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Focus on Africa (TV programme)

Field	Value
image	Focus on Africa Programme logo cover.jpg
image_size	262
caption	Title card used since 2023
runtime	26 minutes
creator	BBC Africa for BBC News
editor	Vera Kwakofi
presenter	Peter Okwoche
Sophie Ikenye
Lukwesa Burak
Waihiga Mwaura
Rhoda Odhiambo
country	United Kingdom
location	Studio L, Broadcasting House, London (2013–2023)

language	English
network	BBC News (International feed)
first_aired
last_aired	present
related	BBC News
BBC World News America
Newsday
GMT
Impact
Global
World News Today
Africa Business Report

Sophie Ikenye Lukwesa Burak Waihiga Mwaura Rhoda Odhiambo

BBC Nairobi Bureau, Nairobi, Kenya (2023–present) 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. The programme was presented by Komla Dumor each weekday from its inception until his sudden death, aged 41, in January 2014. The programme includes news, sport and business from across Africa and around the world.

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. 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.

Current

Years	Presenter	Current role
2023–present	Waihiga Mwaura
Rhoda Odhiambo	Main presenter & journalist

Former

Komla Dumor (Main presenter, 2012–2014)
Salim Kikeke (2014–2023)
Sophie Ikenye (Main Presenter, 2012-2023)
Peter Okwoche (Deputy Presenter, 2012-2023)
Nancy Kacungira (Relief Presenter, 2014-2023)
Lukwesa Burak (Relief Presenter, 2017-2023)
Piers Edwards (Deputy Sports Presenter, 2014-2023)

References

Thangevelo, Debashine. (18 June 2012). "Get the real news on Africa".
(18 January 2014). "BBC World TV's Komla Dumor dies". BBC.
"BBC announces major new focus on Africa". BBC.
Draper, Joseph. (2023-06-04). "BBC moving Focus On Africa show to continent ‘to get closer to audiences’".

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