Focus on AfricaEpisodes Episode guide

02/10/2026 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Fri 2 Oct 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
01/10/2026 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Thu 1 Oct 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
30/09/2026 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Wed 30 Sep 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
29/09/2026 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Tue 29 Sep 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
28/09/2026 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Mon 28 Sep 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
25/09/2026 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Fri 25 Sep 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
24/09/2026 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Thu 24 Sep 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
23/09/2026 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Wed 23 Sep 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
22/09/2026 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Tue 22 Sep 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
21/09/2026 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Mon 21 Sep 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
18/09/2026 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Fri 18 Sep 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Focus on Africa
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Thu 17 Sep 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Focus on Africa
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Wed 16 Sep 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Focus on Africa
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Tue 15 Sep 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Focus on Africa
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Mon 14 Sep 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Focus on Africa
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Fri 11 Sep 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Focus on Africa
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Thu 10 Sep 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Focus on Africa
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Wed 9 Sep 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Focus on Africa
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Tue 8 Sep 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Focus on Africa
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Mon 7 Sep 202615:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Focus on Africa
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Next Friday15:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Focus on Africa
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Next Thursday15:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Focus on Africa
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Wednesday15:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Focus on Africa
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Tuesday15:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Focus on Africa
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Monday15:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
'My journey with postpartum psychosis'
Postpartum psychosis is a rare but severe mental health condition
African fans pay tribute to Dolly Parton
How Africa loved Dolly Parton and a conversation with a South African band she sang with
US calls for Sudan arms embargo
US calls on the UN Security Council to extend Darfur’s arms embargo to the rest of Sudan
Pirate attacks on Somalia's shipping lanes
Somali pirates seize tankers in fresh attacks which experts say threaten global shipping
Nigeria plans to decriminalise attempted suicide
Nigeria records around 300,000 suicide attempts every year and at least 7,000 deaths