Focus on Africa Podcast
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.
Episodes to download
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Kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren are free
Tue 23 Dec 2025
Parents speak after kidnapped Nigerian children are freed amid fresh abduction reports.
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AFCON is back, and it's changing
Mon 22 Dec 2025
Africa's major football tournament kicks off amid calendar changes and ticketing concerns
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The difficulty of intra-African travel
Fri 19 Dec 2025
Find out why it鈥檚 still so hard and costly for Africans to travel within Africa
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Should more employers grant menstrual leave?
Thu 18 Dec 2025
Authorities in Kenya鈥檚 capital Nairobi to grant female city employees menstrual leave
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DRC rebels to retreat from seized town
Wed 17 Dec 2025
Rebel M23 group to withdraw from Uvira in eastern DR Congo following international outcry
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Deadly floods hit Moroccan city ahead of AFCON
Tue 16 Dec 2025
Search and rescue efforts for missing persons continue after weekend flash floods in Safi
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South Africa's Nama people want mines rehabilitated
Mon 15 Dec 2025
After years of diamond mining, locals say firms haven't done enough to restore their land
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Are weight-loss drugs a magic bullet?
Fri 12 Dec 2025
Weight-loss jabs are gaining popularity in Africa. We follow one women's journey.
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DRC rebels take town despite Trump deal
Thu 11 Dec 2025
Fighting intensifies in east DR Congo despite new peace agreement with Rwanda
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Tanzania crackdown on planned protests
Wed 10 Dec 2025
Why did Tanzania鈥檚 streets remain deserted on the day youth vowed to protest?
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麻豆社 investigates 鈥榳hite genocide鈥� in South Africa
Tue 9 Dec 2025
麻豆社 Africa Eye investigates 鈥榞enocide鈥� claims targeting white farmers in South Africa
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What next after coup attempt in Benin?
Mon 8 Dec 2025
What the coup attempt means for Benin as President Talon says situation is under control.
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'My photos became deepfake porn'
Fri 5 Dec 2025
UN Women recently sounded the alarm on deepfake pornography, a new form of digital abuse
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Zambian influencer imprisoned for hate speech
Thu 4 Dec 2025
Influencer鈥檚 imprisonment raises questions about freedom of speech in Zambia
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Nigeria's kidnapping crisis leaves parents scarred
Wed 3 Dec 2025
Who is behind the kidnappings in Nigeria and what's the government doing about it?
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Is Egypt reasserting its influence in Africa?
Tue 2 Dec 2025
A rare conversation with Egypt's Foreign Minister about Sudan War and the Ethiopia dam
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Zambia President Faces Backlash Over Constitution Amendments
Mon 1 Dec 2025
Civil society groups have concerns about a controversial constitutional review process
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Why Maasai leaders want luxury camp removed
Fri 28 Nov 2025
Maasai leaders take legal action over a luxury safari camp at Kenya's Maasai Mara
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Guinea-Bissau: General sworn in after coup
Thu 27 Nov 2025
Guinea-Bissau鈥檚 army has named a transitional leader after seizing power in a coup
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Mali settles gold mine dispute
Wed 26 Nov 2025
Mali and mining firm Barrick agree a multi-million dollar settlement to end their dispute
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Guinea- Bissau: Rivals claim victory over election
Tue 25 Nov 2025
Rivals claim victory in Guinea-Bissau vote as official results remain pending.
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Selling body parts for 'rituals' in Sierra Leone
Mon 24 Nov 2025
麻豆社 Africa Eye investigates the trade in human body parts in Sierra Leone
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Gender-based violence declared a national crisis in South Africa
Fri 21 Nov 2025
South African women鈥檚 rights groups demanded that GBV be declared a national disaster
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Amhara conflict: Thousands of reports of rape and assault
Thu 20 Nov 2025
Women tell of sexual violence in the war between Ethiopia's army and militias in Amhara
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Did Kenyan authorities use technology to silence Gen Z protestors?
Wed 19 Nov 2025
Amnesty accuses Kenyan authorities of using technology to silence young protestors
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Search continues for schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria's Kebbi State
Tue 18 Nov 2025
The secondary school in Kebbi State, was attacked at dawn and more than 20 students taken
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Are DR Congo and M23 rebels nearing a peace deal?
Mon 17 Nov 2025
The Congolese government and M23 rebels signed a framework agreement for a peace deal
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South Sudan: Why was a powerful vice-president fired?
Fri 14 Nov 2025
South Sudan's President Kiir has sacked Benjamin Bol Mel聽who was tipped as a successor
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Gabon's ex first lady and son get sentenced
Thu 13 Nov 2025
Wife and son of Gabon's ousted leader get 20-year jail terms in two-day corruption trial
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Sierra Leone steps up fight against kush
Wed 12 Nov 2025
Sierra Leone announces a special court and task force to combat the illegal drug, kush
