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)
Zambian influencer imprisoned for hate speech
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Nigeria's kidnapping crisis leaves parents scarred
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Is Egypt reasserting its influence in Africa?
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Zambia President Faces Backlash Over Constitution Amendments
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Why Maasai leaders want luxury camp removed
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Guinea-Bissau: General sworn in after coup
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Mali settles gold mine dispute
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Guinea- Bissau: Rivals claim victory over election
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Selling body parts for 'rituals' in Sierra Leone
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Gender-based violence declared a national crisis in South Africa
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Amhara conflict: Thousands of reports of rape and assault
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Did Kenyan authorities use technology to silence Gen Z protestors?
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Search continues for schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria's Kebbi State
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Are DR Congo and M23 rebels nearing a peace deal?
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South Sudan: Why was a powerful vice-president fired?
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Gabon's ex first lady and son get sentenced
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Sierra Leone steps up fight against kush
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Can Mali's Junta withstand a jihadist blockade?
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Can Johannesburg reclaim 'hijacked' buildings?
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What will COP30 change for Africa?
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Nigeria pushes back on 'Christian genocide' claims
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Nigeria : Was there an alleged coup plot?
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After the oath, can Tanzania heal its divisions?
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South Africa’s expropriation test case
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Women in Kenya are facing increasing online abuse, says new report
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The Gambia: Can ex-President Jammeh return home?
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Kenyan authorities seize a tonne of methamphetamine
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Will el-Fasher's fall change Sudan?
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Tanzanian elections: What issues are young people concerned about?
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The landmark event in Manchester that changed Africa
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Hundreds of stolen social media identities used to spread propaganda
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Drone attack on Sudan's Khartoum Airport
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Can DRC be declared ebola free?
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Who is Madagascar’s new military leader?
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Raila Odinga's influence beyond Kenya
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Nigeria's presidential pardons spark controversy
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What led to the downfall of Madagascar's president
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Cape Verde’s football team make history
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Militants' blockade paralyses Mali-Senegal trade corridor
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Cameroonians vote in hope and fear
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Madagascar: President asks for year to resolve problems
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Eswatini accepts 10 US deportees
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Darfur: Militia leader convicted of war crimes
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Ghana: Why are children dying in boarding schools?
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Morocco's Gen Z protests rise and spread
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Ex-DRC president sentenced to death
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AGOA: US-Africa trade deal set to expire
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Why is Gen Z protesting in Madagascar?
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Who is Malawi's old next President?
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A landmark deal for HIV jab
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