Focus on Africa (TV programme)
- 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 | |
|---|---|
| File:Focus on africa screenshot.png | |
| Created by | BBC World News |
| Presented by | Sophie Ikenye Peter Okwoche Lebo Diseko |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Studio B, Broadcasting House, London |
| Editors | Solomon Mugera Stephané Mayoux |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC World News |
| Release | 18 June 2012 – present |
| Related | |
| BBC World News BBC World News America Newsday GMT Impact Global World News Today Africa Business Report | |
Focus on Africa is a news programme on BBC World News that premiered on 18 June 2012.[1] The programme was presented by Komla Dumor each weekday from its inception until his death 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 17:30–18:00 GMT (18:30-19:00 BST in summer time) on weekdays on BBC World News.[3] The programme also airs on affiliate networks across Africa who broadcast it as a prime time news programme.
Presenters
Current
| Years | Presenter | Current role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–present | Sophie Ikenye | Main Presenter |
| Peter Okwoche | Deputy Presenter Sports Presenter | |
| 2013–present | Adnan Nawaz | Relief Sport presenter |
| 2014–present | Piers Edwards | |
| Salim Kikeke | ||
| Lebo Diseko | Relief Presenter |
Former
- Komla Dumor (Main presenter, 2012–2014)
References
- ^ "Get the real news on Africa". Iol.co.za. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "BBC World TV's Komla Dumor dies at 41". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "BBC announces major new focus on Africa". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
External links
- Focus on Africa at BBC Online (BBC World News)
- Focus on Africa at BBC Online (BBC World Service)
