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Three 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 Audrey Brown. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday.


Focus on Africa

Why has the Gambian government issued a strong warning to ex -President Yahya Jammeh following his announcing plans to return from 9 years in exile?.
 
Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, and Burkina Faso removed from a global money-laundering watchlist. How can they benefit?
 
And how years of drought is decimating wealth, and thousands of lives in the self-declared Republic of Somaliland. 
 
 
Presenter: Nyasha Michelle
Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Stefania Okereke and Mark Wilberforce in London.
Technical Producer: Chris Kouzaris
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard.

The Gambia: Can ex-President Jammeh return home?

As Tanzania gears up for elections on 29 October, we hear from two young people about the issues that matter to them and whether youth concerns have been featured in the electoral campaigns.

How a young Senegalese footballer's dream of joining a professional club ended in tragedy after he was tricked and lured to Ghana by fake football agents.

And how Africa is rapidly becoming a compelling destination for outsourcing services.

Presenter: Nyasha Michelle
Producers: Mark Wilberforce, Stefania Okereke, Sunita Nahar and Yvette Twagiramariya
Technical Producer: Craig Kingham
Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne
Editors: Maryam Abdalla and Sam Murunga

Tanzanian elections: What issues are young people concerned about?

We mark the 80th anniversary of the Fifth Pan-African Congress- a landmark event in Manchester, England that changed Africa 

Why people with albinism in Tanzania face rising fear ahead of elections

The plight of Cameroon's female gold miners 

Presenter: Nyasha Michelle
Producers: Mark Wilberforce, Stefania Okereke, Sunita Nahar and Yvette Twagiramariya in London.
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Technical Producer: Craig Kingham 
Editors: Sam Murunga and Maryam Abdalla.

The landmark event in Manchester that changed Africa

A BBC investigation uncovers dozens of social accounts using stolen identities of Somali and Muslim influencers and posting political propaganda content. We hear more about what was uncovered and who might be behind this widespread operation.

Chad’s parliament has overwhelmingly approved a controversial constitutional amendment removing presidential term limits. What will this mean for 41-year-old President Mahamat Idriss Deby’s hold on power?

And why the Kenyan Catholic Church took the decision to introduce a new brand of altar wine.

Presenter: Nyasha Michelle
Producers: Mark Wilberforce, Stefania Okereke, Sunita Nahar and Elphas Lagat
Technical Producer: Gabriel O'Regan
Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne
Editors: Maryam Abdalla and Sam Murunga

Hundreds of stolen social media identities used to spread propaganda

Sudan war: Can Khartoum airport reopen just hours after a drone attack?
 
15 years after Boko Haram militancy started, why does a jihadist threat still remain in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state
 
Ivory Coast: With the main opposition candidates barred from running, is President Alassane Ouattara set for a controversial fourth term?
 
 
Presenter: Nyasha Michelle
Producers: Stefania Okereke, Alfonso Daniels, Mark Wilberforce and Yvette Twagiramariya in London
Technical Producer: Chris Ablakwa
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Editors: Sam Murunga and Maryam Abdalla

Drone attack on Sudan's Khartoum Airport

The last ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been released from a treatment centre in Kasai province. Can the country now be declared free of this latest outbreak?

What is behind the escalating tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea over control of the Red Sea?

And we hear from the Nigerian scientist, who has been recognised with a global award from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, on how her pioneering work is protecting yam and cassava crops and making them more resilient.

Presenter: Nyasha Michelle
Producers: Mark Wilberforce, Yvette Twagiramariya, Stefania Okereke and Alfonso Daniels
Technical Producer: Chris Kouzaris
Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

Can DRC be declared ebola free?

Can Madagascar's new president, Col Randrianirina, deliver change demanded by Gen Z Mada?

Are West Africa’s illicit economies fueling the region’s wars and causing instability ?

And a look at plans by the WHO to integrate traditional and modern medicine.

Presenter: Nyasha Michelle

Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Mark Wilberforce, Stefania Okereke and Saleck Zeid in London.

Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga

Technical Producer: Frank McWeeny

Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi.

Who is Madagascar’s new military leader?

Monic dreams of leaving her home in rural Uganda for a different life. So when a “friend” promises her a job in Dubai, it feels like the chance she’s been waiting for. Monic is elated, she is the first of her 11 siblings to travel abroad. But just a few months later she is dead. Her family is left searching for answers. What happened in Dubai? 

For over two years, investigative journalist Runako Celina has been uncovering what really happened to Mona Kizz - whose real name is Monic Karungi. She delves into a sinister world behind the glitz and glamour of Dubai, where nothing is as it seems.

You can listen to episode 1 right here. To hear more episodes, search for World of Secrets on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. Or, if you are in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. 

Death in Dubai includes disturbing scenes, including discussion of sexual abuse and suicide. Some episodes also contain strong language. 

It is a BBC Eye investigation, produced in association with Thread Studios, for the BBC World Service. 

Please note, the image is being used for illustrative purposes only and the person depicted in it is a model. 

If you feel distressed by the references in this story, please speak to a health professional, or an organisation that offers support such as Befrienders Worldwide. www.befrienders.org 

For UK listeners, details of organisations offering information about or support after sexual abuse or with feelings of despair are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Bonus: Death in Dubai from World of Secrets

Nigeria's president Bola Tinubu pardons many individuals-some posthumously. How were the decisions arrived at?
 
Why are marriages and births declining in Tunisia?
 
And are journalists in Tanzania exercising a lot of caution ahead of the general elections?
 
Presenter: Nyasha Michelle
Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Sunita Nahar, Patricia Whitehorne and Bella Hassan in London.
Technical Producer: Chris Kouzaris
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi.

Nigeria's presidential pardons spark controversy

An elite military unit says it has seized power in Madagascar from President Andry Rajoelina following weeks of youth-led protests. Where did it all go wrong for the entrepreneur and former DJ, who first became president in 2009 when he was just 34.

Being a park ranger in Africa can be one of the most dangerous professions in the world. We hear from a ranger at Zambia's South Luangwa National Park who, with a group of others, has picked up an international award for his work.

And Ghana’s iconic kente cloth has been officially recognised and granted protected status as a national heritage fabric.

Presenter: Nyasha Michelle
Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Mark Wilberforce, Alfonso Daniels and Ryan Johnson
Technical Producers: Chris Kouzaris and Sarah Kimberley 
Senior Journalist: Patricia Whitehorne
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

What led to the downfall of Madagascar's president

Canadian mining giant Barrick halted its operations in Mali after the government seized gold stocks worth $245 million.

What's the story behind the Nigerian words added to the Oxford English dictionary ? 

And what the death of the warlord turned politician Prince Yormie Johnson means for Liberia.

Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Frenny Jowi in Nairobi with Victor Sylver, Blessing Aderogba, Rob Wilson, and Nyasha Michelle in London. 
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga 
Technical Producer:Craig Kingham 
Editors : Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

Why Mali seized gold from a mining giant.

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