Focus on Africa

A podcast by BBC World Service

370 Episodes

  1. Is it a good Christmas for Ghana's cocoa farmers?

    Published: 12/25/2023
  2. What does the fall of Wad Madani mean for the Sudan conflict?

    Published: 12/22/2023
  3. How are Houthi attacks in the Red Sea affecting Africa?

    Published: 12/21/2023
  4. Why is changing Chad's constitution controversial?

    Published: 12/20/2023
  5. Guinea oil terminal blast kills at least 8

    Published: 12/19/2023
  6. DR Congo elections: What's at stake?

    Published: 12/18/2023
  7. Have 22 Ugandans been trafficked to Myanmar?

    Published: 12/15/2023
  8. Is peace ever possible in DR Congo?

    Published: 12/14/2023
  9. COP 28 : A new deal agreed at the UN Climate summit

    Published: 12/13/2023
  10. A personal objection to the Rwanda asylum plan

    Published: 12/12/2023
  11. Why does Egypt's President Sisi need a third term?

    Published: 12/11/2023
  12. Why has Somalia's 30 year arms Embargo been lifted?

    Published: 12/8/2023
  13. Why is the South African port of Durban in chaos?

    Published: 12/7/2023
  14. Behind the "accidental" drone attack in Nigeria

    Published: 12/6/2023
  15. Why has the US recognised Niger's military-led government ?

    Published: 12/5/2023
  16. A sex trafficking ring in Sierra Leone

    Published: 12/4/2023
  17. World AIDS day: What is it like to live with the condition for 30 years?

    Published: 12/1/2023
  18. Why COP28 matters to Africa

    Published: 11/30/2023
  19. Thousands of children reportedly trapped in historic city of Timbuktu

    Published: 11/29/2023
  20. How safe are South Africa's mines?

    Published: 11/28/2023

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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.