Africans immigrating to Spain
In this episode, we examine how Spain’s plan to offer over 500,000 migrants legal status will affect African migrants in the country. Following an announcement by Spain's government, several in suppor...
24 Helmi 22min
Gabon social media suspension
For the second week, Gabon has suspended social media platforms like Whatsapp, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram - in a move it says is aimed at curbing the spread of false information and cyberbullyin...
23 Helmi 22min
‘I was tricked into fighting for Russia’
We speak to a Kenyan man who says he believed he was travelling to Russia to join a basketball team but was instead coerced into military service. He describes signing a contract in Russian, witnessin...
20 Helmi 22min
Nigeria Senate passes controversial electoral law
Nigeria’s Senate has passed a controversial electoral law after tense debates over how election results should be transmitted during elections. At the centre of the dispute was a provision allowing el...
19 Helmi 22min
What prompted weeks-long students protests in Senegal?
University students in Senegal have been protesting in demand of payment of their stipend from the government. They say the allowance, paid to students mostly from low-income backgrounds, has not been...
18 Helmi 22min
UN Women calls for ceasefire in Sudan
The Deputy Executive Director for UN Women, Dr Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda has made an appeal for a ceasefire in Sudan - while speaking at the just concluded Africa Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ...
17 Helmi 22min
Investigation links Ethiopia to a secret camp for Sudan’s RSF
An investigation by Reuters news agency has revealed that Ethiopia built a secret training camp for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) - a group involved in the Sudan war. Satellite images released by Reu...
16 Helmi 22min
Are dating apps the answer to finding love?
In this episode of Focus on Africa: The Conversation, we explore the world of dating apps on the African continent. Around 350 million people worldwide are using dating apps to look for romantic conne...
13 Helmi 22min
