Focus on Africa Folgen

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

Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi concedes defeat, marking the end of rule for the Democratic Party (BDP). What went wrong for the party that has been in power since independence in 1966?Plus, we hear from the Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi, who says government tactics to silence critics are from a bygone era.And the separatist Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group, that is seeking to break away from the rest of Nigeria, has been in court to reverse its designation as a terrorist organisation. But what is the history behind the movement, and will they ever achieve their aims?Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya and Nyasha Michelle a in London. Charles Gitonga in Nairobi, and Blessing Aderogba in Lagos Technical Producer: Francesca Dunne Senior Journalist: Patricia Whitehorne Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard