Focus on Africa (TV programme)
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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.
- Not be confused with the magazine Focus on Africa or the radio programme of the same name broadcast on the BBC World Service.
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Focus on Africa | |
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Created by | BBC Africa for BBC 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 |
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The programme was closely related to Dira ya Dunia, an African-focused programme broadcast on BBC Swahili, which noticeably used the same title sequence.