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Focus on Africa is broadcast at 1500, 1700 and 1900 GMT Monday to Friday and 1900 GMT on Saturday and Sunday. Editions are available for 24 hours after the time of transmission. Listen to the latest edition of Focus on Africa.

You might also want to listen to individual editions of programmes such as Newsday, Sport Today, Story Story and Top of the Pops. 

Focus on Africa is broadcast at 1500, 1700 and 1900 GMT Monday to Friday and 1900 GMT on Saturday and Sunday.

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Current issues that matter to Africa go under discussion and are brought to the attention of a global audience with the BBC's Africa Debate. An invited audience engages robustly with a distinguished international panel to help inform global perceptions of the continent.

Listen to the most recent debate on Africa's fragile health systems and global epidemics

Listen online to indepth documentaries, debates on issues that matter to Africa, and history and science programmes about the continent.

Click here to listen to a selection

BBC News services for Africa are available in Arabic, Hausa, Kiswahili, Somali, French, Kinyarwanda and Kirundi.

Click here for a complete list of BBC Language Services.