The Awajun people have lived in the Amazon rainforest for thousands of years but their way of life and environment is under threat from deforestation and unsustainable farming. Now Awajun women farmers have begun mixing old traditions with new technology to make a material which offers an alternative to leather made from animals. The women are working with a fashion company which helps turn the sap from the local Shiringa tree into a rubber-like fabric used in clothes and shoes.

We also find out how one native plant which grows in the desert regions of Niger has been rediscovered by locals. Hansa was previously seen as a food only eaten in desperation but a social enterprise has changed its image. It has now become popular in local cookery and has been found to be both nutritious and sustainable.

Plus, we hear from a member of the Western Apache community in the US who tells us how learning about her native foods has helped both her and her community eat more nutritiously.

Presenter: Myra Anubi Niger reporter: Sasha Gankin Producer/reporter: Claire Bowes Editor: Jon Bithrey Sound engineer: Andrew Mills

(Photo: Members of the Awajun tribe in Peru looking up at a Shiringa tree, Collective Fashion Justice)

Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures that venture into the forest.

Searching for Eden Written, performed and composed by Nyokabi Kariũki Drums - Chris O'Leary Field Recordings taken in Mũrang'a, Kenya

The Final Breath Featuring Robin Elms Produced by Kendra Hanna and Max Jungreis

El Manglar Featuring Paolo Realpe, founder of Muisne Desde Adentro Special thanks to Dr. Pilar Egüez Guevara, co-founder and director of Comidas que Curan (Foods that Heal) Produced by Mickal Aranha

Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

The election was seen as a test of the APC’s popularity given Nigeria’s economic troubles.

Industrialist Aliko Dangote is known as a mild-mannered cement tycoon who often drives himself to business meetings. How did he become the world’s richest black person? Dangote rapidly dominated Nigeria’s cement, sugar, flour and fertiliser markets. He says his mission is to make Nigeria’s economy self-reliant, without requiring Western investment or imports. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng look back on Dangote’s life - from a childhood selling sweets in the playground to becoming a watchword for success in Nigeria. Then they decide if they think he’s good, bad, or just another billionaire.

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The BBC sees first-hand the desperate conditions civilians in Sudan are living through. With the world’s attention trained on the war in Ukraine and the devastation in Gaza, another conflict which has been raging since April 2023 has received comparably little coverage. The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group has taken a horrific toll on the country. Just this month, the head of the UN’s World Health Organization warned that around 25 million people – half of the population – is in need of some form of support, with famine and disease rampant. 12 million people have already been forced from their homes by the war – the highest figure for any conflict in the world.

Host Katya Adler discusses the country’s current plight with the BBC’s former Sudan correspondent James Copnall, and International Correspondent Nawal Al-Maghafi, who was recently granted rare access to visit camps for internally displaced people in Port Sudan and at the Adre border the country shares with Chad.

Producers: Richard Moran, Tom Kavanagh and Alice Aylett Roberts.

Sound Engineers: Pete Wise and Mike Regaard.

Assistant Editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas.

Senior News Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith.

This will bring the Kenyan contingent helping Haitian police fight gangs up to 1,000.

Ruth Cooper, from Exeter, is a volunteer teacher on board the Africa Mercy ship.

Why are all the bees dying? Simon Mitambo, an expert from Kenya's so-called 'Land of Bees', travels from his own affected community to huge industrial farms in search of answers. It is a journey both planetary and personal: without bees, can Simon's world survive?

Presenter: Simon Mitambo Producer: Lucy Taylor Field producer: Mel Myendo Researcher: Georgie Styles Exec Producer: Dan Ashby Sound design and mixing: Jarek Zaba

A Smoke Trail Production for BBC Radio 4.

In the 1960s objects were gathered for the national museum, the question now is what to do with them.

Nine schools in Bugarama in Rwanda will join Jersey walkers to walk a similar distance.

A brazen attack on the capital by al-Qaeda-linked fighters highlights the junta's security issues.

After decades of stalling, the new law is warmly welcomed but some worry how well it will be enforced.

The government says classrooms are being used to accommodate people whose houses have been destroyed.

Michael Lomas is accused of manipulating massive contracts for work on a power station in South Africa.

Footballers playing too many games risks the 'long-term success' of football, says Caf president Patrice Motsepe.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

Jide Awobona says filming at a scrapyard was a "beautiful experience" and he wants to revisit it.

Claude Pivi, Guinea's most wanted fugitive, has been on the run since last year's dramatic prison break.

The 65-year-old pledges not to be a threat to the military junta, which toppled him from power last August.

Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei's killing by her ex-partner revives calls for action on gender-based violence.