Focus on Africa

Focus on Africa

Two essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the news from Africa. Hosted by Nkechi Ogbonna.

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Comoros’ president bids for a fourth term in forthcoming election

Comoros’ president bids for a fourth term in forthcoming election

Voters in Comoros head to the polls on Sunday to elect the next president. The incumbent Azali Assoumani is seeking a fourth term, but who are his main challengers? The African Cup of Nations (AFCON) ...

11 Jan 202433min

Why is South Africa taking Israel to the International Court of Justice?

Why is South Africa taking Israel to the International Court of Justice?

South Africa is taking Israel to the ICJ in the Hague. Pretoria alleges that genocide is being committed against Palestinians during the Gaza conflict. So far more than 23,000 Palestinians have been k...

10 Jan 202430min

Confusion over Kenya’s new visa-free policy for visitors

Confusion over Kenya’s new visa-free policy for visitors

President Ruto’s flagship visa-free policy for all visitors to Kenya has come into effect, but travellers are finding that it is not working as expected. Five years after Cyclone Idai devastated live...

9 Jan 202434min

The late TB Joshua accused of widespread abuse and torture

The late TB Joshua accused of widespread abuse and torture

A BBC investigation has uncovered evidence of widespread abuse by the founder of one of the world's biggest evangelical churches the late TB Joshua. Former members accuse him of rape, torture and forc...

8 Jan 202433min

Will troops from Southern Africa be effective in DRC?

Will troops from Southern Africa be effective in DRC?

Troops from the Southern African Development Community (Sadc), that includes Malawi, South Africa and Tanzania, have been deployed to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to fight the M23 and other ar...

5 Jan 202434min

Why was Sierra Leone's ex-president charged with treason ?

Why was Sierra Leone's ex-president charged with treason ?

Why was Sierra Leone's ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma charged with treason ? He has denied any involvement in an attack which killed about 20 people last November.Where next for Chad after a contested...

4 Jan 202432min

Somalia condemns Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal

Somalia condemns Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal

Somalia has described an agreement that landlocked Ethiopia made with the self-declared republic of Somaliland over sea access as “an act of aggression”. What are the implications for the entire Horn ...

3 Jan 202431min

Can nuclear energy solve South Africa's power crisis?

Can nuclear energy solve South Africa's power crisis?

As South Africa battles increased load shedding, could nuclear energy be the answer to address the crisis?And the BBC's Ian Wafula's backstory to Africa Eye's investigation into how members of the LGB...

2 Jan 202432min

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