| Focus on Africa | |
|---|---|
 Title card used since 2023 | |
| Created by | BBC Africa forBBC News |
| Presented by | Peter Okwoche Sophie Ikenye Lukwesa Burak Waihiga Mwaura Rhoda Odhiambo |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Studio L,Broadcasting House,London (2013–2023) BBC Nairobi Bureau,Nairobi,Kenya (2023–present) |
| Editor | Vera Kwakofi |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC News (International feed) |
| Release | 18 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 onthe international feed of the BBC News channel, and on local partner channels of the BBC in African countries.[1] The programme was presented byKomla 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.
The programme was closely related toDira ya Dunia, an African-focused programme broadcast on BBC Swahili, which noticeably used the sametitle sequence.
Focus on Africa is aired from 18:30 to 19:00GMT (17:30–18:00BST during summer months in the UK and the northern hemisphere) weekdays onthe 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.
Since the move toNairobi the on-air team has been reduced, with fewer relief presenters due to the formers being based in London.[4]
| Years | Presenter | Current role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023–present | Waihiga Mwaura | |
| Rhoda Odhiambo | Main presenter & journalist |
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