Focus on Africa Podcast
Three 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 Audrey Brown. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday.
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The Gambia: Can ex-President Jammeh return home?
Yesterday
Ex- Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh says he wishes to return home from exile in November 2025
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Kenyan authorities seize a tonne of methamphetamine
Wednesday
Kenyan authorities raid a vessel carrying over a tonne of methamphetamine
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Will el-Fasher's fall change Sudan?
Tuesday
The Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries now control western Sudan after seizing el-Fasher
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Tanzanian elections: What issues are young people concerned about?
Monday
Tanzanians head to the polls on 29 October to elect their next president
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The landmark event in Manchester that changed Africa
Last Friday
Fifth Pan-African Congress in 1945 was a pivotal event in Africa鈥檚 independence history
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Hundreds of stolen social media identities used to spread propaganda
Last Thursday
Stolen photos of Somali and Muslim influencers are used to push political propaganda
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Drone attack on Sudan's Khartoum Airport
Wed 22 Oct 2025
Drone attacks have hit Sudan's capital Khartoum ahead of planned airport reopening
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Can DRC be declared ebola free?
Tue 21 Oct 2025
The last ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is on the road to recovery
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Who is Madagascar鈥檚 new military leader?
Mon 20 Oct 2025
Col Randrianirina is sworn in as new president of Madagascar after a military takeover
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Raila Odinga's influence beyond Kenya
Fri 17 Oct 2025
Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga has died. What was his influence beyond Africa?
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Nigeria's presidential pardons spark controversy
Thu 16 Oct 2025
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu recently pardoned 175 individuals from various categories
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What led to the downfall of Madagascar's president
Wed 15 Oct 2025
The military seizes power in Madagascar after President Andry Rajoelina flees
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Cape Verde鈥檚 football team make history
Tue 14 Oct 2025
Cape Verde become the second-smallest nation ever to reach a men's World Cup finals
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Militants' blockade paralyses Mali-Senegal trade corridor
Mon 13 Oct 2025
The blockade by the JNIM group has sparked fuel shortages in Mali's capital city, Bamako
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Cameroonians vote in hope and fear
Fri 10 Oct 2025
Cameroon holds presidential elections this Sunday but will the vote be free and fair?
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Madagascar: President asks for year to resolve problems
Thu 9 Oct 2025
Madagascar's President asks for one year to fix the country's challenges
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Eswatini accepts 10 US deportees
Wed 8 Oct 2025
Eswatini accepts 10 US deportees despite a legal challenge
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Darfur: Militia leader convicted of war crimes
Tue 7 Oct 2025
Sudan militia leader convicted of war crimes in Darfur
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Ghana: Why are children dying in boarding schools?
Mon 6 Oct 2025
Between May 2023 and February 2024, six students died in Ghana boarding schools
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Can Botswana continue to depend on its diamond industry?
Fri 3 Oct 2025
Demand for Botswana's diamonds has fallen due to a decline in the global market
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Morocco's Gen Z protests rise and spread
Thu 2 Oct 2025
Two killed and hundreds arrested in Morocco's nationwide youth protests
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Ex-DRC president sentenced to death
Wed 1 Oct 2025
The former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo is sentenced to death in absentia
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AGOA: US-Africa trade deal set to expire
Tue 30 Sep 2025
Uncertainty in more than 30 African countries ahead of expiry of AGOA trade agreement
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Why is Gen Z protesting in Madagascar?
Mon 29 Sep 2025
Madagascar imposes a curfew after protests over power and water cuts turn violent
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Who is Malawi's old next President?
Fri 26 Sep 2025
The 85-year-old former President Peter Mutharika has made a come back
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A landmark deal for HIV jab
Thu 25 Sep 2025
A new HIV prevention drug will be made available at a lower cost in Africa
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The two African countries which don鈥檛 recognise Palestine
Wed 24 Sep 2025
Why Cameroon and Eritrea are only African nations yet to recognise Palestinian statehood
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US deportees to sue Ghana's government
Tue 23 Sep 2025
11 US deportees sue the Ghanaian government for allegedly detaining them illegally
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Togo: Ex Defence Minister arrested
Mon 22 Sep 2025
Togo leader's sister-in-law arrested after calling for end to family dynasty rule
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Guinea: Why the constitutional referendum matters
Fri 19 Sep 2025
Guineans will vote either Yes or No on Sunday on a new draft constitution
