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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Mutual recriminations over fighting in Ethiopia
Wed 24 Aug 2022
Ethiopian and Tigrayan officials blame each other over fighting in the north
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Debt forgiveness from China for 17 African countries
Tue 23 Aug 2022
China scraps the debts for 17 African countries and pledges more support
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Kenya's post-election wrangling continues in the courts
Mon 22 Aug 2022
Raila Odinga is contesting the validity of last week's presidential election results
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Arrests made in Nigeria over mummified bodies
Fri 19 Aug 2022
Police make arrests in Nigeria over several mummified bodies discovered in Benin City
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Forest fires in Algeria: At least 38 dead
Thu 18 Aug 2022
Authorities in Algeria are battling to contain forest fires
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More confusion over Kenya's presidential election
Tue 16 Aug 2022
Raila Odinga who lost Kenya's presidential election says there was foul play in the polls
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Polls close in Kenya's general elections
Tue 9 Aug 2022
22 million people have cast their ballots in elections for Kenya's next president
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Chaos in Kenya ahead of polls
Mon 8 Aug 2022
Last minute preparations for presidential election in Kenya
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Has Senegal finally resolved the Casamance question?
Fri 5 Aug 2022
The Senegalese Government and rebels from the Casamance region have signed a peace deal
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Outrage in South Africa over gang rapes of women
Thu 4 Aug 2022
Mobs on the rampage in the town of Krugersdorp in South Africa after gang rapes of women
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DRC reviews MONUSCO peacekeepers' presence
Tue 2 Aug 2022
The president of the DRC reassesses when MONUSCO peacekeepers should leave the country
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North Kivu governor on attacks on UN peacekeepers
Fri 29 Jul 2022
The governor of North Kivu province addresses attacks on UN peacekeepers in the area
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Allegations agains UN peacekeepers in DRC
Thu 28 Jul 2022
Questions over the conduct of UN peacekeepers during protests in the DRC
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Protests against the UN continue apace in the DRC
Wed 27 Jul 2022
Protests against the UN peacekeeping presence in the east of the DRC
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Deaths in the DRC after anti-MONUSCO protests
Tue 26 Jul 2022
Protesters and peacekeepers killed in the DRC over the presence of UN forces
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Russia on a charm offensive to Africa amid war with Ukraine
Mon 25 Jul 2022
Russia sends its foreign minister to woo African states as its war in Ukraine continues
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Bakers go on strike in Nigeria
Thu 21 Jul 2022
Bread makers switch off their ovens to protest the high cost of baking products
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Marburg virus confirmed in Ghana
Mon 18 Jul 2022
Authorities in Ghana say there's been an outbreak of Marburg virus; two people are dead
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Tunisia gets a new draft constitution
Fri 1 Jul 2022
A committee hand-picked by the President completes a new draft constitution for Tunisia
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Tensions rise between Ethiopia and Sudan
Tue 28 Jun 2022
Sudan recalls its ambassador to Addis Ababa
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Mysterious deaths at a bar in South Africa
Mon 27 Jun 2022
Authorities investigate deaths of 22 young people in a bar in East London, South Africa
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Two days of high-level talks begin at CHOGM
Fri 24 Jun 2022
Commonwealth heads of state and government begin two days of talks in the Kigali
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Anticipated report on corruption in South Africa is out
Thu 23 Jun 2022
The Zondo Report聽 criticises the ANC for creating an environment that enabled corruption
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Russia: At least forty-two African mercenaries killed in Ukraine
Wed 22 Jun 2022
Russia's defence ministry says African mercenaries have been killed in Ukraine
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Belgium returns the tooth of Patrice Lumumba
Mon 20 Jun 2022
A tooth belonging to Patrice Lumumba has been returned over 60 years after his murder
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South Africa considers importing Russian crude
Fri 17 Jun 2022
South Africa's energy minister says Russian oil is not on the sanctions list
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Clashes between police and Tanzania's Maasai
Fri 10 Jun 2022
Clashes between police and the Maasai community in Tanzania
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Rwandan former combatants resettle in the country
Tue 24 May 2022
Rwandan ex-combatants and their families are allowed to resettle in the country
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Hopes are fading fast for trapped miners in Burkina Faso
Tue 17 May 2022
Frustration and despair as hope of finding miners alive ebb away
