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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Reaction to Senegal's TikTok ban
Fri 4 Aug 2023
The ban follows recent protests and the dissolution of Senegal’s main opposition party
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Kenya: Privacy concerns over eyeball scanning
Thu 3 Aug 2023
Cryptocurrency firm Worldcoin has been banned from registering new users
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How Niger’s coup affects the Sahel
Wed 2 Aug 2023
Burkina Faso and Mali warn ECOWAS not to use force to restore President Bazoum
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Mauritius makes progress against smoking
Tue 1 Aug 2023
Morocco and Madagascar have also made gains against the deadly habit
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ECOWAS threatens action over Niger coup
Mon 31 Jul 2023
ECOWAS has threatened to use force if President Bazoum is not restored
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Why Nigerian doctors are on strike
Fri 28 Jul 2023
Unpaid wages and poor conditions are among Nigerian doctors’ complaints as they strike
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Niger the latest coup in West Africa
Thu 27 Jul 2023
Niger's president still detained by troops and the country's borders are closed
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Devastating wildfires in Algeria and Tunisia
Wed 26 Jul 2023
Algeria battles to contain devastating forest fires that have spread to Tunisia
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Tax evasion costing African countries billions
Tue 25 Jul 2023
African countries are losing billions of dollars due to illicit financial flows
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Situation in Sudan 100 days since fight started
Mon 24 Jul 2023
A hundred days since fighting broke out between Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces
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Football: FIFA Women's World Cup underway
Fri 21 Jul 2023
All eyes on African teams as the FIFA Women’s World Cup gets underway
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Gender: A long journey to equality
Thu 20 Jul 2023
A UN report reveals the stark reality that no country has achieved full gender equality
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Schools in Kenya close over cost-of-living demonstrations
Wed 19 Jul 2023
Some schools in Kenya have been shut indefinitely ahead of cost-of-living demonstrations
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Twitter’s Ghanaian staff without severance pay
Tue 18 Jul 2023
Former employees say Twitter has gone silent on all negotiations regarding payment.
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Call for investigation into Darfur atrocities
Mon 17 Jul 2023
Human Rights Watch wants atrocities committed in Sudan's Darfur region to be investigated
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Opposition boycotts new Sierra Leone parliament
Fri 14 Jul 2023
The APC is refusing to participate in government, alleging fraud in June’s elections
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Is banning protests in Kenya unconstitutional?
Thu 13 Jul 2023
As Kenyan demonstrators defy police, can the authorities legally enforce a protest ban?
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Iran's president begins Africa tour
Wed 12 Jul 2023
President Ebrahim Raisi is visiting Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe
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Senegal: What's driving migrants to leave?
Tue 11 Jul 2023
More than 70 migrants were rescued near Gran Canaria, why do they make these journeys?
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AU troops to leave Somalia by December
Mon 10 Jul 2023
The African Union has started to pull soldiers out of the country
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The Russian schools ready to teach Swahili
Fri 7 Jul 2023
On World Swahili Day, we take a look at how far the east African language has travelled
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South Sudan unveils first-ever election plans
Thu 6 Jul 2023
If it goes ahead, it will be the first election since independence
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Kenya lifts ban on tree cutting
Wed 5 Jul 2023
President Ruto outrages environmentalists after lifting a ban on cutting trees.
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Senegal’s president won't seek third term
Tue 4 Jul 2023
Macky Sall's announcement on Monday had been eagerly awaited by supporters and critics
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Kenya widens access to sex offenders registry
Mon 3 Jul 2023
Employers are now able to check if someone was convicted of sexual offence in Kenya
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Mali: UN peacekeeping mandate to expire
Fri 30 Jun 2023
Mali’s ruling military junta has called on UN forces to leave the country without delay
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Huge inflation ahead of Zimbabwe’s election
Thu 29 Jun 2023
The country is holding presidential elections in August, with the economy a major issue
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Championing African feminism
Wed 28 Jun 2023
We discuss the living legacy of Ghanaian author Ama Ata Aidoo
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Who leads Wagner in Africa now?
Tue 27 Jun 2023
Wagner boss Prigozhin is sent to Belarus, so who is leading his troops in Africa?
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How Sudan's clans endanger Sahel security
Mon 26 Jun 2023
Hemedti and al-Burhan's clan ties threaten to push Sudan's civil war beyond its borders
Resident Presidents
Presidents Olushambles and Kibarkingmad's satirical take on the news
