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)
The two African countries which don’t recognise Palestine
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US deportees to sue Ghana's government
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Togo: Ex Defence Minister arrested
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Guinea: Why the constitutional referendum matters
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UN accuses South Sudanese leaders of 'systematic looting'
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Mali: Fuel tankers set ablaze
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Are treason charges being weaponized in Africa?
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Dubai: BBC investigates deaths of Ugandan women
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Steve Biko inquest reopens in South Africa
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Africa's climate summit: what viable solutions?
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DR Congo declares new Ebola outbreak
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Somali fighters in Kenya spark fears
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Barrier built around Sudan’s el-Fasher city
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South Africa building fire: What happened to survivors?
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Why has Nigeria banned export of shea nuts?
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Mauritania accused of widespread abuses against migrants
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Why has Botswana declared a national health emergency?
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Kenya's starvation cult: New bodies found
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UN: Record number of aid workers killed in 2024
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Exploring Africa-Japan trade ties
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Uganda to take deported migrants from USA
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Increased concerns over missing Ethiopia journalists
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DRC M23 miss peace deal deadline
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Can South Africa's national dialogue help solve its problems?
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Nigeria negotiates $346m arms deal with US
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The Gambia: Why was a baby girl cut?
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Sudan's conflict: The impact on children
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Mali: Another alleged attempted coup
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Activists block foreigners from South African hospitals
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How safe are Zambians at site of toxic spill?
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Deadly clash at Uganda- South Sudan border
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Rwanda agrees migrant deal with the US
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Ghana: resurgence of violence in Bawku
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The women luring girls into sex trade in Kenya
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DR Congo's football deal with FC Barcelona
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What is fuelling Angola's fuel protests?
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Nigeria: Why kidnappers killed 35 hostages despite paid ransoms
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Who is behind a church attack in DR Congo?
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Somalia: The “hole” at the heart of a seized arms ship
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Who are the CAR commanders jailed for war crimes?
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Ghana’s special clinic for cleft lip patients
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How has Goma changed under M23 fighters?
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Can solar power fix South Africa's electricity problems?
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Why Burkina Faso discarded its Electoral Commission
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Sudan: Why North Kordofan is being targeted?
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Cameroon's president seeks re-election at age 92
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Kenyan protests: Impact on mental health
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US deportees causing concern in South Sudan
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Nigeria’s ex-President Muhammadu Buhari dead
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DRC: Inside a mine controlled by M23
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