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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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
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Why are Malawi's Catholic Bishops critical of the government?
Tue 27 Feb 2024
Malawi's influential Catholic church has criticised President Chakwera鈥檚 leadership.
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Why are migrants using Mauritania to get to Europe?
Mon 26 Feb 2024
The number of migrants attempting to cross the Atlantic from West Africa rises sharply
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Are child-beggars on Uganda's streets 'sold'?
Fri 23 Feb 2024
More than 100 Ugandan mothers faced a court hearing for sending their children to beg
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South Africa's youth struggling to find jobs
Thu 22 Feb 2024
South Africa鈥檚 economy is facing 'a tipping point'. What will the impact be?
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Will a deal with Russia help or hinder Niger?
Wed 21 Feb 2024
The rebranded Russian mercenary group Wagner offers Niger a regime survival package
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As inflation rises in Nigeria, how expensive is food?
Tue 20 Feb 2024
Nigeria's inflation rate is at its highest, at almost 30%.
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How relevant is the African Union?
Mon 19 Feb 2024
The African Union urges action on instability and condemns coups on the continent
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Why does Nigeria鈥檚 electricity supply keep collapsing?
Fri 16 Feb 2024
Nigeria鈥檚 inconsistent electricity supply has caused widespread blackouts and power cuts
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Racheal Kundananji: What does the Zambia footballer鈥檚 transfer record fee mean?
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Zambian Racheal Kundananji has shattered the pay glass ceiling in women鈥檚 football
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What will it take to stop Senegal鈥檚 election protests?
Wed 14 Feb 2024
Senegal has faced ongoing unrest over the postponement of the presidential election
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What is behind the latest resurgence of fighting in Eastern DR Congo?
Tue 13 Feb 2024
Thousands of civilians flee recent conflict between M23 rebels and government forces.
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Afcon 2023: Was it the best ever?
Mon 12 Feb 2024
Host Ivory Coast wins Afcon but what will be the lasting legacy for the country
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Why are Ugandan nationals still trapped in Myanmar?
Fri 9 Feb 2024
The Ugandan government says it's trying to rescue tranationals still trapped in Myanmar
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Why African countries are saying no to the death penalty
Thu 8 Feb 2024
Zimbabwe becomes the latest country to begin proceedings to scrap the death penalty
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Indaba: Is Africa benefitting from its mineral wealth?
Wed 7 Feb 2024
Africa's mining Indaba is in Cape Town.Does Africa have a say about its mineral wealth?
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Why are Senegal鈥檚 delayed elections controversial?
Tue 6 Feb 2024
Senegal's reputation as a bastion of democracy is on the line
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Nairobi County Governor vows to act following gas fire
Mon 5 Feb 2024
The death toll from a gas explosion in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, has risen to six.
