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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Cape Verde’s football team make history

Cape Verde’s football team make history

Cape Verde have become the second-smallest nation ever to reach the World Cup-how did they do it? What was Egypt's role in mediating the deal to end the Gaza war?And how did The UAE became one of the ...

14 Okt 202534min

Militants' blockade paralyses Mali-Senegal trade corridor

Militants' blockade paralyses Mali-Senegal trade corridor

Mali's military government is reportedly engaged in talks with the militant group Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) amid an ongoing blockade which has paralysed a key trade route for fuel, fo...

13 Okt 202538min

Cameroonians vote in hope and fear

Cameroonians vote in hope and fear

Cameroon holds presidential elections this Sunday with Paul Biya, the world's oldest ruler, seeking another seven-year term. At 92 years old, there have been concerns about his health and ability to r...

10 Okt 202529min

Madagascar: President asks for year to resolve problems

Madagascar: President asks for year to resolve problems

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has asked for one year to fix the country's challenges, promising that if they persist, he will resign. He said this during a town-hall style meeting at his pal...

9 Okt 202537min

Eswatini accepts 10 US deportees

Eswatini accepts 10 US deportees

Eswatini accepts 10 more US deportees, despite rights groups in the southern African state mounting legal action to block the plan. We ask what has the Eswatini government got in return?Nigeria's Mini...

8 Okt 202528min

Darfur: Militia leader convicted of war crimes

Darfur: Militia leader convicted of war crimes

A Sudanese militia leader has been found guilty of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Darfur region more than 20 years ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kus...

7 Okt 202537min

Ghana: Why are children dying in boarding schools?

Ghana: Why are children dying in boarding schools?

Nearly a decade ago in Ghana, 15-year-old Kevin Moses died at Achimota High School. In a landmark ruling last year, Ghana’s High Court found the school negligent for Kevin's death. The school has app...

6 Okt 202534min

Morocco's Gen Z protests rise and spread

Morocco's Gen Z protests rise and spread

Violent clashes, arrests and deaths during Morocco’s GenZ 212 protestsWhy Senegal's fishermen are blaming a BP natural gas project for lack of fishAnd Nigeria's First Lady raises $13million for nation...

2 Okt 202528min

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