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BBC World Service


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

Rwanda has confirmed it will accept up to 250 migrants from the US, in a deal agreed with President Donald Trump's administration. Under the scheme the deportees would be given "workforce training, health care, and accommodation to jump start their lives in Rwanda", according to Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo. Human rights experts have raised concerns that removals to a nation that is not a migrant's place of origin - known as a third country - could violate international law. We'll hear analysis.

Also, a report finds nearly a fifth of cancer drugs are defective in four African countries.

And why the taste for camel milk is gaining popularity in Somalia and beyond!

Presenter: Charles Gitonga
Producers: Patricia Whitehorne, Yvette Twagiramariya and Sunita Nahar
Technical Producer: Gabriel O' Regan 
Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
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Rwanda agrees migrant deal with the US

Ghana: Hundreds of soldiers deployed to Bawku town in the Upper East Region, after attacks on two schools killed several students. What is behind the resurgence of violence?

Why has Tanzania barred foreign nationals from owning and operating small-scale businesses?

What does Kenya stand to gain following proposed plan to move 3 UN agencies to Nairobi?

Presenter: Charles Gitonga
Producers: Tom Kavanagh in London, Blessing Aderogba in Lagos and Richard Kagoe in Nairobi.
Technical Producer: Chris Kouzaris 
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

Ghana: resurgence of violence in Bawku

Two undercover investigators, posing as sex workers spent months infiltrating the sex trade in the town of Maai Mahiu. The expose by BBC Africa Eye shows how women, known as "madams" have coerced children as young as 13 in prostitution in Kenya. Hear reporter, Njeri Mwangi, narrate the details of the story.

Also, the United States last week announced new tariff rates for dozens of African countries. What does Malawi, Nigeria and Ghana and Libya export and how will these new taxes change things?

And how are Nigerians reacting to the comments made by the UK's Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who has said she no longer identifies as Nigerian? 

Presenter: Charles Gitonga
Producers: Sunita Nahar and Yvette Twagiramariya 
Technical Producer: Chris Kouzaris
Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp
Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard

The women luring girls into sex trade in Kenya

DR Congo have agreed a multi-million kit deal with Spanish football club Barcelona, rasing many questions. We hear from Dr Congo's Sports Minister, Didier Budimbu. 

Also, Northern Nigeria is facing food insecurity with the UN warning that aid cuts will push Nigerians into the arms of Boko Haram jihadists. 

And Kenya proposes drastic plans to control alcohol intake, following Ghana along the same pathway. So what can Kenya expect? We hear from a Ghanaian influencer. 

Presenter: Charles Gitonga
Producers: Richard Kagoe in Nairobi. Yvette Twagiramariya, Patricia Whitehorne, Sunita Nahar and Mark Wilberforce in London
Technical Producer: Francesca Dunne
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

DR Congo's football deal with FC Barcelona

What began as a three-day strike by taxi drivers against rising petrol prices in Angola, has escalated into one of the most widespread and disruptive waves of protest the country has seen in recent years. What has life been like in the capital Luanda, against the background of the unrest?

Why do fewer than a quarter of South Africans trust their police service? A new survey shows only 22% of South Africans have any confidence in the institution.

And we meet the Nigerian film maker, Joel Kachi Benson, who won an Emmy for a film he made about the young boy dancing in the rain who thrilled the world in a viral video a few years ago.

Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Blessing Aderogba in Lagos. Tom Kavanagh and Nyasha Michelle in London
Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer
Senior Producers: Patricia Whitehorne and Karnie Sharp
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

What is fuelling Angola's fuel protests?

Kidnappers in Nigeria have killed at least 35 people from Zamfara state despite ransoms being paid for their release. Why is the kidnapping menace in Nigeria not only growing but changing as well ?

Why fibroids are particularly a problem for black women

And Ghanaian students abroad facing deportation because the government failed to pay their fees

Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Blessing Aderogba in Lagos, Charles Gitonga in Nairobi with Patricia Whitehorne and Yvette Twagiramariya in London
Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

Nigeria: Why kidnappers killed 35 hostages despite paid ransoms

More than 40 people including women and children were killed in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), in the town of Komanda, east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The militia group is linked to the so-called Islamic state, a jihadi militant group. Majority of those killed were worshippers at a local church, nearby shops were also attacked and looted. 

Also, why Cameroonian opposition leader Maurice Kamto is challenging his disqualification from October’s presidential election list. 

And what's the impact of Africa's disappearing Wetlands? 

Presenter: Richard Kagoe
Producers: Tom Kavanagh, Nyasha Michelle and Yvette Twagiramariya
Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer
Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp
Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard

Who is behind a church attack in DR Congo?

A stand off as Somalia demands release of a cargo ship carrying military equipment that was seized by semi-autonomous Puntland. The ship was reportedly transporting military equipment to Turkey’s military base in Mogadishu.

Why indigenous plants are making a comeback in African diets?

And after Nigeria's Super Falcons historic victory at WAFCON, in Morocco, we ask what does this mean for the future of African women's sport ? 

Presenter: Richard Kagoe
Producers: Charles Gitonga in Nairobi with Sunita Nahar and Patricia Whitehorne in London. 
Technical Producer: Philip Bull
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi.

Somalia: The “hole” at the heart of a seized arms ship

This week the International Criminal Court sentenced two commanders of a civilian militia in the Central African Republic to a total of 27 years in prison. One of them, Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, had formerly been the head of the country’s football federation. What was the conflict that engulfed CAR a decade ago, and what were the crimes that led to the ICC convictions?

Also in this episode, the impact that continuing aid cuts are having on women and girls in Somalia.

And we uncover the melodic contributions of Congo's queens of rumba music.

Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Tom Kavanagh, Yvette Twagiramarya, Sunita Nahar and Tanya Hines in London
Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer
Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

Who are the CAR commanders jailed for war crimes?

Good news about the state-of-the-art treatment facility in Ghana for cleft lip patients

And as the number of billionaires on the continent rises, we ask - are billionaires good or bad for Africa? 

Why are violence and insecurity on the increase in Haiti despite the presence of an international force?. Does the Kenyan contingent have adequate resources?

Presenter : Richard Kagoe
Producers: Alfonso Daniels, Yvette Twagiramariya, Sunita Nahar and Tom Kavanagh
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Technical Producer: Frank McWeeny
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

Ghana’s special clinic for cleft lip patients

Millions of children in northern Nigeria are without sufficient food, that's according to the aid agency, MSF. The persistent malnutrition crisis in the region, MSF says, stems from inflation, security issues and insufficient healthcare infrastructure. We'll hear from Dr Simba Tirima in Maiduguri.

Also its almost 10 years since so-called Islamic State declared a caliphate. What's been their influence in Africa?

And the growing interest of Formula 1 on the continent. Any chance of an African Grand Prix? 

Presenter: Charles Gitonga
Producers: Bella Hassan, Rob Wilson, Emmanuela Alausa and Yvette Twagiramariya 
Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp 
Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer 
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

Why are two million children in northern Nigeria suffering from severe malnutrition?

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