Focus on Africa

Focus on Africa

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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Former Sudanese ruling council member arrested

Former Sudanese ruling council member arrested

A Sudanese politician who had been a member of the dissolved joint civilian-military government has been arrested.Some Chagossians evicted from the islands 50 years ago returned in a trip organised by...

14 Helmi 202224min

Zimbabwe: teachers suspended for pay strike take legal action

Zimbabwe: teachers suspended for pay strike take legal action

A teachers' union in Zimbabwe has gone to court to challenge the government's decision to suspend thousands of staff who have not been going to work, citing low pay.The UN is warning that South Sudan ...

11 Helmi 202220min

Uganda investigating novelist's torture allegations

Uganda investigating novelist's torture allegations

Uganda’s Information Minister Chris Baryomunsi has told the BBC the government is investigating allegations that novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was tortured while he spent a month in custody. Parlia...

10 Helmi 202229min

Covid: South Africa makes its own version of Moderna vaccine

Covid: South Africa makes its own version of Moderna vaccine

Scientists in South Africa have made a copy of the Moderna Covid vaccine, a move which they say could help boost vaccination rates across Africa. West African regional bloc Ecowas will deploy troops t...

4 Helmi 202224min

Mali coup 'contagious' in region says chair of Ecowas

Mali coup 'contagious' in region says chair of Ecowas

The president of Ghana has warned that West Africa is in great danger as a result of recent coups in the region. A 20-year study on the use of treated mosquito bed nets in Tanzania has found that chil...

3 Helmi 202224min

Burkina Faso suspended from Ecowas - sources

Burkina Faso suspended from Ecowas - sources

The West African regional body Ecowas has suspended Burkina Faso's membership following this week's military coup. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is warning of extreme hunger in northern Ethiopia. ...

28 Tammi 202217min

Ghana explosion: at least 13 dead after huge blast near mining town

Ghana explosion: at least 13 dead after huge blast near mining town

Rescue teams in Ghana are searching for survivors following a huge explosion that killed at least 13 people.Scientists say the plant enset, an Ethiopian staple, could be a new superfood and a lifesave...

21 Tammi 202222min

Many feared dead after huge explosion in Ghana

Many feared dead after huge explosion in Ghana

Many people are feared dead after a huge explosion near a mining town in western Ghana. Police say a vehicle carrying mining explosives collided with a motorcycle near the town of Bogoso. Liberia's Pr...

20 Tammi 202224min

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