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Focus on Africa

by BBC World Service

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
South Africa protests after Nigerian 'king' installed
22:59 Apr 1, 2026
2
Sexual violence part of 'everyday life' in Sudan
22:59 Mar 31, 2026
3
What UN vote on slavery reparations means
22:59 Mar 30, 2026
4
Are Gen Z investing for vibes?
22:57 Mar 27, 2026
5
Kenya downplays fuel shortage fears amid Iran war
22:58 Mar 26, 2026
6
Africans in Minnesota challenge deportation threat
22:59 Mar 25, 2026
7
Controversy regarding Nigeria's Ozoro fertility festival
22:59 Mar 24, 2026
8
Tunisian activist jailed for eight years
22:59 Mar 23, 2026
9
Rise in BBLs among young women
22:58 Mar 20, 2026
10
Deadly blasts hit north-eastern Nigerian city
22:59 Mar 19, 2026
11
Senegal stripped, Morocco awarded title
22:59 Mar 18, 2026
12
Rise in White South Africans Returning Home
22:59 Mar 17, 2026
13
Africa Eye: Somali soldiers fighting IS
22:59 Mar 16, 2026
14
African domestic workers stranded in Lebanon
22:58 Mar 13, 2026
15
Senegal doubles penalty for same-sex relationships
22:59 Mar 12, 2026
16
Algeria revises law on French colonialism
22:59 Mar 11, 2026
17
Africans caught up in Middle East war
22:59 Mar 10, 2026
18
Women’s Month: Leadership and Africa’s Economy
22:59 Mar 9, 2026
19
Afro-Iranian community grapples with new war
22:58 Mar 6, 2026
20
US?Israel war with Iran hits oil in Africa
22:59 Mar 5, 2026
21
US sanctions Rwandan army
22:59 Mar 4, 2026
22
US health deal sparks debate in Africa
22:59 Mar 3, 2026
23
What's the Impact of US-Israel-Iran War on Africa
22:59 Mar 2, 2026
24
'Owning my infertility story'
22:59 Feb 27, 2026
25
Israel's influence in the horn of Africa
22:59 Feb 26, 2026
26
Tunisia prominent critic released from prison
22:59 Feb 25, 2026
27
Africans immigrating to Spain
22:59 Feb 24, 2026
28
Gabon social media suspension
22:59 Feb 23, 2026
29
‘I was tricked into fighting for Russia’
22:59 Feb 20, 2026
30
Nigeria Senate passes controversial electoral law
22:59 Feb 19, 2026
31
What prompted weeks-long students protests in Senegal?
22:59 Feb 18, 2026
32
UN Women calls for ceasefire in Sudan
22:59 Feb 17, 2026
33
Investigation links Ethiopia to a secret camp for Sudan’s RSF
22:59 Feb 16, 2026
34
Investigation links Ethiopia to a secret camp for Sudan’s RSF
22:59 Feb 16, 2026
35
Are dating apps the answer to finding love?
22:59 Feb 13, 2026
36
Senegal busts transnational child abuse network
22:58 Feb 12, 2026
37
Is the US deepening military cooperation with Africa?
22:58 Feb 11, 2026
38
Foot and Mouth Disease threatens South Africa's livestock
22:59 Feb 10, 2026
39
US renews key trade pact with Africa
22:58 Feb 9, 2026
40
'I tied my tubes to stay child-free'
22:58 Feb 6, 2026
41
Why is Nigeria demolishing Lagos lagoon slum?
22:59 Feb 5, 2026
42
What is Russia's shadow fleet doing in African waters?
22:49 Feb 4, 2026
43
What's fuelling renewed tensions in Ethiopia's Tigray?
22:58 Feb 3, 2026
44
BBC Africa Eye investigates Tanzania abductions
22:59 Feb 2, 2026
45
Are beauty products serving black women?
22:59 Jan 30, 2026
46
Guinea-Bissau suspends US-backed hepatitis vaccine trial
22:59 Jan 29, 2026
47
Kenya, Botswana efforts against cervical cancer
22:59 Jan 28, 2026
48
Egypt, Morocco join Trump's Board of Peace
22:59 Jan 27, 2026
49
Ghana cocoa farmers decry delayed payments
22:59 Jan 26, 2026
50
Are more women delaying motherhood?
22:58 Jan 23, 2026
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