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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Episoder(977)

Ethiopia: Why are health workers striking?

Ethiopia: Why are health workers striking?

Medical professionals in various parts of Ethiopia are on strike. They say they are seeking adjustments in salaries, improved benefits and better working conditions. We hear from Ethiopian doctors.Al...

14 Mai 202527min

More than 100 dead in Congo floods

More than 100 dead in Congo floods

The UN says "a double crisis" is facing the DR Congo, as it suffers flooding and mass displacement caused by ongoing conflict.Why is Sierra Leone’s largest diamond miner laying off more than 1,000 wor...

13 Mai 202531min

Zambia: US cuts aid over 'thefts'

Zambia: US cuts aid over 'thefts'

The United States said it was pulling the plug on millions of dollars' worth of aid to Zambia's health sector after the country failed to tackle 'systematic' theft of much needed medicines. The US Am...

12 Mai 202534min

What do African youth want from Pope Leo XIV

What do African youth want from Pope Leo XIV

The Roman Catholic Church has a new leader, Pope Leo XIV. What do youth from the world's youngest Catholic population want?Why did billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates decide to close his foundat...

9 Mai 202532min

Women and the Catholic Church

Women and the Catholic Church

Sister Ngalula is the only African woman to be appointed to the Vatican’s International Theological Commission. She previously spoke to the late Pope Francis about the need for more female leadership ...

8 Mai 202536min

People smuggling between Eritrea and Kenya

People smuggling between Eritrea and Kenya

An investigation into a new dangerous people smuggling route through Northern Kenya. Why are large and ongoing protests continuing in Morocco?  And food fraud: what is it? And why is it dangerous?Pres...

7 Mai 202530min

Port Sudan: Explosions in Sudan's de facto capital

Port Sudan: Explosions in Sudan's de facto capital

Multiple explosions have been heard in Sudan's de facto capital, Port Sudan, for a third day in a row. Prior to the attacks the city had avoided bombardment and was regarded as one of the safest place...

6 Mai 202533min

Is press freedom declining in the Seychelles?

Is press freedom declining in the Seychelles?

Seychelles has long featured high in world press freedom rankings, but has the expulsion of a newspaper editor dented that image? We have a response from the governmentAs a Ugandan UN judge is jailed ...

5 Mai 202530min

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