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BBC World Service
Focus on Africa
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Two essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the big topics and news from Africa, the people behind them, plus an African perspective on global stories. Hosted by Nkechi Ogbonna. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday.
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Is this show right for you?
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
B1 24%B2 76%
- 76% of the episodes are B2.
- 158 words a minute: a natural pace.
- 93 episodes with a full transcript.
Episodes(1000)
B222 minBurkina Faso opens landmark gold refineryOct 6, 2026Subtitles
B222 minEthiopia conflict stirs regional tensionsOct 5, 2026Subtitles
B222 minWhere are Eritrea’s missing political prisoners?Oct 2, 2026Subtitles
B222 minWho is Morocco's first woman prime minister?Oct 1, 2026Subtitles
B222 minNigeria's Dangote Kenya refinery breaks groundSep 30, 2026Subtitles
B222 minSouth Africa reels from spate of mass shootingsSep 29, 2026Subtitles
B222 minEthiopia accuses Sudan, Eritrea of backing armed groupsSep 28, 2026Subtitles
B222 minJAPA: Does migrating pay off?Sep 25, 2026Subtitles
B222 minEthiopia Tigray fighting sparks fears of new warSep 24, 2026Subtitles
B222 minChad faces growing Sudan refugee burdenSep 23, 2026Subtitles
B222 minNigeria probes the deaths of miners in custodySep 22, 2026Subtitles
B222 minGambia in crisis as blackouts persistSep 21, 2026Subtitles
B222 minIs Nigeria ready for a female leader?Sep 18, 2026Subtitles
B222 minSouth Africa probes discovery of women bodiesSep 17, 2026Subtitles
B222 minThousands flee to Djibouti amid Yemeni fightingSep 16, 2026Subtitles
B222 minWhat does Dangote's IPO mean for young investors?Sep 15, 2026Subtitles
B222 minIMF talks amid Senegal debt crisisSep 14, 2026Subtitles
B122 minWas my university degree worth it?Sep 11, 2026Subtitles
B222 minControversy Over Ugandan Kingdom's Royal SuccessionSep 10, 2026Subtitles
B222 minIs Cameroon doing enough on femicide?Sep 9, 2026Subtitles
B222 minKenya gives foreign traders 90-day ultimatumSep 8, 2026Subtitles
B222 minWhy maps make Africa smallerSep 7, 2026Subtitles
B122 minJZyNO on taking Liberia’s sound globalSep 4, 2026Subtitles
B222 minIs Africa ready for a stronger El Niño?Sep 3, 2026Subtitles
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Is this show right for you?
B2
B2 · Upper-intermediate
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
B1 24%B2 76%
- 76% of the episodes are B2.
- 158 words a minute: a natural pace.
- 93 episodes with a full transcript.
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