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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

Zambia's former Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji has been sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour after being convicted, along with a co-accused of corruption. President Hakainde Hichilema promised to root out corruption when he swept to power four years ago, is he now delivering on that pledge?

In Egypt, dozens of teenage TikTok influencers have been arrested in recent weeks on charges such as violating family values, indecency and money laundering. We hear more on why authorities are getting tough with digital content creators.

And the Congolese word Liboke is a new entry in a French dictionary, but why has the given definition sparked a debate in the DRC?

Presenter: Charles Gitonga
Producers: Mark Wilberforce, Sunita Nahar and Yvette Twagiramariya in London. Ayuba Iliya was in Lagos
Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne
Technical Producer: Craig Kingham
Editors: Maryam Abdalla, Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

Is the jailing of a former Zambian minister a watershed moment?

Why are fighters from Somalia's Jubaland region crossing the border into Kenya. Their presence is - causing fear and uncertainty
 
 Burkina Faso's unelected transitional parliament bans homosexual acts 
 
Plus how experts in Africa are tryings to close the AI language gap
 
 
Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Priya Sippy, Alfonso Daniels, Sunita Nahar, Mark Wilberforce, and Nyasha Michelle in London. Jewel Kiriungi in Nairobi. 
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Technical Producer: Francesca Dunne
Editors: Maryam Abdalla, Andre Lombard, and Alice Muthengi

Somali fighters in Kenya spark fears

A landslide that followed days of heavy rain, has killed hundreds of people in the remote Marra Mountains in western Sudan, and trapped survivors in deep valleys. How do aid agencies help people hit by a natural disaster but caught in the middle of a war?
 
A new report details an increase in disappearances, kidnappings and torture in Tanzania. We hear from relatives looking for their family members.
 
And a new study warns that people are using digital platforms like TikTok to sell the meat of endangered animals.

Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Mark Wilberforce, Sunita Nahar and Priya Sippy in London. Charles Gitonga and Jewel Kiriungi in Nairobi 
Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne
Technical Producer: Chris Kouzaris 
Editors: Maryam Abdalla, Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

Sudan landslide: Race to find survivors

An extensive earthen wall is being built around the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher. Researchers from Yale University say it is intended to trap people inside.

Why is there a rapidly growing demand for solar panels in Africa?

And we meet Iris- the teaching robot in South Africa.

Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Charles Gitonga in Nairobi, Mark Wilberforce, Yvette Twagiramariya and Sunita Nahar in London.
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer
Editors: Maryam Abdalla, Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

Barrier built around Sudan’s el-Fasher city

Two years on from the devastating fire at an abandoned building in Johannesburg that was occupied by squatters, how much has changed? We revisit the scene of one of South Africa's worst tragedies, in which more than 70 people - including children - died, to find out what happened to the survivors.

Scientists warn that global warming and climate change could be making flight turbulence more frequent. Will bumpier skies put people off air travel?

And lawyers are arguing for easier divorce laws in Uganda. So what are the pros and cons of no-fault, as opposed to, fault divorces?

Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Alfonso Daniels, Sunita Nahar and Priya Sippy in London. Makuochi Okafor in Lagos
Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne
Technical Producer: Ricardo McCarthy 
Editors: Maryam Abdalla, Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

South Africa building fire: What happened to survivors?

Nigeria has banned for six months exports of shea nuts used for beauty products to help boost the local economy

More about Malawi's health boat that provides a lifeline for locals on a remote island

And we find out why African made prom dresses are a hit among American teenagers

Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Makuochi Okafor and Ayuba Iliya in Lagos. Alfonso Daniels, Stefania Okereke and Yvette Twagriyamariya in London and Madina Maishanu in Abuja.
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga 
Technical Producer: Francesca Dunne
Editors: Maryam Abdalla, Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi.

Why has Nigeria banned export of shea nuts?

A new Human Rights Watch report says the EU's and Spain’s outsourcing of migration control to Mauritania has worsened abuses against asylum seekers and migrants heading for Europe, but the Mauritanian authorities reject those claims. 

Why are cybercrimes on the rise in Africa and how can you stay safe?

And we find out why the population of one of Kenya's iconic tourist attractions - flamingos - has fallen sharply.

Presenter: Charles Gitonga
Producers: Sunita Nahar, Mark Wilberforce and Priya Sippy in London
Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne
Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer
Editors: Maryam Abdalla, Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

Mauritania accused of widespread abuses against migrants

Botswana's president Duma Boko, has declared a public health emergency as the country faces a shortage of essential medicines and medical equipment.

Africa's defence chiefs discuss collective strategies and joint responses to insecurity in the continent. 

And why is the northern Nigerian state of Kano losing its famous yellow buses?

Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Priya Sippy and Stefania Okereke in London with Ayuba Iliya in Lagos
Technical producer: Jonathan Greer
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Editors: Maryam Abdallah, Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

Why has Botswana declared a national health emergency?

There are fears that the mass starvation cult in Kenya is still active after the discovery of new bodies in fresh graves near the site of the Shakahola forest massacre. So far, eleven people have been arrested in connection with these new exhumations. We hear from a Rapid Response Officer, working with a human rights organisation, who has been helping people track down missing relatives.

Why are African students ending up on the battlefields of Ukraine after applying to study in Russia?

And France returns the remains of a Malagasy king who was beheaded during the colonial era. 

Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Sunita Nahar, Alfonso Daniels, Tanya Hines, and Nyasha Michelle in London. Charles Gitonga in Nairobi
Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne 
Technical Producer: Pat Sissons
Editors: Maryam Abdalla, Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

Kenya's starvation cult: New bodies found

UN says a record number of aid workers were killed in 2024. Most in Gaza but dozens also in Sudan, South Sudan, and Nigeria 

Why is sub-Saharan Africa facing a shortage of child eye doctors? We meet one of the only paediatric opthalmologists in Burkina Faso 

And we meet Gelda Waterboer the Namibian teacher who has gone viral with a classroom song about sexual consent 

Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Priya Sippy, Stefania Okereke, Yvette Twagiramariya and Alfonso Daniels in London with Ayuba Iliya in Lagos
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Technical Producer: Chris Kouzaris 
Editors: Maryam Abdalla, Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi.

UN: Record number of aid workers killed in 2024

Atrocities continue in northern Ethiopia - both sides accused of crimes against civilians.

Also, the first known ebola death in Kampala during the current outbreak: We speak to an expert about what the authorities should be doing to control it.

And we hear from a young Focus on Africa listener - aged 12 - who's creating computer games.

Those stories and much more in this podcast presented by Hassan Arouni.

Both sides in Ethiopia conflict accused of crimes on civilians

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