Alastair Leithead

Alastair Leithead

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Africa's Population Explosion 2017

Africa is in the midst of a baby boom - the median age across the continent is just 19. The BBC's Africa correspondent, Alastair Leithead investigates.
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Congo: A Journey to the Heart of Africa 2019

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a vast, mineral rich country the size of Western Europe. Alastair Leithead takes an epic journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the far reaches of the Congo river to explore how history has shaped the Congo of today and uncover the lesser told stories of this beautiful, if troubled country. In the largest rainforest outside of the Amazon he comes face to face with its gorillas and hunts with pygmies, he travels into the heart of the Ebola outbreak with United Nations peacekeepers, and explores the cobalt mines which will drive our electric cars of the future.
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Botswana: Trouble in the Elephant Sanctuary 2019

Allegations of a significant elephant-poaching problem in Botswana have sparked a political row between the president and his predecessor. As Alastair Leithead reports, the issue has ignited a national debate over whether there are too many elephants and whether hunting should be re-introduced.