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Focus on Africa ''BBC Focus on Africa'' was a quarterly magazine established in 1990, based in London, UK, and available widely in Africa and in English-speaking countries globally. The magazine covered news, politics, economics, social events, culture and sport ...

or the radio programme of the same name broadcast on the BBC World Service.'' ''Focus on Africa'' is a BBC news programme broadcast on

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globally and on local partner channels of the BBC in African countries. The programme was presented by

Komla Dumor Komla Afeke Dumor (3 October 1972 – 18 January 2014) was a Ghanaian journalist who worked for BBC World News and was the main presenter of its programme ''Focus on Africa''. Early life and education Dumor was born in Accra, Ghana. His fat ...

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

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Broadcasts

''Focus on Africa'' is aired from 17:30–18:00 GMT (18:30-19:00 BST in summer time) on weekdays on

. The programme also airs on affiliate networks across Africa who broadcast it as a prime time news programme.

Presenters

Current

Former

(Main presenter, 2012–2014) *

References

External links

* (BBC World News) {{BBC News BBC World News shows 2012 British television series debuts British television news shows English-language television shows