Focus on Africa Folgen

Over 30 children in Nigeria, who were arrested in August after taking part in anti-government demonstrations were detained and charged with treason. Those charges have now been dropped, following outrage in the country. The country's President Bola Tinubu also called for the release of the minors. But why were children detained in the first place? Also a warning from Equatorial Guinea's vice president Teodoro Obiang Mangue, who has said, civil servants caught having sex in their offices will face "severe measures" And the town that's slowly coming to life after war in the Central African Republic. What's life like now for the residents of Bossangoa? Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Sunita Nahar in London. Frenny Jowi in Nairobi and Blessing Aderogba in Lagos. Technical Producer: Chris Kouzaris Senior Journalists: Joseph Keen Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

After failure to pay civil servants and armed forces for a year-is South Sudan on the verge of becoming a failed state?What do Nigerians make of their former compatriot Kemi Badenoch, who has become the first black woman to lead a major political party in the UK And why are Nigeria and South Africa able to export power but can't meet domestic demand?Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Amie Liebowitz in London and Blessing Aderogba in Lagos. Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga Technical Producer: Gabriel O'Regan Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

As piracy returns off the coast of Somalia, we hear from Pakistani and Iranian fishermen who fear being kidnapped. After years of being pushed back, the problem is once again on the rise. Also, find out how Africa's genetic variation could benefit the medical world. And how financial technology is changing business transactions on the African continent. Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Bella Hassan, Nyasha Michelle and Yvette Twagiramariya Technical Producer: Gabriel O'Regan Senior Journalist: Joseph Keen Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard