Focus on Africa (TV programme)
British TV series or programme
Focus on Africa | |
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Title card used since 2023
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Created by | BBC Africa for BBC News |
Presented by |
Peter Okwoche
Sophie Ikenye Lukwesa Burak |
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 |
Release | |
Original network | BBC News (International feed) |
Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
Original 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 |
- Not be confused with the magazine Focus on Africa or the radio programme of the same name broadcast on the BBC World Service .
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.
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
Current
Years | Presenter | Current role |
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2012–present | Sophie Ikenye | Main presenter |
Peter Okwoche |
Deputy presenter
Sports presenter |
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2014–present | Piers Edwards | Relief sports presenter |
Nancy Kacungira | Relief presenter | |
2017–present | Lukwesa Burak | |
2023–present | Waihiga Mwaura | Main presenter & journalist |
Former
- Komla Dumor (Main presenter, 2012–2014)
- Salim Kikeke (2014–2023)
References
- ↑ Thangevelo, Debashine (18 June 2012). "Get the real news on Africa" . Iol.co.za . Retrieved 15 July 2012 .
- ↑ "BBC World TV's Komla Dumor dies" . BBC. 18 January 2014 . Retrieved 18 January 2014 .
- ↑ "BBC announces major new focus on Africa" . BBC . Retrieved 15 July 2012 .
External links
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Focus on Africa
at
BBC Online
(BBC World News)