Podcast

Focus on Africa

Author: BBC
Feed episode count: 996
Official site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gbjvb
RSS: https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p00gbjvb.rss
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Summary

Two essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the news from Africa. Hosted by Nkechi Ogbonna.

Episodes

Jul 23, 2026 · not_requested

Mali insecurity escalates amid jihadist attacks

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8n54

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Jul 22, 2026 · not_requested

Deadly wildfires ravage Algeria

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8n9n

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Jul 21, 2026 · not_requested

Ebola: Kenya denies hosting US aid workers

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8n7d

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Jul 20, 2026 · not_requested

Remembering the Nelson Mandela legacy

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8n2w

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Jul 17, 2026 · not_requested

'Inside our polygamous marriage'

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8n0l

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Jul 16, 2026 · not_requested

Sierra Leone drops treason charge against ex-president

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8n53

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Jul 15, 2026 · not_requested

Nigeria abducted teachers and pupils speak

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8n9m

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Jul 14, 2026 · not_requested

Sudan court sentences RSF leader Hemedti. What next?

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8n7c

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Jul 13, 2026 · not_requested

Wife of Tanzania's Lissu speaks to BBC

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8n2v

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Jul 10, 2026 · not_requested

"I'm 23 and losing my hair"

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8n0k

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Jul 9, 2026 · not_requested

Nigeria investigates AI and tech firms

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8n52

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Jul 8, 2026 · not_requested

UN warns of Sudan's El-Obeid siege

Duration seconds: 1378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8n9l

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Jul 7, 2026 · not_requested

DRC: Tshisekedi's third term bid contested

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8n7b

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Jul 6, 2026 · not_requested

Africa's last teams standing at the World Cup

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nx616k

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Jul 3, 2026 · not_requested

Solo-maxxing: are people opting out of dating?

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nwpkw6

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Jul 2, 2026 · not_requested

Rights group accuses RSF of crimes against humanity in Sudan

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nwg7p1

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Jul 1, 2026 · not_requested

What next after South Africa anti-migrant protests?

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nw66t4

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Jun 30, 2026 · not_requested

Tanzania strengthens border surveillance against Ebola

Duration seconds: 1378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nvzg1k

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Jun 29, 2026 · not_requested

Inside the temporary immigrant camps in South Africa

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nvs7pd

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Jun 26, 2026 · not_requested

Why are Kenyan Gen Z’s still protesting?

Duration seconds: 1378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nvbsgv

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Jun 25, 2026 · not_requested

Lenacapavir offering new hope for HIV prevention?

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nv2qfm

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Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested

Deadline looms for migrants to leave South Africa

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ntvmvl

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Jun 23, 2026 · not_requested

Benin and Niger push toward border reopening

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ntndrz

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Jun 22, 2026 · not_requested

What UK PM's resignation means for Africans

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ntgby4

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Jun 19, 2026 · not_requested

Why I froze my eggs

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nt07nx

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Jun 18, 2026 · not_requested

DRC Ebola: stories from the frontline

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nsscg9

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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

Russia's security influence in the Central African Republic

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nsj781

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Jun 16, 2026 · not_requested

Cape Verde's historic World Cup debut

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ns9p59

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Jun 15, 2026 · not_requested

World Cup: How hate-watching reflects social tensions

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ns3pr9

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Jun 12, 2026 · not_requested

Is the internet dividing men and women?

Duration seconds: 1378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nrp9dh

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Jun 11, 2026 · not_requested

Africa's World Cup dream: controversy and opportunity

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nrgc9k

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Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

DRC: How armed conflict is affecting Ebola response

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nr66bf

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Jun 9, 2026 · not_requested

Nigeria: Freed from Boko Haram

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nqzzpm

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Jun 8, 2026 · not_requested

African prisoners of war in Ukraine

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nqt08r

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Jun 5, 2026 · not_requested

‘More than my ovaries’: Redefining PCOS

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nqc1p5

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Jun 4, 2026 · not_requested

South Africa: what realities face those fleeing xenophobia?

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nq3ndw

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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

Nigerian teachers protest school kidnappings

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0npw9vy

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Jun 2, 2026 · not_requested

What's in Ghana's new anti-LGBTQ+ bill?

Duration seconds: 1378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0npp1jm

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Jun 1, 2026 · not_requested

Kenyans protest proposed US Ebola facility

Duration seconds: 1378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nph8rc

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May 29, 2026 · not_requested

Gigantomastia: Living with my oversized breasts

Duration seconds: 1378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0np22xc

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May 28, 2026 · not_requested

Kenya's toxic masculinity influencers

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nntl78

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May 27, 2026 · not_requested

Ethiopia votes amid press freedom concerns

Duration seconds: 1378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nnkz3g

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May 26, 2026 · not_requested

Ebola and burial traditions in DRC

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nncwzs

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May 25, 2026 · not_requested

What does it mean to be African?

Duration seconds: 1378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nn6ps1

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May 22, 2026 · not_requested

Are billionaires good for Africa?

Duration seconds: 1378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nms9c7

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May 21, 2026 · not_requested

Who are the Azawad Liberation Front in Mali?

Duration seconds: 1378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nmk1l3

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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

How Arsenal built a loyal African fan base

Duration seconds: 1378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nm9z00

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May 19, 2026 · not_requested

Ebola: how does contact tracing work?

Duration seconds: 1378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nm38xg

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May 18, 2026 · not_requested

Who is in charge in Somalia?

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nlxqsl

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May 15, 2026 · not_requested

Is African fashion redefining global style?

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nlhkk3

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May 14, 2026 · not_requested

Did Trump tarrifs shape China-Africa trade deal?

Duration seconds: 1378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nl7kzn

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May 13, 2026 · not_requested

Could President Ramaphosa be impeached?

Duration seconds: 1378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nl06zb

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May 12, 2026 · not_requested

What came out of the Africa–France summit?

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nksrg8

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May 11, 2026 · not_requested

Botswana President backs Africa-France relations

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nkm237

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May 9, 2026 · not_requested

Introducing: World of Secrets Searching for Soldier Dad

Duration seconds: 2090
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0njtd69

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May 8, 2026 · not_requested

'Why I can't stop bleaching my skin'

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nk4s32

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May 7, 2026 · not_requested

Is Ethiopia involved in Sudan war?

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0njxgq4

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May 6, 2026 · not_requested

Hantavirus: what you should know

Duration seconds: 1378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0njn6pk

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May 5, 2026 · not_requested

What Eswatini risks by standing with Taiwan

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0njgbql

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May 4, 2026 · not_requested

Sudanese journalists win World Press Freedom Prize

Duration seconds: 1378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nj8lt9

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May 1, 2026 · not_requested

'Is diaspora written on my forehead?'

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nhtz26

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Apr 30, 2026 · not_requested

Uganda sovereignty bill: protection or policing?

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nhkvrr

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Apr 29, 2026 · not_requested

South Africans debate the migrant question

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nh8xt0

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Apr 28, 2026 · not_requested

What’s driving the coordinated attacks across Mali?

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nh37vw

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Apr 27, 2026 · not_requested

Tanzania’s report on election violence sparks debate

Duration seconds: 1378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ngwn6r

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Apr 24, 2026 · not_requested

Why more men are getting paternity tests

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ngfc1k

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Apr 23, 2026 · not_requested

Madagascar: Gen Z arrests fuel doubts over military rule

Duration seconds: 1380
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ng54tl

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Apr 22, 2026 · not_requested

What does the Morocco–Nigeria gas pipeline involve?

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nfxbqh

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Apr 21, 2026 · not_requested

Controversy over US deportees in DR Congo

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nfqccy

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Apr 20, 2026 · not_requested

Kenyan children in search for British soldier dads

Duration seconds: 1378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nfjdq1

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Apr 17, 2026 · not_requested

ADHD and me

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nf11hv

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Apr 16, 2026 · not_requested

Electric vehicles - fixing Africa's fuel crisis?

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ndt6c4

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Apr 15, 2026 · not_requested

Sudan war three years on

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ndk2gh

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Apr 14, 2026 · not_requested

Charmain and the Ghanaian prophet

Duration seconds: 1379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ndbtb1

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