Focus on Africa
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Focus on Africa is a news podcast hosted by BBC World Service. It has 922 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
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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Sudan war: 'Music saved my life'
Benin to elect new president
US-Iran ceasefire and Africa
Artemis II: Africa on the space frontier
Life on the Autism Spectrum
'My divorce glow-up'
African countries coping in fuel crisis
South Africa protests after Nigerian 'king' installed
Sexual violence part of 'everyday life' in Sudan
What UN vote on slavery reparations means
Are Gen Z investing for vibes?
Kenya downplays fuel shortage fears amid Iran war
Africans in Minnesota challenge deportation threat
Controversy regarding Nigeria's Ozoro fertility festival
Tunisian activist jailed for eight years
Rise in BBLs among young women
Deadly blasts hit north-eastern Nigerian city
Senegal stripped, Morocco awarded title
Rise in White South Africans Returning Home
Africa Eye: Somali soldiers fighting IS
African domestic workers stranded in Lebanon
Senegal doubles penalty for same-sex relationships
Algeria revises law on French colonialism
Africans caught up in Middle East war
Women’s Month: Leadership and Africa’s Economy
Afro-Iranian community grapples with new war
US‑Israel war with Iran hits oil in Africa
US sanctions Rwandan army
US health deal sparks debate in Africa
What's the Impact of US-Israel-Iran War on Africa
'Owning my infertility story'
Israel's influence in the horn of Africa
Tunisia prominent critic released from prison
Africans immigrating to Spain
Gabon social media suspension
‘I was tricked into fighting for Russia’
Nigeria Senate passes controversial electoral law
What prompted weeks-long students protests in Senegal?
UN Women calls for ceasefire in Sudan
Investigation links Ethiopia to a secret camp for Sudan’s RSF
Are dating apps the answer to finding love?
Senegal busts transnational child abuse network
Is the US deepening military cooperation with Africa?
Foot and Mouth Disease threatens South Africa's livestock
US renews key trade pact with Africa
'I tied my tubes to stay child-free'
Why is Nigeria demolishing Lagos lagoon slum?
What is Russia's shadow fleet doing in African waters?
What's fuelling renewed tensions in Ethiopia's Tigray?
BBC Africa Eye investigates Tanzania abductions
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