Focus on Africa

Focus on Africa

Two essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the news from Africa. Hosted by Nkechi Ogbonna. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday.

Focus on Africa

Episodes (903 available)

Focus on Africa, Sexual violence part of 'everyday life' in Sudan

Medical charity MSF says over 3,300 people sexually assaulted in Sudan since 2024

31 Mar 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, What UN vote on slavery reparations means

UN General Assembly terms transatlantic slave trade as “gravest crime against humanity”

30 Mar 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Are Gen Z investing for vibes?

Gen Z are turning to social media for financial advice

27 Mar 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Kenya downplays fuel shortage fears amid Iran war

Consumers in Kenya complain of fuel shortage as government assures adequate supply

26 Mar 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Africans in Minnesota challenge deportation threat

Africans in the US fight Trump threat to end their Temporary Protected Status

25 Mar 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Controversy regarding Nigeria's Ozoro fertility festival

The Ozoro fertility festival in Nigeria sparks outrage after women are sexually assaulted

24 Mar 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Tunisian activist jailed for eight years

Prominent Tunisian activist Saadia Mosbah has been sentenced to ​eight years in prison

23 Mar 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Rise in BBLs among young women

Women are choosing the Brazilian Butt Lift, arguably a dangerous cosmetic procedure

20 Mar 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Deadly blasts hit north-eastern Nigerian city

At least 23 killed and over 100 injured after multiple explosions in Maiduguri-Nigeria

19 Mar 2026

23 mins

Focus on Africa, Senegal stripped, Morocco awarded title

Senegal stripped of 2025 AFCON title, Morocco crowned in controversial CAF ruling

18 Mar 2026

23 mins

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