Focus on Africa Podcast
Two 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 Nkechi Ogbonna. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday.
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Gender-based violence declared a national crisis in South Africa
Fri 21 Nov 2025
South African women鈥檚 rights groups demanded that GBV be declared a national disaster
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Amhara conflict: Thousands of reports of rape and assault
Thu 20 Nov 2025
Women tell of sexual violence in the war between Ethiopia's army and militias in Amhara
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Did Kenyan authorities use technology to silence Gen Z protestors?
Wed 19 Nov 2025
Amnesty accuses Kenyan authorities of using technology to silence young protestors
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Search continues for schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria's Kebbi State
Tue 18 Nov 2025
The secondary school in Kebbi State, was attacked at dawn and more than 20 students taken
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Are DR Congo and M23 rebels nearing a peace deal?
Mon 17 Nov 2025
The Congolese government and M23 rebels signed a framework agreement for a peace deal
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South Sudan: Why was a powerful vice-president fired?
Fri 14 Nov 2025
South Sudan's President Kiir has sacked Benjamin Bol Mel聽who was tipped as a successor
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Gabon's ex first lady and son get sentenced
Thu 13 Nov 2025
Wife and son of Gabon's ousted leader get 20-year jail terms in two-day corruption trial
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Sierra Leone steps up fight against kush
Wed 12 Nov 2025
Sierra Leone announces a special court and task force to combat the illegal drug, kush
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Can Mali's Junta withstand a jihadist blockade?
Tue 11 Nov 2025
Will AU calls for international action against a jihadist blockade in Mali be heeded?
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Can Johannesburg reclaim 'hijacked' buildings?
Mon 10 Nov 2025
91福利社 Africa Eye investigates why South Africa's squalid, abandoned buildings still thrive
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What will COP30 change for Africa?
Fri 7 Nov 2025
World leaders are gathering in Brazil for the COP30 climate conference. What will change?
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Nigeria pushes back on 'Christian genocide' claims
Thu 6 Nov 2025
Claims of a 鈥淐hristian genocide鈥� in Nigeria spark a global debate and government pushback
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Nigeria : Was there an alleged coup plot?
Wed 5 Nov 2025
The detention of senior Nigerian military officers fuels speculation of an alleged coup
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After the oath, can Tanzania heal its divisions?
Tue 4 Nov 2025
Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for a second term as Tanzania鈥檚 president
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South Africa鈥檚 expropriation test case
Mon 3 Nov 2025
South Africa: A case over attempts to seize land without compensation under med
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Women in Kenya are facing increasing online abuse, says new report
Fri 31 Oct 2025
Digital platforms are increasingly being weaponised to abuse and exploit women in Kenya
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The Gambia: Can ex-President Jammeh return home?
Thu 30 Oct 2025
Ex- Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh says he wishes to return home from exile in November 2025
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Kenyan authorities seize a tonne of methamphetamine
Wed 29 Oct 2025
Kenyan authorities raid a vessel carrying over a tonne of methamphetamine
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Will el-Fasher's fall change Sudan?
Tue 28 Oct 2025
The Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries now control western Sudan after seizing el-Fasher
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Tanzanian elections: What issues are young people concerned about?
Mon 27 Oct 2025
Tanzanians head to the polls on 29 October to elect their next president
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The landmark event in Manchester that changed Africa
Fri 24 Oct 2025
Fifth Pan-African Congress in 1945 was a pivotal event in Africa鈥檚 independence history
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Hundreds of stolen social media identities used to spread propaganda
Thu 23 Oct 2025
Stolen photos of Somali and Muslim influencers are used to push political propaganda
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Drone attack on Sudan's Khartoum Airport
Wed 22 Oct 2025
Drone attacks have hit Sudan's capital Khartoum ahead of planned airport reopening
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Can DRC be declared ebola free?
Tue 21 Oct 2025
The last ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is on the road to recovery
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Who is Madagascar鈥檚 new military leader?
Mon 20 Oct 2025
Col Randrianirina is sworn in as new president of Madagascar after a military takeover
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Raila Odinga's influence beyond Kenya
Fri 17 Oct 2025
Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga has died. What was his influence beyond Africa?
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Nigeria's presidential pardons spark controversy
Thu 16 Oct 2025
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu recently pardoned 175 individuals from various categories
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What led to the downfall of Madagascar's president
Wed 15 Oct 2025
The military seizes power in Madagascar after President Andry Rajoelina flees
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Cape Verde鈥檚 football team make history
Tue 14 Oct 2025
Cape Verde become the second-smallest nation ever to reach a men's World Cup finals
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Militants' blockade paralyses Mali-Senegal trade corridor
Mon 13 Oct 2025
The blockade by the JNIM group has sparked fuel shortages in Mali's capital city, Bamako
