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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How deep are the links between India-Nigeria?
Tue 19 Nov 2024
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was recently in Nigeria in bid to promote ties
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Senegal's government claims victory in elections
Mon 18 Nov 2024
The Senegalese government has claimed victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections
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Who are the miners trapped inside a closed mine in South Africa?
Fri 15 Nov 2024
South African authorities cut off supplies to force illegal miners to leave the mineshaft
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EU ends fishing agreement with Senegal
Thu 14 Nov 2024
The EU says it will not renew a fishing agreement with Senegal
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Africa's quest for money at COP
Wed 13 Nov 2024
COP 29: When will African countries get access to loss and damage funds?
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Somaliland election: What do we need to know?
Tue 12 Nov 2024
Somaliland prepares for presidential polls amid regional tension
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Sierra Leone’s loitering laws declared discriminatory
Mon 11 Nov 2024
Why did the ECOWAS Court declare Sierra Leone’s loitering laws discriminatory?
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Mauritians unsure of democracy ahead of elections
Fri 8 Nov 2024
Ahead of elections, what does the recent social media shutdown tell us about Mauritius?
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Violent protests continue in Mozambique
Thu 7 Nov 2024
Day of protests planned by Mozambican opposition against results of disputed election.
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Is it legal to detain children in Nigeria?
Wed 6 Nov 2024
Nigerian authorities have dropped treason and other charges against more than 30 children
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South Sudan's civil servants remain unpaid
Tue 5 Nov 2024
South Sudan’s civil servants and soldiers have gone without salaries for a year
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Piracy returns to Somalia coast
Mon 4 Nov 2024
Pakistani and Iranian fishermen speak to BBC on fears of being kidnapped.
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Opposition wins election in Botswana
Fri 1 Nov 2024
Botswana rejects the political party that has governed for nearly 60 years
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Sudan rape victims die by suicide
Thu 31 Oct 2024
Women have taken their own lives in Sudan's Gezira state after being raped.
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Can Chad crackdown on Islamist militants?
Wed 30 Oct 2024
Chad's president orders a mission to track down militants after an attack on an army base
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Sudan activists accuse RSF of massacre
Tue 29 Oct 2024
Pro democracy activists said more than 100 people have been killed in Sudan
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Will Mozambique's election results be overturned?
Mon 28 Oct 2024
The opposition in Mozambique files a lawsuit demanding a recount of the elections
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LRA Thomas Kwoyelo sentenced : A victim's testimony
Fri 25 Oct 2024
A Ugandan court has sentenced a former rebel group commander to 40 years in prison
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Ethiopia's Tigray region's education system crisis
Thu 24 Oct 2024
Tigray education bureau says 14000 teachers missing two years after civil war ended
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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?
Resident Presidents
Presidents Olushambles and Kibarkingmad's satirical take on the news
