Focus on Africa
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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.
Focus on Africa
11h ago
Gambia's parliament is considering a bill, to reverse a ban on Female Genital Mutilation. If passed, Gambia will be the first country in the world to do this. Some Gambians say the ban violates their rights to practice their culture, others disagree. We'll hear from two women who share different views.
Also the airspace dispute between Somalia and Somaliland continues. What's behind it?
And a conference in Liberia encouraging young people to talk about issues that affect them.
Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Sunita Nahar, Stefania Okereke and Paul Bakibinga Editors: An ..read more
Focus on Africa
11h ago
Cryptocurrency platorms are very popular in Nigeria, so why have Nigerian authoraties clamped down on cryptocurrency firms? And what's going on between the firm Binance and the Nigerian government?
Also Mauritians once enjoyed a healthy economy but the Mauritian rupee has taken a hit. Why is that and what's been the impact?
And how the London based play 'For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy' is opening up conversations considered taboo, within black communities ..read more
Focus on Africa
3d ago
Uganda's President 79 year old Yoweri Museveni, has promoted his son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba to head the military. His promotion comes amid a major cabinet reshuffle in which five ministers were sacked. Mr Museveni has denied speculation that he is grooming him as his successor. What do Ugandans make of it?
Also an analysis of the recently approved Rwandan bill that, Rwanda says, will ensure the safety of asylum seekers from the UK
And why the opinion about the police across the continent is very low ..read more
Focus on Africa
4d ago
Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo is once more throwing his hat into the ring. He's agreed to run in next year's Presidential election. He disputed the election results, back in the 2010 poll and that led to an outbreak of civil war in 2011. Thousands died or were displaced. What are his chances, this time round?
Also a recent internet outage that affected West and Central Africa was caused by a break in a submarine cable system. How do cables, deep on the ocean floor, get fixed?
And we hear thoughts of Ghanaian Afrobeats star, Kuami Eugene ..read more
Focus on Africa
1w ago
Women have become constant targets of sexual violence in Sudan's conflict between the country's military and their former allies, a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces. We'll hear testimonies from young women and get reaction.
Also, why is Ethiopia running out of medicines and what's been the impact?
And the founders of Kugali, who produced the animation series IWAJU, tell us how their collaboration with Disney went ..read more
Focus on Africa
1w ago
Outgoing president Macky Sall has refused to apologise for the political uncertainty he created when he tried to delay the country's presidential elections. In this special edition on Senegal, we ask if the Senegalese still trust their president? Do they believe in his credibility as leader? Also, ahead of the country's election on Sunday, how engaged are young people in the electoral process ..read more
Focus on Africa
1w ago
Yet another kidnapping in Nigeria's Kaduna State, where gunmen abducted around 100 people including women and children, that's according to local authorities. We hear a very brave and harrowing interview from a young woman who was taken by Boko Haram back in 2013, but had a lucky escape.
Also Niger's military junta asks remaining US troops to leave the country. Why were they there in the first place and what would their absence mean for an already unstable region?
And how did customers at a bank in Ethiopia, withdraw millions of dollars they didn't actually have in their accounts ..read more
Focus on Africa
1w ago
A BBC Africa Eye investigation uncovers how dozens of women from Malawi working in Oman, have suffered abuse. The investigation reveals how a WhatsApp group was used to rescue at least 50 of them. How and why were these women abused?
Also, how African countries can use 'soft power' for their benefit.
And why people in Botswana took to social media to criticise the 2024 Miss World contest ..read more
Focus on Africa
1w ago
The Rwandan government says elections will be free and fair. But how democratic will they be if an opposition leader has been banned from standing?
At least sixty-two Cameroonian national football players have been suspended for lying about their age. So why does lying about your age matter?
And a young innovator in Sierra Leone designs a robot which he says will preach peace to the world ..read more
Focus on Africa
1w ago
Kenya's health workers defy a labour court order and go on a nationwide strike. They are protesting the delayed employment of thousands of medical graduates.
How Egypt's galloping inflation is adversely affecting students and ordinary citizens.
And is hosting the African Games worth the price tag for Ghana which is in economic doldrums ..read more