EPISODE · Jun 12, 2026 · 3 MIN
The Africa Week - 12/06/2026
from The Africa Week · host Kelly Mac; Ben Fowler
This week: More foreign nationals flee South Africa as an unofficial deadline looms. The vuvuzela is muted at the World Cup. Stark warning over the volcano that is Ebola. And the war in the Middle East puts the handbrake on handsets going to Africa.References/further reading: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq512vgyzl9ohttps://www.semafor.com/article/06/08/2026/fifa-bans-use-of-vuvuzelas-at-world-cuphttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/11/somali-referee-barred-from-world-cup-super-cup-final-uefa-omar-artanhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/11/fifa-boss-tells-critics-to-relax-over-somali-referee-deportationhttps://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260611-we-re-sitting-on-a-volcano-warns-eu-commissioner-after-visit-to-ebola-hit-drchttps://www.semafor.com/article/06/08/2026/iran-war-disrupts-phone-shipments-to-africatopcastmedia.co.uk
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This week: More foreign nationals flee South Africa as an unofficial deadline looms. The vuvuzela is muted at the World Cup. Stark warning over the volcano that is Ebola. And the war in the Middle East puts the handbrake on handsets going to Africa. References/further reading: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq512vgyzl9o https://www.semafor.com/article/06/08/2026/fifa-bans-use-of-vuvuzelas-at-world-cup https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/11/somali-referee-barred-from...
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