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 (929 available)

Focus on Africa, Hantavirus: what you should know

A WHO representative in Cape Verde speaks about the virus-hit cruise ship

6 May 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, What Eswatini risks by standing with Taiwan

Taiwan’s president Lai Ching-te visits Eswatini despite China’s objection

5 May 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Sudanese journalists win World Press Freedom Prize

A UN award honours Sudanese journalists for courage despite threats to safety and rights

4 May 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, 'Is diaspora written on my forehead?'

We hear from young Africans who moved to the countries their parents once left

1 May 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Uganda sovereignty bill: protection or policing?

Uganda’s new bill could jail citizens for receiving foreign funding without approval

30 Apr 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, South Africans debate the migrant question

Two South Africans debate anti-immigration protests and xenophobic tensions

29 Apr 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, What’s driving the coordinated attacks across Mali?

Mali faces coordinated attacks - what’s behind the growing security concerns?

28 Apr 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Tanzania’s report on election violence sparks debate

Tanzania report says more than 500 people dead in election violence but who is to blame?

27 Apr 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Why more men are getting paternity tests

Paternity testing is becoming increasingly common across Africa

24 Apr 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Madagascar: Gen Z arrests fuel doubts over military rule

Gen Z arrests fuel fears about Madagascar's military regime that took power in 2025

23 Apr 2026

23 mins

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