Focus on Africa

A podcast by BBC World Service

634 Episodes

  1. Does an Ecowas court ruling on police brutality on protestors in Nigeria go far enough?

    Published: 7/12/2024
  2. Unfarmed land leaves millions staring at hunger in Sudan

    Published: 7/11/2024
  3. Can Ghana afford to pay striking civil servants?

    Published: 7/10/2024
  4. Why land routes through Africa are more dangerous for migrants than Mediterranean crossings

    Published: 7/9/2024
  5. What can the breakaway confederation do without Ecowas?

    Published: 7/8/2024
  6. Can Burkina Faso's military government counter deadly jihadist attacks?

    Published: 7/5/2024
  7. Can South Sudan hold its first post-independence elections this year?

    Published: 7/4/2024
  8. Why do the British and French elections matter to Africa?

    Published: 7/3/2024
  9. Why jihadist groups use female suicide bombers?

    Published: 7/2/2024
  10. South Africa has a new coalition government

    Published: 7/1/2024
  11. Sierra Leone has banned child marriage

    Published: 6/28/2024
  12. Why is a new regional force for West Africa necessary?

    Published: 6/27/2024
  13. Why tensions between Somalia and Ethiopia are showing no signs of easing

    Published: 6/26/2024
  14. Kenya: Why have police stepped up action against young protestors?

    Published: 6/25/2024
  15. A victory for the Christian LGBTQ activist in Namibia

    Published: 6/24/2024
  16. Kenya: Why are these protests different?

    Published: 6/21/2024
  17. How do Hajj pilgrims cope with a heatwave in Saudi Arabia?

    Published: 6/20/2024
  18. The harsh conditions facing Sudanese refugees in Egypt

    Published: 6/19/2024
  19. Kenya: Why have some proposed taxes been scrapped?

    Published: 6/18/2024
  20. Why a university protest got female students arrested in South Sudan?

    Published: 6/17/2024

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