripple effect on the economy". Should they be stopped, and are they to blame for Zimbabwe's ills? Join host Mohammed Jamjoom. With guests: Obert Gutu - former Zimbabwean Deputy Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs. Piers Pigou - Senior Consultant for Southern Africa, International Crisis Group. Ibbo Mandaza - Director, Southern Africa Political Economy Series Trust.