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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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1

Sudan war: 'Music saved my life'

2

Benin to elect new president

3

US-Iran ceasefire and Africa

4

Artemis II: Africa on the space frontier

5

Life on the Autism Spectrum

6

'My divorce glow-up'

7

African countries coping in fuel crisis

8

South Africa protests after Nigerian 'king' installed

9

Sexual violence part of 'everyday life' in Sudan

10

What UN vote on slavery reparations means

11

Are Gen Z investing for vibes?

12

Kenya downplays fuel shortage fears amid Iran war

13

Africans in Minnesota challenge deportation threat

14

Controversy regarding Nigeria's Ozoro fertility festival

15

Tunisian activist jailed for eight years

16

Rise in BBLs among young women

17

Deadly blasts hit north-eastern Nigerian city

18

Senegal stripped, Morocco awarded title

19

Rise in White South Africans Returning Home

20

Africa Eye: Somali soldiers fighting IS

21

African domestic workers stranded in Lebanon

22

Senegal doubles penalty for same-sex relationships

23

Algeria revises law on French colonialism

24

Africans caught up in Middle East war

25

Women’s Month: Leadership and Africa’s Economy

26

Afro-Iranian community grapples with new war

27

US‑Israel war with Iran hits oil in Africa

28

US sanctions Rwandan army

29

US health deal sparks debate in Africa

30

What's the Impact of US-Israel-Iran War on Africa

31

'Owning my infertility story'

32

Israel's influence in the horn of Africa

33

Tunisia prominent critic released from prison

34

Africans immigrating to Spain

35

Gabon social media suspension

36

‘I was tricked into fighting for Russia’

37

Nigeria Senate passes controversial electoral law

38

What prompted weeks-long students protests in Senegal?

39

UN Women calls for ceasefire in Sudan

40

Investigation links Ethiopia to a secret camp for Sudan’s RSF

41

Are dating apps the answer to finding love?

42

Senegal busts transnational child abuse network

43

Is the US deepening military cooperation with Africa?

44

Foot and Mouth Disease threatens South Africa's livestock

45

US renews key trade pact with Africa

46

'I tied my tubes to stay child-free'

47

Why is Nigeria demolishing Lagos lagoon slum?

48

What is Russia's shadow fleet doing in African waters?

49

What's fuelling renewed tensions in Ethiopia's Tigray?

50

BBC Africa Eye investigates Tanzania abductions

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