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TopCast brings you a shot of the week’s Africa news and analysis in your ears. Curated every Friday. At noon GMT. topcastmedia.co.uk

Episodes

  1. 5D AGO

    The Africa Week - 13/02/2026

    This week: Nairobi gets tough with Moscow over frontline recruits. Will we soon see more American boots on the ground in Nigeria? Just a trickle out of the taps in South Africa's commercial capital. And the blouse backlash in Ghana.  References/further reading: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0k1jzvrykro https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260210-kenya-slams-russia-use-citizens-lured-to-ukraine-as-cannon-fodder https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-us-military-extremism-218c291ea2c5a36f84ac177764de7e94 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/10/somalia-saudi-arabia-sign-agreement-on-military-cooperation https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-02-10-while-joburg-battles-for-water-tankers-t-tankers-theyve-been-failing-at-informal/ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Ghana-sets-new-producer-price-for-remainder-of-2025-2026-cocoa-season-2021446 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgqg8xegxqxo topcastmedia.co.uk

    4 min

  2. FEB 6

    The Africa Week - 06/02/2026

    This week: Haunted by history - Saif al‑Islam Gaddafi killed in Libya. AGOA is back for a year, but so what? The Zulu king sparks criticism over xenophobia. And the Zambian currency shows the rest of the world how it's done.  References/further reading: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp37g4xgkxdo https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260204-sa%C3%AFf-al-islam-kadhafi-heir-apparent-without-a-crown https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-02-04-resuscitation-of-agoa-gets-few-cheers-in-sa/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/3/moscow-confirms-russian-forces-helped-repel-isil-attack-on-niger-airport https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd6we3009dgo https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/with-the-worlds-best-performing-currency-and-second-best-stock-market-zambia-is/wdnhyg2 topcastmedia.co.uk

    4 min

  3. JAN 30

    The Africa Week - 30/01/2026

    This week: Cracks appear in Ethiopia's fragile peace deal. Mozambique is finally having a gas. Gold on the up - but there's a downside for the continent. And Khaby Lame cashes in.  References/further reading: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn40r3v770lo https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/29/total-restarts-20bn-lng-project-in-mozambique-after-five-year-freeze https://businesstimesug.com/what-rising-gold-and-silver-prices-mean-for-africas-economy/#:~:text=Export%20earnings%20and%20foreign%20exchange,inflation%20and%20supply%20chain%20disruptions. https://www.dabafinance.com/en/news/gold-geopolitics-africa-prices-central-banks https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp822g353y6o https://www.aol.com/articles/creator-khaby-lame-just-sold-195225322.html topcastmedia.co.uk

    4 min

  4. JAN 23

    The Africa Week - 23/01/2026

    This week: Fiasco at the Africa's top football final - where does the continent go from here? Bobi Wine in hiding in Uganda as Museveni stays put. Washington instructs African governments to remember its 'generosity' and the wheels of Congolese justice slowly start to turn in Brussels. References/further reading: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c70ljednyl6o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNS_BrdMCnU https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c394pk4p707o https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/1/22/flooding-causes-widespread-damage-across-southern-africa https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/20/us-diplomats-urged-to-remind-african-leaders-of-us-generosity-despite-usaid-closing https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/1/22/belgiums-lumumba-case-raises-a-question-africa-still-avoids https://www.africanews.com/2026/01/20/belgian-court-reopens-patrice-lumumba-murder-case// topcastmedia.co.uk

    3 min

  5. JAN 16

    The Africa Week - 16/01/2026

    This week: Will Museveni make it 41 years in power in Uganda? With friends like these - Somalia battles through another bad week. Samuel E'to's behaviour in Morocco under the spotlight. And Pretoria gets a telling off from Washington.  References/further reading: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/15/polls-open-in-uganda-amid-crackdown-fears-of-violence-internet-blackout https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/somali-regions-reject-mogadishus-move-cut-ties-with-uae-2026-01-13/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c3r14pgr2neo https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/full-list-75-countries-visa-processing-suspended https://allafrica.com/stories/202601160215.html topcastmedia.co.uk

    4 min

  6. JAN 9

    The Africa Week - 09/01/2026

    This week: No love lost between Washington and Mogadishu as Israel gives Somaliland the nod. A boost for Russia as Touadéra returns to the presidency in the Central African Republic. Fresh fighting in the eastern DRC - Burundi braces for  more refugees. And shoot that poison arrow - it seems it first happened in South Africa, and not Egypt.  References/further reading:  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/8/top-somaliland-official-defends-israel-ties-amid-arab-backlash https://www.semafor.com/article/01/07/2026/tensions-grow-over-somaliland-after-israeli-fm-visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgn1lpq52ko https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0q40xg3j0jo https://www.dw.com/en/dr-congo-blames-rwanda-backed-rebels-for-1500-deaths/a-75368368 https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/1/7/thousands-of-refugees-fleeing-dr-congo-arrive-at-burundi-camps https://theconversation.com/arrow-tips-found-in-south-africa-are-the-oldest-evidence-of-poison-use-in-hunting-271444 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adz3281 topcastmedia.co.uk

    3 min

  7. 12/19/2025

    The Africa Week - 19/12/2025

    This week: Washington reads the riot act to the M23 rebel group - is peace in the eastern DRC still possible? The African Development Bank fills its coffers with a record amount. More horrors emerge in Sudan. And the British museum scratching its head over the origin of its African displays. References/further reading:  https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20251216-m23-says-it-will-withdraw-from-key-drc-city-of-uvira https://www.semafor.com/article/12/17/2025/us-limits-entry-for-nigerians-in-new-travel-restrictions https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gkvxlpn55o https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/afdb-raises-105-billion-low-cost-lending-window-no-word-us-funding-2025-12-16/ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251218-over-1-000-civilians-killed-when-sudan-paramilitary-group-seized-zamzam-camp-un-says https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg7v3n33ndpo topcastmedia.co.uk

    3 min

  8. 12/12/2025

    The Africa Week - 12/12/2025

    This week: Benin braces for a coup - but it's not to be. Trump adds just a few paragraphs on Africa in his new security plan. Kenya holds up Washington's new health plan - for now. And back to the future for Africa in the next World Cup. References/further reading: https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20251209-france-backs-benin-after-foiled-coup-as-ecowas-warns-of-rising-instability https://www.dw.com/en/trumps-new-security-strategy-a-chance-for-africa/a-75102272 https://apnews.com/article/kenya-health-agreements-rubio-trump-usaid-cb80e0dafa3f458cf9e7416481f67edf https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce91degnelko https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/mexico-south-africa-opening-game-2010 topcastmedia.co.uk

    4 min

  9. 12/05/2025

    The Africa Week - 05/12/2025

    This week: Will peace stick between the DRC and Rwanda? Trump thinks there's a lot of money to be made. The Somali community in the US under fire. A new defence minister for Nigeria as insecurity grows in the north. And an alarming new report on how deforestation in central Africa and what it means for CO2 emissions.  References/further reading:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjrjn88jqn4o https://www.semafor.com/article/12/03/2025/an-uncertain-peace-deal https://www.theafricareport.com/400590/qatar-enters-congos-m23-conflict-with-a-21bn-bet-can-it-buy-peace/ https://apnews.com/article/trump-garbage-somalia-minneapolis-immigrant-omar-03e31bba53519d8a39b419679a3b75d9 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62lg9047e0o https://www.newscientist.com/article/2506287-africas-forests-are-now-emitting-more-co2-than-they-absorb/#:~:text=The%20lion's%20share%20of%20this,destroyed%20by%20logging%20and%20mining. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1m8nm22785o topcastmedia.co.uk

    4 min

  10. 11/28/2025

    The Africa Week - 28/11/2025

    This week: Bandits on the rampage in Nigeria as kidnapping becomes big business. Ramaphosa wraps up the G20, as new rifts one up with Trumps America. Coup-time in Guinea-Bissau. And Apple under fire in the DRC and Rwanda. References/further reading: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5qen5gnzqo https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/trump-says-south-africa-wont-receive-invitation-g20-2026-2025-11-26/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg164nvj77o https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/11/26/us-group-sues-apple-over-dr-congo-conflict-minerals topcastmedia.co.uk

    3 min

  11. 11/21/2025

    The Africa Week - 21/11/2025

    This week: South Africa says the US will be at the G20 afterall, Washington scoffs in response. Why did a charter plane full of Palestinians land in Johannesburg? Are there really that many Namibians in the UK illegally? Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu sentenced to life in jail. And Amnesty calls out the Kenyan government.  References/further reading: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/south-africa-is-discussing-possible-g20-participation-with-us-president-says-2025-11-20/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn979g302l9o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU10SP3snek https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/uk-home-secretary-threatens-to-blocks-visas-for-angola-namibia-and-drc// https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj3z38e6v45o https://www.amnestykenya.org/ topcastmedia.co.uk

    4 min
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TopCast brings you a shot of the week’s Africa news and analysis in your ears. Curated every Friday. At noon GMT. topcastmedia.co.uk

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  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    11
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