Africa with Ade Adepitan – BBC2

By Mandy Cooper
( What's on TV )
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Africa with Ade Adepitan
(Image credit: BBC/Seamus McCracken)

The second leg of Ade’s trip takes him to Central Africa and starts with the stunning spectacle of humpback whales off the coast of Gabon.

But as Ade travels through Gabon, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, he hears the familiar story of corrupt leaders plundering their nations’ wealth while their people live in poverty. There are glimmers of hope, though.

In Uganda, which has the youngest population in the world, Ade meets a campaigner determined to end the 33-year rule of its 74-year-old dictator.

Africa with Ade Adepitan - in Virunga National Park with the rangers

Ade in Virunga National park, DRC, with rangers who keep the gorillas safe from poachers

He’s also treated to the glorious sight of orphaned mountain gorillas playing with the wardens who guard them in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park.

TV Times rating: *****

 

Mandy Cooper
Mandy Cooper
TV Times Highlights Editor

As TV Times Highlights Editor I get to hear about all the latest TV shows coming soon. Here at TVT HQ we are in the privileged position of selecting the best programmes from across all the channels and streaming platforms. Our mission is to make it easier for our readers to decide what to watch - and give them lots of choice of genres - all the latest shows, plus some nostalgic choices we call hidden gems, too. My career began with a postgraduate degree in periodical journalism (ahem, yes old school!) in 1991 and I’ve worked in TV media since 2000.