Last updated June 9, 2024 – 11:44 AM
BBC Africa's flagship podcast, Focus on Africa, provides insightful debate and diverse perspectives on the pressing issues facing the continent.
Hosted by the award-winning team of Audrey Brown and Richard Kagoe, the show explores the political landscape, healthcare developments, socio-political challenges and vibrant cultures from the perspectives of Africa's key contributors and experts, including politicians, business leaders, activists and artists.
Now celebrating its first anniversary, the podcast has aired groundbreaking interviews over the past 12 months, including an exclusive interview with former Senegalese President Macky Sall and a conversation with music legend and Ghanaian citizen, Stevie Wonder.
Past guests include former Kenyan foreign minister Alfred Mutua, Botswana's youngest ever minister Bogolo Kenewende, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Nigerian Afrobeat star Mr Eazi and Bose Ogulu, the powerhouse manager behind Burna Boy.
Popular episodes include “Why Ethiopia and Egypt Join BRICS?”, the most downloaded episode in the past year, which tells a positive story about the development of the African continent; testimonies from Boko Haram kidnapping victims in Nigeria; and “Oldest Daughter Syndrome.”
Focus on Africa is available on BBC Sounds and other global podcast platforms weekdays at 3pm GMT, and on the BBC World Service at 3pm and 7pm GMT.
