Africa with Ade Adepitan
Ade Adepitan travels across Africa, from West Africa and city of his birth - Lagos in Nigeria - through Central and Eastern Africa and on to the deep south of the continent.
Ade is on a journey to uncover how modern Africa is changing. He will visit a vast array of contrasting places on the continent, each providing unique and surprising experiences, from the windswept beauty of Cape Verde to the streets of Mogadishu.
Main Cast
Ade Adepitanas Presenter
Episode Guide
Season 1
- Episode 1: Episode 1
Aired: Feb 3, 2019The first leg of Ade Adepitan's epic four-part journey around Africa takes him from Cape Verde, through Senegal and Ivory Coast to Nigeria. Cape Verde, a group of tiny volcanic islands in the Atlantic, is the westernmost country in Africa. On the bleak and beautiful island of Fogo, Ade visits a community living in the shadow of an active volcano. The last eruption left half the village buried in lava and Ade sees one family's living room which is now half full of black rock.
- Episode 2: Episode 2
Aired: Feb 10, 2019The second leg of Ade Adepitan's epic four-part journey around Africa, a continent undergoing huge change. This leg takes him across Central Africa, from the coast of Gabon, through the giant Democratic Republic of Congo and on to Uganda.
- Episode 3: Episode 3
Aired: Feb 17, 2019Ade begins this leg of his journey in Tanzania, in Selous Game Reserve. He is on the lookout for elephants but numbers in this park have fallen by 90% over the last few decades.
- Episode 4: Episode 4
Aired: Feb 24, 2019Ade concludes his journey by exploring Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, and discovers how much has changed since the downfall of apartheid.