Focus on Africa Podcast
Two essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the news from Africa. Hosted by Nkechi Ogbonna.
Episodes to download
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Sudan's proxy war
Wed 23 Oct 2024
Russia investigates reports that a cargo plane with Russian crew was shot down in Darfur
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Kenya returns refugees to Turkey?
Tue 22 Oct 2024
Four refugees returned to Turkey from Kenya at the request of the Turkish government
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Food poisoning cases rise in South Africa
Mon 21 Oct 2024
South Africa's health department begins investigating food poisoning incidents
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What Kenyan youth make of deputy president's sacking
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Kenyan senators voted to remove the deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, from office
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Nigerian fuel tanker crash kills 153 people
Thu 17 Oct 2024
More than a 150 people have been killed after a fuel tanker exploded in Nigeria
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Fears of food insecurity in northern Nigeria
Wed 16 Oct 2024
How climate change is affecting food production in northeastern Nigeria
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What's the dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon?
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Equatorial Guinea and Gabon ask the International Court of Justice to settle a dispute
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Africa’s deadliest migration route
Mon 14 Oct 2024
Why are migrants ready to take deadly crossing between West Africa and Canary Islands
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Why Eritrea hosted leaders from Egypt and Somalia
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Leaders from Egypt and Somalia have met in Eritrea over tensions in the Horn of Africa
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Zimbabwe in major land ownership shift
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Zimbabwean government to give black farmers titles for land seized from white farmers
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Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast's rocky relationship
Wed 9 Oct 2024
What's going on between between Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast?
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Ethiopia's first female president leaves office?
Tue 8 Oct 2024
Ethiopia’s first female president resigns as conflict intensifies in the Amhara region
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Will Mozambicans in Cabo Delgado vote?
Mon 7 Oct 2024
Mozambicans prepare to elect a new president but voting in Cabo Delgado is not guaranteed
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Chagos Islands: What next after UK hand over?
Fri 4 Oct 2024
What will change following the handover of Chagos Islands to Mauritius by UK?
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Kenya's Deputy President faces impeachment
Thu 3 Oct 2024
Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is facing impeachment proceedings
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Lebanon conflict: A reporter’s witness account.
Wed 2 Oct 2024
As the Middle East crisis escalates how is the chaos of war affecting foreigners?
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DR Congo appeals to the UN
Tue 1 Oct 2024
We'll hear from the DR Congo's newly appointed Foreign Minister
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Devastating impact of cocaine on Cape Verde
Mon 30 Sep 2024
BBC Africa Eye: How some sailors were tricked into smuggling cocaine to Cape Verde
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Inside the Sudan war with the Sudanese army
Fri 27 Sep 2024
Sudan's army launches a major offensive to retake capital Khartoum
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Kenya: ‘excessive force’ used during protests
Thu 26 Sep 2024
Kenyan police accused of using excessive force during protests earlier this year
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Why is galamsey such a big deal in Ghana?
Wed 25 Sep 2024
At least 44 people were injured during a protest against illegal mining, in Ghana
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Why the opposition in Tanzania is concerned by abductions?
Tue 24 Sep 2024
Tanzanian opposition leaders temporarily arrested in bid to stop anti-abduction protest
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What the gender equity bill means for women in Ghana
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Women in Ghana demand implementation of a gender equity bill signed by the president
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Why Nigeria risks floods from waters released by Cameroon
Fri 20 Sep 2024
Eleven states in Nigeria put on flood alert as Cameroon releases dam water
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The abduction of children in South Sudan
Thu 19 Sep 2024
Why are over one thousand children still missing in Pibor, South Sudan?
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Why is Ghana's opposition demanding a voters roll audit ?
Wed 18 Sep 2024
Members of Ghana’s main opposition party protest nationwide for voter register audit
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Will Kenya’s labour deal with Germany work?
Tue 17 Sep 2024
Kenya has struck a deal for skilled and semi-skilled workers to seek jobs in Germany
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Why did Senegal's president dissolve parliament?
Mon 16 Sep 2024
Senegal’s President Faye recently dissolved the opposition dominated National Assembly
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City of Maiduguri submerged in heaviest flooding
Fri 13 Sep 2024
Thousands displaced in northeastern Nigeria after a colllapsed dam caused severe flooding
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Kenya airports: Who is Adani group?
Thu 12 Sep 2024
Kenyan airport workers have protested takeover bid by India’s Adani Group
Resident Presidents
Presidents Olushambles and Kibarkingmad's satirical take on the news
