Focus on Africa Podcast
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.
Episodes to download
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Cholera: is disinformation causing deaths in Southern Africa?
Tue 9 Apr 2024
Disinformation on cholera reportedly led to Mozambique ferry disaster.
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Sierra Leone facing a youth drug crisis
Mon 8 Apr 2024
Sierra Leone declares an emergency over drug abuse amongst young people
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Sierra Leone facing a youth drug crisis
Mon 8 Apr 2024
Sierra Leone declares an emergency over drug abuse amongst young people
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Is Ghana allowing child marriages?
Fri 5 Apr 2024
Viral images of a 63 year old priest marrying an underage girl causes outrage in Ghana
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Gabon: A national dialoge to 'help heal wounds'
Thu 4 Apr 2024
Gabon hosts a national dialogue which it says, should help heal past wounds
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How South Africa is stepping up efforts to curb illegal crossings
Wed 3 Apr 2024
South Africa steps up security to curb illegal crossings from neighbouring countries
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Why are changes to Somalia's constitution causing concern?
Tue 2 Apr 2024
Somalia's parliament approves several constitutional changes
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Why has Togo changed its constitution?
Fri 29 Mar 2024
Togo's parliament has voted for a new constitution raising concern with the opposition
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The Gambia: Personal testimonies on female genital mutilation
Thu 28 Mar 2024
Gambian parliament is considering a bill to reverse a ban on female genital mutilation
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What's the issue between Binance and the Nigerian government?
Wed 27 Mar 2024
Why have Nigerian authorities clamped down on cryptocurrency firms?
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Senegal's next President: Bassirou Diomaye Faye
Tue 26 Mar 2024
Senegal has decided on its next President. Who is Bassirou Diomaye Faye?
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Why has Uganda's President promoted his son to head the military?
Mon 25 Mar 2024
Uganda's President promotes his son to head the military
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Why has former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo agreed to run in next year's election?
Fri 22 Mar 2024
Former Ivorian president Gbagbo poised to run as flagbearer in next year's election.
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Women in Sudan: Targets of ongoing sexual violence
Thu 21 Mar 2024
The Â鶹ÊÓƵAV uncovers harrowing stories of sexual violence against women in Sudan's conflict.
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Senegal: President Macky Sall refuses to apologise
Wed 20 Mar 2024
Senegal's President Macky Sall won’t apologise for political uncertainty ahead of polls.
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Kidnapped in Nigeria: A personal testimony
Tue 19 Mar 2024
Another 100 people kidnapped in Nigeria. We hear from a young woman who was abducted.
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Why were Malawian women abused in Oman?
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Dozens of Malawians working in Oman as domestic workers have suffered abuse
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Will the Rwandan elections be free and fair?
Fri 15 Mar 2024
A court in Rwanda finds an opposition leader ineligible to run in July's elections
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Health workers in Kenya go on strike
Thu 14 Mar 2024
Health workers in Kenya go on an indefinite strike despite a ban by a Labour Court
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Why are Congolese refugees protesting in Rwanda?
Wed 13 Mar 2024
Congolese nationals who live in refugee camps in Rwanda have been protesting
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How the recruitment of a Ugandan national to Myanmar turned into a nightmare.
Tue 12 Mar 2024
A Ugandan national shares his personal story with us after being trafficked to Myanmar
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Why do child abductions keep happening in Nigeria?
Mon 11 Mar 2024
Almost three hundred school children have been kidnapped in Nigeria
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Can African women's pay gap be bridged?
Fri 8 Mar 2024
Can women in Africa achieve the same opportunities as men in the workforce?
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Will sanctions against Zimbabwe's leader work?
Thu 7 Mar 2024
The US accuses Zimbabwe's leader of corruption and imposes sanctions on him and his wife
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Will Kenyan police be deployed to Haiti?
Wed 6 Mar 2024
Violence and a legal challenge hold up Kenya's peacekeeping mission to Haiti
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Why has Kenya become part of the trafficking route to South Africa?
Tue 5 Mar 2024
Kenya is becoming a transit route for illegal migrants heading to South Africa, says IOM
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Calls for a war crimes court in Liberia
Mon 4 Mar 2024
Two civil wars have taken place in Liberia and there is still no war crimes tribunal
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Chad: What's going on and what next?
Fri 1 Mar 2024
An opposition leader in Chad is killed. What next as the country prepares for elections?
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Ghana passes controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Thu 29 Feb 2024
Ghana's parliament passes a bill that further restricts the rights of LGBTQ people.
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A landmark deal for Libya. How will it work?
Wed 28 Feb 2024
Armed groups have agreed to leave Libya's capital, Tripoli