Focus on Africa
Two essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the big topics and news from Africa, the people behind them, plus an African perspective on global stories. Hosted by Nkechi Ogbonna. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday.
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Kenya gives foreign traders 90-day ultimatum
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Why maps make Africa smaller
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JZyNO on taking Liberia’s sound global
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Is Africa ready for a stronger El Niño?
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US pushes for Sudan arms embargo
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Guinea-Bissau votes to reshape presidency
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Niger arrests soldiers behind failed mutiny
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'My journey with postpartum psychosis'
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African fans pay tribute to Dolly Parton
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US calls for Sudan arms embargo
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Pirate attacks on Somalia's shipping lanes
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Nigeria plans to decriminalise attempted suicide
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Surviving an acid attack
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Moroccan Influencer jailed over public indecency
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Uganda to send troops to Gaza
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Somalia: Humanitarian agency warns malnutrition
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Vote counting underway after Zambia election
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Are placenta practices changing in Africa?
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South Africa seeks reimbursement for migrant deportations
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Conflict, health gaps fuel DRC's Ebola surge
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Beats, ballots and Zambia's election music
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BBC investigates murder of top South African detective
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South Sudan's growing modelling industry
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Hormuz attacks threaten Liberian shipping registry
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Exclusive interview with Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema
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Morocco migrant crossings into Spain's Ceuta
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Exclusive interview with Zambia's Brian Mundubile
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African women turning gaming into a living
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Burkina Faso's Traore on religious extremism
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South Africa proposes strategic oil reserve expansion
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Ethiopians on death row in Saudi Arabia
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WAFCON officially kicks off in Morocco
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Yemi Alade: beyond the music
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Mali insecurity escalates amid jihadist attacks
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Deadly wildfires ravage Algeria
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Ebola: Kenya denies hosting US aid workers
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Remembering the Nelson Mandela legacy
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'Inside our polygamous marriage'
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Sierra Leone drops treason charge against ex-president
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Nigeria abducted teachers and pupils speak
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Sudan court sentences RSF leader Hemedti. What next?
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Wife of Tanzania's Lissu speaks to BBC
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"I'm 23 and losing my hair"
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Nigeria investigates AI and tech firms
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UN warns of Sudan's El-Obeid siege
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DRC: Tshisekedi's third term bid contested
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Africa's last teams standing at the World Cup
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Solo-maxxing: are people opting out of dating?
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Rights group accuses RSF of crimes against humanity in Sudan
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What next after South Africa anti-migrant protests?
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