Focus on Africa
A podcast by BBC World Service

634 Episodes
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Why has former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo agreed to run in next year's election?
Published: 3/22/2024 -
Women in Sudan: Targets of ongoing sexual violence
Published: 3/21/2024 -
Senegal: President Macky Sall refuses to apologise
Published: 3/20/2024 -
Kidnapped in Nigeria: A personal testimony
Published: 3/19/2024 -
Why were Malawian women abused in Oman?
Published: 3/18/2024 -
Will the Rwandan elections be free and fair?
Published: 3/15/2024 -
Health workers in Kenya go on strike
Published: 3/14/2024 -
Why are Congolese refugees protesting in Rwanda?
Published: 3/13/2024 -
How the recruitment of a Ugandan national to Myanmar turned into a nightmare.
Published: 3/12/2024 -
Why do child abductions keep happening in Nigeria?
Published: 3/11/2024 -
Can African women's pay gap be bridged?
Published: 3/8/2024 -
Will sanctions against Zimbabwe's leader work?
Published: 3/7/2024 -
Will Kenyan police be deployed to Haiti?
Published: 3/6/2024 -
Why has Kenya become part of the trafficking route to South Africa?
Published: 3/5/2024 -
Calls for a war crimes court in Liberia
Published: 3/4/2024 -
Chad: What's going on and what next?
Published: 3/1/2024 -
Ghana passes controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Published: 2/29/2024 -
A landmark deal for Libya. How will it work?
Published: 2/28/2024 -
Why are Malawi's Catholic Bishops critical of the government?
Published: 2/27/2024 -
Why are migrants using Mauritania to get to Europe?
Published: 2/26/2024
Three 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 Audrey Brown. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday.