BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule Friday 21 February 2020

West and Central Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Forum—Man v mosquito
  How humans have waged war against the mosquito for thousands of years(R)
3. 00:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Kenya's first Winter Olympian
  In 1998, a farmer called Philip Boit competed in the gruelling cross-country ski event.(R)
4. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Major bank releases climate disaster report
  Investment bank JP Morgan releases a report on environmental disaster and banking
6. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—21/02/2020 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2020 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 02:32GMT
  World Football—David Ospina, Mark Schwarzer and Libya's Mohamed El-Monir
  Colombia's David Ospina recalls the moment he collapsed on the pitch with concussion.
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  The Interview—Tarana Burke: What difference has #MeToo made?
  Stephen Sackur speaks to the woman who first coined the phrase "Me Too"
12. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2020 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  Assignment—Riding the Motel 22: Homeless in California
  California’s homeless take a ride on the ‘Motel 22’(R)
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—New antibiotic identified by artificial intelligence
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—South Sudan rival leaders agree to form unity government
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—Artificial intelligence develops new antibiotic
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Newsday—Iran’s parliamentary elections begin
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  Newsday—Iranians voting for new parliament
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2020 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  Business Daily—The Airbnb rental scammers
  Is the holiday lettings platform rife with bogus, unregulated and unsafe properties?
9. 08:50GMT
  Witness History—Saving Antarctica
  A 1980s campaign to preserve Antarctica for science.
10. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  The Real Story—Who controls the River Nile?
  Ethiopia and Egypt are yet to forge a deal as a mega dam on the Nile kicks into action
12. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 10:06GMT
  World Update—Elections in Iran: voting starts
  A more hard-line parliament, loyal to the country's supreme leader, is expected
14. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—21/02/2020 11:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2020 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 11:32GMT
  Science In Action—Monitoring Covid-19, harvests and space junk
  Monitoring spread of Covid-19, harvests in Africa from space, and space junk
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  The Fifth Floor—From refugee to reporter
  Three BBC Afghan journalists share memories of refugee life in Pakistan
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  The Newsroom—21/02/2020 13:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2020 13:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 13:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Crossing Divides, Meeting the bombers who killed my mum
  Sarah meets members of Jemaah Islamiyah responsible for a car bomb that killed her mum
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  Newshour—Emergency measures in South Korea as coronovirus cases rise
  Two cities declared 'special care' zones, as new cases double and second death confirmed
9. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 15:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—Rwanda and Uganda presidents meet at border
  Rwanda's Paul Kagame and Uganda's Yoweri Museveni sign an extradition treaty
11. 15:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2020 15:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 15:32GMT
  World Business Report—Trump to talk trade on first presidential India visit
  American wants India to open up its markets to many of its products
13. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—Coronavirus: What's happening now?
  We bring you all the latest updates on the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak
15. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 17:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—Uganda and Rwanda move to end tensions
  Rwanda and Uganda sign an extradition treaty to allow the exchange of wanted criminals
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Interview—Tarana Burke: What difference has #MeToo made?
  Stephen Sackur speaks to the woman who first coined the phrase "Me Too"(R)
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2020 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Science In Action—Monitoring Covid-19, harvests and space junk
  Monitoring spread of Covid-19, harvests in Africa from space, and space junk(R)
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—South Sudan's president appoints Riek Machar as deputy
  Machar’s appointment comes as South Sudan establishes a government of national unity
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2020 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  Sport Today—2020/02/21 GMT
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
9. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—21/02/2020 20:06 GMT
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  Tech Life—US tells the UK to think again on Huawei 5G
  America urges Britain to change its mind and drop Huawei from its 5G networks.
13. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2020 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  World Football—David Ospina, Mark Schwarzer and Libya's Mohamed El-Monir
  Colombia's David Ospina recalls the moment he collapsed on the pitch with concussion.(R)
15. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—21/02/2020 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—21/02/2020 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/02/2020 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—First broadcast 21/02/2020 22:32 GMT
  The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
20. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—21/02/2020 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 23:06GMT
  The Fifth Floor—From refugee to reporter
  Three BBC Afghan journalists share memories of refugee life in Pakistan(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—22/02/2020 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Real Story—Who controls the River Nile?
  Ethiopia and Egypt are yet to forge a deal as a mega dam on the Nile kicks into action(R)
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—22/02/2020 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Coronavirus deaths increase across globe
  More deaths are announced across the globe as COVID-19 spreads
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—22/02/2020 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—22/02/2020 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—22/02/2020 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Roger Robinson: Finding paradise in poetry
  The poet Roger Robinson on creating personal and political work
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—22/02/2020 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  The Fifth Floor—From refugee to reporter
  Three BBC Afghan journalists share memories of refugee life in Pakistan(R)
11. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—22/02/2020 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 04:06GMT
  The Real Story—Who controls the River Nile?
  Ethiopia and Egypt are yet to forge a deal as a mega dam on the Nile kicks into action(R)
13. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—22/02/2020 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 05:06GMT
  The Newsroom—22/02/2020 05:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—22/02/2020 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 05:32GMT
  The Hurricane Tapes—Who’s to blame?
  Who is to blame for how the case unfolded?(R)
17. 05:50GMT
  World Wise Web—Internet networks
  A teenager from the Philippines talks to "the mother of the internet"

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