Podcast
Focus on Africa
Episodes — page 11
- Selling body parts for 'rituals' in Sierra Leone
A BBC Africa Eye documentary has exposed the practice of selling body parts for magic rituals in Sierra Leone. We speak to the reporter who went back to the town where an 11-year-o…
- Gender-based violence declared a national crisis in South Africa
South Africa's president declares gender-based violence and femicide a national crisis after planned protests A campaign to encourage us to donate our bodies to medical science And…
- Amhara conflict: Thousands of reports of rape and assault
A special BBC investigation has collated data which shows there have been thousands of reports of rape between July 2023 and May 2025, in the conflict between militias and Ethiopia…
- Did Kenyan authorities use technology to silence Gen Z protestors?
Amnesty International alleges that the Kenyan government used digital tools to suppress Gen Z organised demonstrations Has the rift between Senegalese President Faye and Prime Mini…
- Search continues for schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria's Kebbi State
At least 20 schoolgirls are still missing in Nigeria's north-western Kebbi State after they were kidnapped at dawn from their dormitories at a secondary school. How can mass abduct…
- Are DR Congo and M23 rebels nearing a peace deal?
The DR Congo and the M23 rebels sign a framework agreement in Qatar for a peace deal to end fighting Will Nigeria's seemingly endless academic staff strikes end? And Nigeria's Eagl…
- South Sudan: Why was a powerful vice-president fired?
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked his Second Vice-President Dr Benjamin Bol Mel, who was seen as a possible successor. So with First Vice-President Riek Machar under ho…
- Gabon's ex first lady and son get sentenced
Wife and son of Gabon's ousted leader get 20-year jail terms in two-day corruption trial. Mauritania's president, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Al-Ghazouani, recently sacked some senior gove…
- Sierra Leone steps up fight against kush
Can new tougher measures announced by Sierra Leone's President Bio really be effective in combating kush, the illegal psychoactive blend of addictive substances that is devastating…
- Can Mali's Junta withstand a jihadist blockade?
Can Mali's military junta maintain its hold on power despite a jihadist blockade? What role are mercenaries playing in Africa's current conflicts. And the genesis of a new type of…
- Can Johannesburg reclaim 'hijacked' buildings?
The South African city of Johannesburg has well over 100 abandoned and derelict buildings plagued by rubbish and open sewage and some have been taken over by criminal gangs. Many a…
- What will COP30 change for Africa?
What can Africa expect from the COP 30 climate conference? Sudan's paramilitary RSF agrees to a humanitarian ceasefire, but the government wants guarantees from the international c…
- Nigeria pushes back on 'Christian genocide' claims
Nigeria rejects claims of a “Christian genocide,” saying violence stems from terrorism and land disputes, not religion, and that both Christians and Muslims have suffered attacks.…
- Nigeria : Was there an alleged coup plot?
The arrest of senior Nigerian military officers and the sacking of security officials fuels speculation of an alleged coup Ugandan born Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayoral el…
- After the oath, can Tanzania heal its divisions?
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in after the deadly protests that followed her election victory. Can she use her second term to unite the country? At least…
- South Africa’s expropriation test case
South Africa's municipality of Ekurhuleni's attempt to expropriate land without compensation is under mediation after the private owners of the land sought compensation. The outcom…
- Women in Kenya are facing increasing online abuse, says new report
New research reveals how digital platforms are being weaponised to abuse and exploit women in Kenya. We hear from a victim of online sexual abuse who gives a harrowing account of h…
- The Gambia: Can ex-President Jammeh return home?
Why has the Gambian government issued a strong warning to ex -President Yahya Jammeh following his announcing plans to return from 9 years in exile?. Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambi…
- Kenyan authorities seize a tonne of methamphetamine
Authorities in Kenya intercept more than a tonne of methamphetamine in the Indian Ocean as part of the country's ongoing fight against narcotics trafficking and addiction Thousand…
- Will el-Fasher's fall change Sudan?
As the strategic city of el-Fasher finally falls to the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, we analyse what it means in Sudan’s ongoing civil war. How the world’s oldest presi…
