Africa Daily Podcast
Africa Daily has now come to an end. But do listen to Focus on Africa for all the big stories and for the African perspective on major global news. Hosted by Audrey Brown and ready by late afternoon every weekday. Search for Focus on Africa, wherever you get your ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ podcasts.
Episodes to download
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Focus on Africa: Russia's Wagner Group leaves Mali
Tue 10 Jun 2025
Russia says the paramilitary group Wagner has accomplished its mission in Mali
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Focus on Africa: South Africa's human trafficking problem
Fri 30 May 2025
The case of the missing 6-year-old Joshlin Smith exposes human trafficking in South Africa
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Focus on Africa: US halts international student visa applications
Thu 29 May 2025
US embassies to stop appointments for student visas. How is Africa affected?
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Focus on Africa: African leaders attend Russia's Security Summit
Wed 28 May 2025
Over forty African countries attend Russia's International Security Summit in Moscow
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Focus on Africa: Uganda suspends German military co-operation
Tue 27 May 2025
Uganda's army recently announced the suspension of military cooperation with Germany
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Sudan’s displaced footballers’ winning streak in Mauritania
Fri 23 May 2025
Al Hilal Omdurman is now assured of finishing top of a league 5000km from their home.
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Why do so many children go missing in South Africa?
Thu 22 May 2025
The disappearance of children in South Africa has been described as a crisis
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Can chess help children displaced by conflict to rebuild their lives?
Wed 21 May 2025
Over 3 million people have been displaced in Nigeria and more than half are kids
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What’s the future of nursing in Africa?
Tue 20 May 2025
Two nurses who are redefining the role and leading the way
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What do the deaths of three young girls reveal about gender based violence in Namibia?
Mon 19 May 2025
The girls were killed in separate but eerily similar circumstances in Okahandja
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Is Joseph Kabila about to lose his immunity from prosecution?
Fri 16 May 2025
On Thursday the Senate in the DRC began to examine an indictment request against Kabila
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Are white Afrikaner minorities really being targeted in South Africa?
Thu 15 May 2025
More than 50 Afrikaners relocated to the US this week, amid claims of persecution
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Why are hospitals under attack in South Sudan?
Wed 14 May 2025
MSF says that patients had to be carried to safety over the border to Ethiopia
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Why are so many countries saying yes to Starlink?
Tue 13 May 2025
African governments are embracing Elon Musk’s space based internet service
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Can you make a living as an artist in Somalia?
Mon 12 May 2025
“90% of Somali people don’t know the value of art. That is the problem.â€
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Why is Zimbabwe’s government determined to compensate white farmers?
Fri 9 May 2025
The government is looking to spend $3.5 billion on white farmers who lost their land
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Does Africa need to talk more about the Menopause?
Thu 8 May 2025
“Immediately you say ‘I am menopausal’… they will brand you as an old personâ€
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Could the next pope come from Africa?
Wed 7 May 2025
Today Catholic cardinals are meeting at the Vatican to secretly select the next Pope
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Can Africa afford school meal programmes?
Tue 6 May 2025
A report suggests creative ways for governments to fund the schemes.
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What does the death of a Somali actor tell us about clan killings?
Mon 5 May 2025
Guudey Mohamed Geedi was shot dead in a murder which mirrored the film he starred in
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Why has everyone been talking about the #JP2025 wedding?
Fri 2 May 2025
The wedding of Tanzanian singer Juma Jux and Nigerian influencer Priscilla Ojo went viral
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Is Kenya tackling its problem with femicide?
Thu 1 May 2025
President William Ruto established a 42-member taskforce to address gender-based violence
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DRC: Why are people talking about Kabila's return?
Wed 30 Apr 2025
It was reported that the former president had travelled to the eastern part of the DRC
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As President Trump marks 100 days in office, what’s Africa learning from his tariff hikes?
Tue 29 Apr 2025
Since his inauguration he's deployed his power in a way that compares to few predecessors
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Can storytelling help reconnect diaspora children to their culture?
Mon 28 Apr 2025
"The foods, the sounds, the folktales... Sudan is not lost. It's with us."
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What’s fuelling the deepening rift between Algeria and France?
Fri 25 Apr 2025
Diplomatic tensions between the two countries have hit a new low
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Why is Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in South Africa?
Thu 24 Apr 2025
President Cyril Ramaphosa will meet his Ukrainian counterpart in Pretoria today
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Can the Africa Union help end the war in Sudan?
Wed 23 Apr 2025
“We do not believe in taking sides, but we are taking the side of the people of Sudan.â€
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How will Pope Francis be remembered in Africa?
Tue 22 Apr 2025
“We’ve had a pope who was able to understand the problems in third world countries.â€