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Focus On Africa: The Conversation Episodes

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    Why more young women are choosing BBLs

    It is one of the most dangerous cosmetic procedures.

  2. Why is skin bleaching still common?

    We hear from young Africans who have used products to lighten their skin.

  3. Why is skin bleaching still common?

    The World Health Organisation says Africa has the highest rates of skin bleaching globally.In Congo-Brazzaville and Nigeria,it is estimated that between 60-70% of women bleach their skin

  4. Why are more women giving birth in their forties?

    Now around the world, more women are choosing to delay motherhood.

  5. Why are more men seeking paternity tests

    One clinic in Nigeria told Focus on Africa paternity testing has increased by 28.8% in 2025 compared to the previous year.

  6. Why are more men getting paternity tests?

    One clinic in Lagos told the 麻豆社 that DNA tests had increased by 28.8% from 2025 to 2024

  7. Why are more men getting paternity tests?

    One clinic in Lagos told the 麻豆社 paternity tests have increased by 30% from previous years.

  8. What does it take to succeed as a content creator?

    A study in Kenya found that many young people would choose to be a TikToker or a YouTuber

  9. Tying my tubes to stay child-free

    The UNFPA has warned that human fertility rates are facing an 鈥榰nprecedented decline'

  10. Sudan war: Keeping the sounds of Sudan alive

    We hear from one of Sudan's most influential bands, Aswat Almadina.

  11. Nviiri The Storyteller: "My switch to a dumb phone"

    How many hours a day do you spend on your smartphone?

  12. My journey to open Africa鈥檚 borders

    Travelling within Africa on an African passport remains a challenge.

  13. Kenyan man's nightmare ordeal

    Ukraine says more than 1,400 people from Africa are fighting alongside Russian forces.

  14. Kenyan man's nightmare ordeal

    麻豆社 Focus on Africa podcast host charles Gitonga spoke to a Kenyan man who says he believed he was travelling to Russia to join a basketball team but was instead coerced into millitary service.

  15. Keeping the sounds of Sudan alive

    We hear from one of Sudan's most popular bands as the civil war enters its fourth year

  16. Keeping the sounds of Sudan alive

    We hear from one of Sudan's most popular bands as the war enters its fourth year.

  17. Keeping the sounds of Sudan alive

    As the Sudan war enters its fourth year, we hear from one of the country's most popular bands.

  18. Keeping the sounds of Sudan alive

    We hear from Sudanese musicians on how music has given people hope and healing during the war.

  19. Is African fashion redefining global style?

    Africa鈥檚 booming fashion industry took centre stage at the 2026 Africa Magic.

  20. Is African Fashion redefining global style

    Africans booming fashion

  21. Is Africa fashion redefining global style?

    Is Africa fashion redefining global style?

  22. Iran war: Lebanon's abandoned domestic workers

    Tens of thousands of Africans are trapped in Lebanon under the Kafala system.

  23. Iran war- Hearing from the Afro-Iranian community

    As the US and Israel continue to strike Iran and Lebanon,and Iran targets Tel Aviv and US assets across the Gulf,we look at how Iran's African community has been affected

  24. Iran war - Hearing from the Afro-Iranian community

    How are Iran's African community dealing with the outbreak of the war?

  25. I became a founder - then burnt out

    I became a founder - then burnt out

  26. How do I know I have ADHD?

    As rates of ADHD rise globally, we look at what life is like to live with ADHD in Africa

  27. How do I know I have ADHD?

    Doctors in several African countries have said rates of ADHD are rising.

  28. FOA in conversation

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  29. FOA Deepfakes - TEST second go

    redelivery, update synopsis in iB2

  30. Deepfakes - test delivery

    Testing again after changes by Eng Ops

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