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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Episodes (1908)
What next after South Africa anti-migrant protests?
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Tanzania strengthens border surveillance against Ebola
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Inside the temporary immigrant camps in South Africa
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Why are Kenyan Gen Z’s still protesting?
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Lenacapavir offering new hope for HIV prevention?
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Deadline looms for migrants to leave South Africa
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Benin and Niger push toward border reopening
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What UK PM's resignation means for Africans
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Why I froze my eggs
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DRC Ebola: stories from the frontline
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Russia's security influence in the Central African Republic
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Cape Verde's historic World Cup debut
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World Cup: How hate-watching reflects social tensions
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Is the internet dividing men and women?
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Africa's World Cup dream: controversy and opportunity
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DRC: How armed conflict is affecting Ebola response
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Nigeria: Freed from Boko Haram
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African prisoners of war in Ukraine
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‘More than my ovaries’: Redefining PCOS
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South Africa: what realities face those fleeing xenophobia?
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Nigerian teachers protest school kidnappings
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What's in Ghana's new anti-LGBTQ+ bill?
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Kenyans protest proposed US Ebola facility
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Gigantomastia: Living with my oversized breasts
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Kenya's toxic masculinity influencers
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Ethiopia votes amid press freedom concerns
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Ebola and burial traditions in DRC
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What does it mean to be African?
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Are billionaires good for Africa?
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Who are the Azawad Liberation Front in Mali?
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How Arsenal built a loyal African fan base
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Ebola: how does contact tracing work?
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Who is in charge in Somalia?
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Is African fashion redefining global style?
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Did Trump tarrifs shape China-Africa trade deal?
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Could President Ramaphosa be impeached?
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What came out of the Africa–France summit?
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Botswana President backs Africa-France relations
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'Why I can't stop bleaching my skin'
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Is Ethiopia involved in Sudan war?
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Hantavirus: what you should know
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What Eswatini risks by standing with Taiwan
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Sudanese journalists win World Press Freedom Prize
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'Is diaspora written on my forehead?'
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Uganda sovereignty bill: protection or policing?
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South Africans debate the migrant question
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What’s driving the coordinated attacks across Mali?
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Tanzania’s report on election violence sparks debate
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Why more men are getting paternity tests
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Madagascar: Gen Z arrests fuel doubts over military rule
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