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Africa Daily has now come to an end. But do listen to Focus on Africa for all the big stories and for the African perspective on major global news.

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Tanzanian elections: What issues are young people concerned about?
Tanzanians head to the polls on 29 October to elect their next president
27 Oct 2025,33 mins
Focus on Africa: Hundreds of stolen social media identities used to spread propaganda
Stolen photos of Somali and Muslim influencers are used to push political propaganda
23 Oct 2025,32 mins
Focus on Africa Can DRC be declared ebola free?
The last ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is on the road to recovery
21 Oct 2025,29 mins
Focus on Africa: What led to the downfall of Madagascar's president
The military seizes power in Madagascar after President Andry Rajoelina flees
15 Oct 2025,32 mins
Focus on Africa: Militants' blockade paralyses Mali-Senegal trade corridor
The blockade by the JNIM group has sparked fuel shortages in Mali's capital city, Bamako
13 Oct 2025,38 mins
Focus on Africa: Can Botswana continue to depend on its diamond industry?
Demand for Botswana's diamonds has fallen due to a decline in the global market
03 Oct 2025,27 mins
Focus on Africa: Who is Uganda's Joseph Kony?
The ICC hears pre-trial war crime charges against the Ugandan warlord
12 Sep 2025,35 mins
Focus on Africa: Ethiopia opens huge dam despite outside opposition
Egypt and Sudan have been opposed to the building of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
09 Sep 2025,31 mins
Focus on Africa: Is the jailing of a former Zambian minister a watershed moment?
Zambia's former foreign minister Joseph Malanji and a co-accused get prison terms
05 Sep 2025,32 mins
Focus on Africa: Sudan landslide: Race to find survivors
The UN says at least 370 people have died after a landslide in Sudan’s Darfur region
03 Sep 2025,30 mins
Focus on Africa: South Africa building fire: What happened to survivors?
More than 70 people died in the Usindiso building in central Johannesburg in 2023
01 Sep 2025,32 mins
Focus on Africa: Mauritania accused of widespread abuses against migrants
Human Rights Watch allege EU deal fuelling Mauritania's abuse of African migrants
28 Aug 2025,28 mins
Focus on Africa: Kenya's starvation cult: New bodies found
Fears a Kenya mass starvation cult is still active after new bodies found
26 Aug 2025,30 mins
Focus on Africa: Exploring Africa-Japan trade ties
A Japan-Africa summit proposes stronger economic collaboration
22 Aug 2025,32 mins
Focus on Africa: Increased concerns over missing Ethiopia journalists
At least two journalists disappear in Ethiopia raising concerns over media freedom
20 Aug 2025,27 mins
Focus on Africa: Nigeria negotiates $346m arms deal with US
The US weapons sale to Nigeria likely to include munitions, precision bombs and rockets
15 Aug 2025,33 mins
Focus on Africa: Activists block foreigners from South African hospitals
Dozens of anti-migrant groups in South Africa have reportedly blocked healthcare services
11 Aug 2025,32 mins
Focus on Africa: What is fuelling Angola's fuel protests?
Several people have died across Angola after widespread protests against fuel prices
31 Jul 2025,31 mins
Focus on Africa: Who are the CAR commanders jailed for war crimes?
The ICC jails two members of a militia in the Central African Republic for war crimes
25 Jul 2025,34 mins
How has Goma changed under M23 fighters?
M23 took control of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, six months ago
23 Jul 2025,29 mins
Focus on Africa: Why Burkina Faso discarded its Electoral Commission
Burkina Faso's military rulers say the interior ministry will handle future elections
21 Jul 2025,32 mins
Focus on Africa: Cameroon's president seeks re-election at age 92
The world's oldest head of state, Paul Biya, is aiming to extend his 43 years in power
17 Jul 2025,33 mins
Focus on Africa: Ghanaians lured into football job scam
Several young Ghanaians were trafficked to Nigeria under a fraudulent recruitment scheme
09 Jul 2025,28 mins
Focus on Africa: Why has polio re-emerged in Angola?
Angola was certified polio-free in 2015 but is now facing a new outbreak of the disease
01 Jul 2025,33 mins
Focus on Africa: Russia's Wagner Group leaves Mali
Russia says the paramilitary group Wagner has accomplished its mission in Mali
10 Jun 2025,33 mins
Focus on Africa: South Africa's human trafficking problem
The case of the missing 6-year-old Joshlin Smith exposes human trafficking in South Africa
30 May 2025,31 mins
Focus on Africa: US halts international student visa applications
US embassies to stop appointments for student visas. How is Africa affected?
29 May 2025,26 mins
Focus on Africa: African leaders attend Russia's Security Summit
Over forty African countries attend Russia's International Security Summit in Moscow
28 May 2025,34 mins
Focus on Africa: Uganda suspends German military co-operation
Uganda's army recently announced the suspension of military cooperation with Germany
27 May 2025,28 mins
Introducing: Focus on Africa
The big stories from across the continent
27 May 2025,1 min