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 (1911)
DR Congo proposes deal to the West
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Nigeria's ex-military leader regrets cancelling election
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Sierra Leone: Who is Hawa Hunt and why was she arrested?
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Kenya slammed for hosting Sudan rebels
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USAID Suspension: Where next for Africa?
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Deadly collapse at Mali gold mine
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African Union members elect new leader
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Why has Sierra Leone imposed a fishing ban?
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The case against Rwanda
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Did Shell ignore clean-up warnings in Nigeria?
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DR Congo sentences over 100 to death
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Will DR Congo ceasefire calls be heeded ?
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South Africa's response to US threats
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Major data breach in Kenya
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Gabon's election: A fresh start?
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Uganda: Military courts ruled 'unconstitutional'
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Trump threatens South Africa funding cut
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Why has a Libyan suspect got Italy's PM investigated?
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What's Africa's reponse to Deepseek?
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US aid cut hits African healthcare
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Rare criticism for Zimbabwe's President
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DR Congo crisis: rebels claim Goma takeover
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Sudanese women suffer sexual violence in Libya
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Mobile tariff hike approved in Nigeria.
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Can Mozambique’s political leaders unite the country?
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Nigeria approves Shell's exit from Niger Delta
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The tragic story of Samantha Pendo
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Why Mali seized gold from a mining giant.
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What next for Mozambique?
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Bodies retrieved from South African mine
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Kenyan court rules suicide criminalisation unconstitutional
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MSF suspends activities in Khartoum hospital.
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Who is behind the border attack in Benin?
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Why is Johannesburg facing a water crisis?
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Violence surges in eastern DRC
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South Africa plans higher alcohol tax
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55 African airlines banned from Europe
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How did Egypt win its battle against hepatitis C?
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Why are more Francophone countries cutting ties with France?
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What can Africa expect from President Trump’s second term?
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How South Africa’s drug trade is rooted in apartheid rule
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Who is behind the abduction of youths in Kenya?
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Ivory Coast : What is “ Ivoirité ” ?
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Why has Air Tanzania been banned from EU Airspace?
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How Sudanese Christians celebrate Christmas in exile
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What is behind recent stampedes in Nigeria?
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Why Malawi seeks billions in unpaid taxes
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Why is piracy on Somalia waters increasing?
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Are Kenyan police managing the Haiti crisis?
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Mass deportation of Sierra Leoneans from Guinea
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