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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What UN vote on slavery reparations means

What UN vote on slavery reparations means

The United Nations General Assembly - UNGA, last week, voted overwhelmingly for a resolution to designate the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”. The US, Israel and Arge...

30 Mars 22min

Are Gen Z investing for vibes?

Are Gen Z investing for vibes?

Where do you get your financial advice from? A report says Gen Z are nearly five times more likely to turn to social media than people in their 40s. On TikTok, the hashtag FinTok has over four billion...

27 Mars 22min

Kenya downplays fuel shortage fears amid Iran war

Kenya downplays fuel shortage fears amid Iran war

Authorities in Kenya have assured the public that the country has enough fuel supply in the wake of global supply shortages caused by US-Israel Iran war. Kenya is among the African countries where bu...

26 Mars 22min

Africans in Minnesota challenge deportation threat

Africans in Minnesota challenge deportation threat

Have you ever wondered what life is like for Africans in the US who are threatened with deportation? Africans from Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Cameroon recently won a temporary reprieve in an o...

25 Mars 22min

Controversy regarding Nigeria's Ozoro fertility festival

Controversy regarding Nigeria's Ozoro fertility festival

The Ozoro fertility festival, a long-standing tradition in Delta state, southern Nigeria, has come under scrutiny after several videos online appeared to show men chasing after and sexually harassing ...

24 Mars 22min

Tunisian activist jailed for eight years

Tunisian activist jailed for eight years

A Tunis court has jailed 66-year-old Saadia Mosbah, who leads a migrant rights and anti-racism group called Mnemty, which is a civil society organisation addressing issues linked to racism in Tunisia....

23 Mars 22min

Rise in BBLs among young women

Rise in BBLs among young women

The Brazilian Butt Lift surgery is one of the fastest growing cosmetic surgeries in the world, but it is also one of the most dangerous. The risk of death from having a BBL is at least 10 times higher...

20 Mars 22min

Deadly blasts hit north-eastern Nigerian city

Deadly blasts hit north-eastern Nigerian city

At least 23 people were killed and over 100 injured in multiple explosions in Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria, a long-time insurgency hotspot. We examine the effect of the attack on traumatised resid...

19 Mars 22min

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