Focus on Africa (TV programme)

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Focus on Africa
Focus on Africa Programme logo cover.jpg
Title card used since 2023
Created byBBC Africa for BBC News
Presented byPeter Okwoche
Sophie Ikenye
Lukwesa Burak
Waihiga Mwaura
Rhoda Odhiambo
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationsStudio L, Broadcasting House, London (2013–2023)
BBC Nairobi Bureau, Nairobi, Kenya (2023–present)
EditorVera Kwakofi
Running time26 minutes
Original release
Network BBC News (International feed)
Release18 June 2012 (2012-06-18) 
present
Related
BBC News
BBC World News America
Newsday
GMT
Impact
Global
World News Today
Africa Business Report

Focus on Africa is a BBC news programme broadcast on the international feed of the BBC News channel, and on local partner channels of the BBC in African countries. [1] The programme was presented by Komla Dumor each weekday from its inception until his sudden death, aged 41, in January 2014. [2] The programme includes news, sport and business from across Africa and around the world.

Contents

The programme was closely related to Dira ya Dunia, an African-focused programme broadcast on BBC Swahili, which noticeably used the same title sequence.

Broadcasts

Focus on Africa is aired from 18:30 to 19:00 GMT (17:30–18:00 BST during summer months in the UK and the northern hemisphere) weekdays on the BBC News channel's international feed. [3] The programme also airs on affiliate networks across Africa, which broadcast it as a prime time news programme.

Presenters

Since the move to Nairobi the on-air team has been reduced, with fewer relief presenters due to the formers being based in London. [4]

Current

YearsPresenterCurrent role
2023–present Waihiga Mwaura
Rhoda Odhiambo Main presenter & journalist

Former

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References

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  4. Draper, Joseph (4 June 2023). "BBC moving Focus On Africa show to continent 'to get closer to audiences'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 6 May 2024.