Focus on Africa

A podcast by BBC World Service

370 Episodes

  1. One year since Burkina Faso’s latest coup

    Published: 10/2/2023
  2. Youth displacement by the Sudan conflict

    Published: 9/29/2023
  3. The silent killer: hypertension in Africa

    Published: 9/28/2023
  4. Kenya ready to face Haiti gangs

    Published: 9/27/2023
  5. Who is fighting in Ethiopia’s Amhara region?

    Published: 9/26/2023
  6. French troops pulling out of Niger: What does it mean?

    Published: 9/25/2023
  7. Why is rapper Mohbad’s death controversial?

    Published: 9/22/2023
  8. Kenya: Westgate attack ten years on

    Published: 9/21/2023
  9. Is Ivory Coast at risk from extremist groups?

    Published: 9/20/2023
  10. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger sign defence pact

    Published: 9/18/2023
  11. Mali: Tuareg ex-separatists resume hostilities

    Published: 9/14/2023
  12. Libya floods: What you need to know

    Published: 9/13/2023
  13. Why Morocco is selective over earthquake aid

    Published: 9/12/2023
  14. What caused Morocco's earthquake?

    Published: 9/11/2023
  15. Gabon coup latest

    Published: 9/8/2023
  16. Nigeria: Are election petitions relevant?

    Published: 9/7/2023
  17. Taiwan's president visits last African ally Eswatini

    Published: 9/6/2023
  18. DR Congo: What's behind the instability?

    Published: 9/5/2023
  19. First ever African Climate Summit begins

    Published: 9/4/2023
  20. South Africa fire: What are Johannesburg's hijacked buildings?

    Published: 9/1/2023

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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.