Focus on Africa

Focus on Africa

Two essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the news from Africa. Hosted by Nkechi Ogbonna. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday.

Focus on Africa

Episodes (968 available)

Focus on Africa, Tanzania strengthens border surveillance against Ebola

Tanzanian Authorities are placing measures amidst Ebola outbreak in Uganda and DRC

30 Jun 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Inside the temporary immigrant camps in South Africa

Thousands of immigrants stuck in temporary camps awaiting to return home

29 Jun 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Why are Kenyan Gen Z’s still protesting?

What began in 2024 as opposition to a Finance bill quicky evolved into something bigger.

26 Jun 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Lenacapavir offering new hope for HIV prevention?

How accessible and affordable is HIV prevention injectable Lenacapavir in Africa?

25 Jun 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Deadline looms for migrants to leave South Africa

SA authorities assure security as June 30 deadline for illegal migrants expulsion looms

24 Jun 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Benin and Niger push toward border reopening

Niger and Benin hold talks to restore ties and reopen border after three year closure

23 Jun 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, What UK PM's resignation means for Africans

Keir Starmer resigns as PM: What could it mean for Africans living in the UK?

22 Jun 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Why I froze my eggs

Across Africa egg freezing is becoming a popular fertility preservation option for women

19 Jun 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, DRC Ebola: stories from the frontline

The BBC reports from the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo

18 Jun 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Russia's security influence in the Central African Republic

What’s Russia's security influence in CAR, a stronghold of Wagner mercenary group?

17 Jun 2026

23 mins

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