Focus on Africa

At least one hundred-and-twenty people are confirmed dead in Somalia following Saturday's attacks blamed on Al-Shabab militants.Also, Nigeria's Government condemns the recent terror alerts from western embassies as 'irresponsible' and 'unnecessary', but where did such warnings emanate?And how Guinea BIssau artist, Yasmine has become a popular Kizomba artist.Those stories and more in this podcast with Bola Mosuro.

Security alerts in Nigeria and South Africa... We'll hear what they entail and how people are preparing to weather the warnings.And the story of how a four year-old Tunisian child ended up in Italy - on her own - after crossing on a smuggler's boat.Those stories and much more in this podcast with Audrey Brown.

Burkina Faso recruits 50,000 civilians  to help take on Islamist militants.Also, illicit fishing on Africa's Atlantic coastline robs the continent of revenue and a vital source of protein - a report exposes those behind itAnd the breakaway Somaliland's chance discovery of black gold - OilAll these stories and more in this podcast presented by Hassan Arouni.

Police clash with protesters in Chad on the day that Mahamat Idriss Deby had promised to leave office.Also, a rural school in Uganda wins an international award as one of five unique schools in the world.And a young climate activist from Zambia spells out what developing countries should demand and get at the climate conference - COP 27.Those stories and more in this podcast presented by Hassan Arouni.

In today's podcast:The UN Commission on Human Rights calls for international action to end the human suffering in South Sudan.Plus, Nigerian kidnappers target hospital patients in the northern Niger state - killing some and going of with many others.And, Zimbabwe approves the use of a long term anti-HIV injection.Those stories and more in this podcast presented by Hassan Arouni.

In Ethopia there are grave concerns for people in the town of Shire in the northern Tigray region after days of intense fighting.. Government forces have taken it from the Tigray People's Liberation Front and two other towns.Also in today's podcast, President Emmerson Mnanagagwa of Zimabwe has said he's launching a commission to heal wounds by talking of operation  Gukurahundi where more than 20,000 were massacred in Matabeleland.. We hear from a representative of survivors.And we hear about the power of Oba Obirin - so called Female Kings not Queens in ancient Yorubaland.Those stories and more in this podcast with Bola Mosuro.

How can Africa weather the global economic storm?  We ask the IMF's top Africa director.Also, Nigerian university lecturers call off their eight-month strike, but for how long?And we remember the deadliest terror attack in Somalia's history - it happened five years ago.Those stories and more in this podcast with Hassan Arouni.

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.

The World Health Organisation issues a global alert warning that four cough syrups manufactured in India could be linked to the deaths of dozens of children in The Gambia. We hear from the director of Health Services.Also, why does the insurgency in Northern Mozambique continue five years on?Plus, the prestigious Makrere University is 100 years old.More on those and other stories in this podcast with Paul Bakibinga.

In today's podcast:Ugandans' tongues are wagging after a day which saw the President's son first demoted and then promoted to full General after a series of bizarre tweets that threatened to cause a diplomatic rift with neighboring Kenya.Also, a $100 million dollar cocaine haul has been seized in Liberia by the Drugs Enforcement Agency, and a number of arrests made after a tip-off from the Americans, and it seems to point to a global syndicate.Plus, thirteen women who'd been abducted from between three weeks to six months are rescued from their captors in Zambia.Those stories and more in this podcast with Bola Mosuro.