Africa in Focus Show @ 10 (2014-2024)

Airborne in May 2014, the objective of the show is to educate the Ghanaian audience about Africa, through the prism of developments in ECOWAS; the African Union; and other African countries. The show is an educational and informative show that calls on resource people from Ghana, the sub-region, and rest of Africa to respond to the intellectual challenges of developing Africa.

Since 2014, the Show has become a reference point for quality analysis and insights on and about the continent. 

The quality of the show is evidenced by its need for continuity on issues. Consequently, the strongest shows have been on ECOWAS(7 shows); Peace & Security (6 shows); East Africa Rising (6 shows); Agriculture (5 shows); Environment, Forestry, Climate Change (5 shows); Africa’s Aviation (4 shows); Tourism (6 shows); Drug Policy in West Africa (5 shows); UNSCR 1325 (3 shows); Renewable Energy (3 shows)

Demystify. Unpack. Explain 

ECOWAS; African Union; East Africa; South-South Cooperation

🚨Season 1 episodes of Africa in Focus Show (2014) available for download here.
Each episode was executive-produced by E K Bensah Jr.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v21xlmmm0y4ydje/AAAwXWvpuItxHQZEh9lduWMZa?dl=0

Season 1 

•  “EPAs & Matters Arising” topic debuts on “Africa in Focus” show on Radio XYZ 6 May @ 2pm:        http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/05/epas-matters-arising-topic-debuts-on.html

• 13 May Edition of “Africa in Focus”: Peace & Security in West Africa: the missing girls; free movement; Boko Haram; and the role of ECOWAS: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/05/coming-up-on-13-may-edition-of-africa.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wjq6rdx6w0wy04k/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%2013-05-14%20REAL.mp3 

• 20 May edition of “Africa in Focus”: “How far is Africa integrating?”: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/05/coming-up-on-20-may-edition-of-africa.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1f5jtdfvsqflrj6/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%20%2003-06-14.mp3 

• 27 May, 2014: Responsibility to Protect (RtoP)
  
  https://www.dropbox.com/s/fux4d2r9rotyc5t/AfricainFocus-27May2.wav >>
  
  Kindly find the link to the podcast of the interview of the second guest for the Responsibility to Protect edition of the show on 27 May. She is Nana Asantewa Afadzinu — the Executive Director of the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI). Previously a visiting scholar at Columbia University’s Human Rights Advocate Training Programme, completed her Masters in Law at New York University and has worked with Media Foundation for West Africa and the Center for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University, in establishing a West and Central Africa Human Rights Institute. She joined the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) as Governance Program Officer in 2005 and was OSIWA’s Country Coordinator in Nigeria from 2006 to 2008
  
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  https://www.dropbox.com/s/92y6zof42eoybbb/AfricainFocus-27May1.wav  >>
  
  Kindly find podcast of interview of Dr.Cyril Musila by Host of “Africa in Focus” E.K.Bensah Jr. Dr. Cyril Musila, who is an Associate Fellow within Sub-Saharan Africa program since June 2010. He obtained his Phd in Social Sciences from Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Paris).He is professor of Geopoliticis of African Conflicts and Peace Research at the Catholic University of Paris. The theme of the show was on Responsibility to Protect(RtoP).
  
  
• 3 June, 2014 edition of “Africa in Focus”: “How far is Africa integrating?”: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/06/coming-up-on-3-june-2014-edition-of.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1f5jtdfvsqflrj6/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%20%2003-06-14.mp3 

• 10 June, 2014 edition of “Africa in Focus”: “The State of Civil Society in West Africa post-2015”: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/06/coming-up-on-10-june-2014-edition-of.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/l/yw0jeG9Lz52KCzydJc0F1s?

• 17 June, 2014: What can the West learn from the East?: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/06/africa-in-focuscoming-up-on-17-june.html
  •   Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/l/DTc6zdknJaPDk2yQBqeYTs?

• 24 June, 2014: “African Problems? African Solutions?”: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/06/africa-in-focuscoming-up-on-24-june.html
  •   Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/l/2BIXhwO7Lw5uxz8TAjmzju?

• 8 July, 2014: “The Informal Economy in Africa”: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/07/africa-in-focuscoming-up-on-8-july-2014.html
  •   Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/s/45dvhppjxi0nkd4/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%20%2008-07-14.mp3 

• 15 July, 2014: “East Africa Rising: Rwanda, Rwanda!”: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/07/africa-in-focus-coming-up-on-15-july.html
  •   Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/l/tzLGtsvNxoQ9LFXpRzquer?

• 22 July, 2014: “Understanding Energy Security in West Africa”:
  http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/07/africa-in-focus-coming-up-on-22-july.html
  •   Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/l/TQTH08QjSAOLPk4Ped5WEt?

• 29 July, 2014: “Understanding the Forestry Sector in Ghana & Africa; and EcoTourism”: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/07/africa-in-focus-coming-up-on-29-july.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/l/TjDON7WLthErqDhs64infs

• 5 August, 2014: “Africa & Social Media: Blogging; Activism; and the Future”: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/08/africa-in-focus-coming-up-on-5-august.html
  •   Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/l/LjA8EBzzThfCKpSdKi6uXt 

• 12 August, 2014: “African Youth: Challenges; Prospects & the Future”: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/08/africa-in-focus-coming-up-on-12-august.html
  • Podcast: 

• 19 August, 2014: “Africa’s Aviation Sector: Challenges; Prospects; and the Future”: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/08/africa-in-focus-coming-up-on-19-august.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/l/DfILFY4ON54LPbodSQuUwq

• 26 August, 2014:The Hotel Industry in Ghana & Africa: Challenges; Prospects; and the Future: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/08/africa-in-focus-coming-up-on-26-august.html
  •  Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/l/xZlJ9NpptRZys2kShqzvhu

• 2 September, 2014: E-Commerce in Ghana & Africa: Challenges; Prospects; and the Future: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/09/africa-in-focus-coming-up-on-2.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/l/hoUWE4tlvCWMVq3ruExTxn

• 9 September, 2014: Afri-Tourism!: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/09/africa-in-focus-coming-up-on-9.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/l/8YhHIXjft9Hd4bCZ5loFDp

• 16/23 September, 2014: Deforestation, Climate Change; and Matters Arising: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/09/africa-in-focus-coming-up-on-16.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/l/5mGcYHibXQKr8iY2KFLgQs

• 30 September, 2014: The Hotel Industry in Ghana & Africa (2); and a Chat with Miss Tourism 2013: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/09/africa-in-focus-coming-up-on-30.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/l/ZTdKkYSJWXsZIqTYWB8UQp 

• Covering Climate Change for Development in Africa (CCDA-IV): INTERVIEW of Board Member Mpanu-Mpanu of African Risk Capacity: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/10/emmanuel-k-bensah-jr-shared-interview.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/l/uKbziv4a4dgJrAd6haGytt

• 21 October, 2014: Review of CCDA4 and Ninth African Development Forum in Context of UN@69: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/10/africa-in-focus-coming-up-on-21-october.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/s/q0oi77jzcvw143o/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%2021.mp3?dl=0 

• 28 October, 2014: State of Aviation Sector in Africa (2): http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/10/africa-in-focus-coming-up-on-28-october.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/l/841hs4efHDGg64falvIDdt 

Season 2

• 4 November, 2014: State of Africa’s Aviation Sector(3): http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/11/africa-in-focus-coming-up-on-4-november.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/l/N0sBLbBStmFDWGh4DGp1so 

• 11 November, 2014: Peace & Security in West Africa: Burkina Faso, and Matters Arising (2): http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/11/africa-in-focus-coming-up-on-11.html
  • Podcast: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/11/podcasts-africa-in-focus-peace-security.html

• 18 November, 2014: Deforestation, Climate Change; and Matters Arising(3): http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/11/africa-in-focus-coming-up-on-18.html
  • Podcast: 

• 25 November, 2014: 25th Edition SPECIAL: Celebrating the 25th Africa Industrialisation Day; and Unearthing Voices on Africa’s Development (1): “Seeing the Wood for the Trees”: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/11/africa-in-focus-coming-up-on-25.html
  • Podcast: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fs%2Fc2xx1mms258001m%2FAFRICA%2520IN%2520FOCUS%252025-11-14.mp3%3Fdl%3D0&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHGTZz0c-1DMkcRTodvzRqIh9gpEg

• 2 DECEMBER, 2014> Unearthing Voices on Africa’s Development (2):  Africa’s Emerging Fashionistas: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/12/fw-coming-up-unearthing-voices-on.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/s/cnnq4hgslad74fk/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%20%2002-12-14.mp3?dl=0

• 9 December, 2014: Understanding UNSCR 1325, & Calling for Media engagement on Women’s greater Participation in Peace and Security: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2014/12/africa-in-focus-coming-up-on-9-december.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/l/TLp8OgfzDTYPRq60w5ZuOr 

Selective Season 2 episodes of AiF available for download
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nm2jrl8n5czmcue/AACMZF6FlsOQhQM6AvkfpHIVa?dl=0

• 1JANUARY 12, 2015
  Coming Up on 28th Edition: >> Perspective Retrospective 1: Review of the Year 2014: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2015/01/coming-up-on-28th-edition-perspective.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/l/urG1qUgt1d215xIrbplEeq 

• JANUARY 19, 2015
  Coming Up on 29th Edition: >>Perspective Retrospective 2: Review of the Year 2014 – Health, & Tourism: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2015/01/coming-up-on-29th-edition-perspective.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/l/LBJlvQoclBzvZh9a3mUJLt
  • Storify: 

• FEBRUARY 2, 2015
  Coming Up on 30th Edition: >> Talking points around Ecowas@40(1): http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2015/02/coming-up-on-30th-edition-talking.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gu63urn2bsdc0bg/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%20%2003-02-15.mp3?dl=0 
  • Storify:

• INTERVIEW of the African Union’s Komla Bissi, Senior Adviser of the AU’s Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme(CAADP): http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2015/02/interview-of-african-unions-komla-bissi.html

• FEBRUARY 9, 2015
  Coming up on 31st Edition:>> “Role of Civil Society around Drug Policy in West Africa”: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2015/02/coming-up-on-31st-edition-role-of-civil.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1e3k7jdvlgqp73p/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%20%2010-02-15.mp3?dl=0 
  • Storify:

• FEBRUARY 16, 2015
  INTERVIEW with Marjorie Abdin, Ghana Country Team Member of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Programme(CAADP): http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2015/02/interview-with-marjorie-abdin-ghana.html 

• 32nd Edition: Africa’s Agriculture: the Compelling Impetus of CAADP for Africa’s Integration: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2015/02/coming-up32nd-edition-africas.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9f6t2mc7zsqn4a9/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%20%2017-02-15.mp3?dl=0 
  • Storify: 

• Episode 33: “Towards an African Personality: Has Ghanaian Film, & Media Come of Age?”: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2015/02/coming-upepisode-33-towards-african.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/s/27ruhvpwjgnk27p/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%20%2024-02-15.mp3?dl=0
  • Storify: 

http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.com/2015/02/storify-feature-what-you-missed-from-24.html?m=0 

• MARCH 2, 2015
  COMING UP!>>Ep.34: Towards a more Equitable Gender Participation in Peace & Security with UNSCR1325: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.com/2015/03/coming-upep34-towards-more-equitable.html?m=0
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/s/h9z2vl7vw9ohpbm/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%20%2003-03-15.mp3?dl=0 
  • Storify: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.com/2015/03/storify-feature-what-you-missed-from-3.html?m=0 

• Ep.35: Talking Points around ECOWAS@40 (2): Who should be the beneficiaries of ECOWAS integration?: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.com/2015/03/coming-upep35-talking-points-around.html?m=0
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1i3q3vcyhfbqe0w/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%2010-3-15.mp3?dl=0 
  • Storify: 

• MARCH 22, 2015
  PODCAST:>>Episode 36: West Africa Drug Policy Network, & Analysis of Bill to transform Ghana’s Narcotics Board (NACOB) into a Commission: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.com/2015/03/podcastepisode-36-west-africa-drug.html?m=0
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ubdf9fwzuts0j14/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%20%2017-03-15.mp3?dl=0 
  • Storify:

• MARCH 30, 2015
  COMING UP!>>Ep.37: East Africa Rising(2): http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.com/2015/03/coming-upep37-east-africa-rising2.html?m=0
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/s/267nk8b47t3476i/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%20%2031-03-15.mp3?dl=0 
  • Storify:

• APRIL 13, 2015
  COMING UP!>>Ep.39: Impact of Ghana’s Power Crisis(1): Why Renewable Energy?: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.com/2015/04/coming-upep38-impact-of-power-crisis1.html?m=0
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lzibu0kerczcrxl/AFRICAN%20IN%20FOCUS%20PRE-RECORDED%2014-04-2015.mp3?dl=0 

• APRIL 20, 2015
  COMING UP!>>Ep.40: SPECIAL: Interview with Namibian High Commissioner to Ghana H.E.Charles Josob: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.com/2015/04/coming-upep40-special-interview-with.html?m=0
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8y67sl3bley8jwd/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%20%2021-4-15.mp3?dl=0 

• MAY 4, 2015
  COMING UP!>>#AFRICAINFOCUS@1>>Ep.41: SPECIAL: Talking Points around #ECOWAS@40(3): Migration-so-compelling!: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.com/2015/05/coming-upafricainfocus1ep41-special.html?m=0
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0waz6qqc38g44pk/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%20%205-5-15.mp3?dl=0 

Season 3

• TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2015
  COMING UP!>>Ep.42: Impact of Ghana’s Power Crisis(2)…on Women, & Renewable Energy Alternatives: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2015/05/coming-upimpact-of-ghanas-power.html
  • Podcast: https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%20PODCASTS/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%20%2012-5-15.mp3?_subject_uid=419584747&w=AABykmGzg8lk5VraVxOzviVOsXCTynHunJzaEvWiVAA6wA 

• TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015
  Coming up!>>Ep.43: SPECIAL: Talking Points around #ECOWAS@40(4): One-on-one with former ECOWAS Official Frank Ofei: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2015/05/coming-upep43-special-talking-points.html
  • Podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ycdjikgm5hbb16l/AFRICAN%20IN%20FOCUS%2019-05-2015.mp3?dl=0 

• Coming up!>>Ep.45: SPECIAL: Talking Points around #ECOWAS@40(5): Time with WANEP: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2015/06/coming-upep45-special-talking-points.html
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• COMING UP!>>Ep.46: West Africa Drug Policy Network (WADPN): Countdown to 26 June – International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2015/06/coming-upep46-west-africa-drug-policy.html
  • Podcast: 

• COMING UP!>>Episode 47: Revisiting Climate Change: Ghana’s Preparation Towards COP21!: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2015/07/coming-upepisode-47-revisiting-climate.html
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• COMING UP!>>Episode #48: Mixed Bag: Updates on Financing for Development; Freedom of Information: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2015/07/coming-upepisode-48-mixed-bag-updates.html
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• COMING UP!!>>Ep.49: Mixed Bag#2: Outcome of Third Financing for Development Conference; AU Youth Impact Africa Awards: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2015/07/coming-upep49-mixed-bag2-outcome-of.html
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• COMING UP!>>Ep.50: A Review of West Africa Drug Policy Network (WADPN) Media Training: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2015/08/coming-upep50-review-of-west-africa.html
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• COMING UP!!>>Ep.51:Afri-Tourism (2): Matters Arising on Branding Africa when the UNWTO is in Town!: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2015/08/coming-upep51afri-tourism-2-matters.html
  • Podcast:

• COMING UP!》Ep.52: Afro-Literacy! (8 Sept, 2015): http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.sn/2015/09/coming-upep52-afro-literacy-8-sept-2015.html
  • Podcast: 

• COMING UP!》Ep.53: Towards Afro-Democracy? (1): Commemorating International Day of Democracy (15 Sept, 2015): http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.com/2015/09/coming-upep53-towards-afro-democracy-1.html
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• COMING UP!>>Ep.54: West Africa’s Disaster Preparedness: Is the sub-region ready?(1): http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.com/2015/09/coming-upep53-west-africas-disaster.html
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• STORIFY Feature: What you missed from the Press Briefing of African Union’s Commissioner for Rural Economy & Agriculture: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.com/2015/10/storify-feature-what-you-missed-from.html

• NEW!>PODCAST: #DGTrends Special for the 4th African Union High-Level Dialogue on Democracy, Human Rights & Governance; #Chad; #FOCAC: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.com/2015/12/newpodcast-dgtrends-special-for-4th.html
  • Podcast:

• #PODCAST: Best Podcasts Produced by Africa in Focus Show in Kigali, Rwanda at 4th High-Level Dialogue on Democracy, Human Rights & Governance: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.com/2015/12/po.dcast-best-podcasts-produced-by.html

• Coming up on Ep.55 of Africa in Focus Show on 6 January, 2015: Review 2015:

http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.com/2016/01/coming-up-on-ep56-of-africa-in-focus.html

• Podcast:

• Coming up on Ep.56 of Africa in Focus Show on 13 January, 2016: “Afro-Democracy Look-ahead!”:  http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.com/2016/01/coming-up-on-ep57-of-africa-in-focus.html
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• COMING UP!> Ep.57 of “Africa in Focus” Show on 20 January, 2016: What happened in Kenya at the WTO?: http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.com/2016/01/coming-up-ep58-of-africa-in-focus-show.html
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• COMING UP!> Ep.59 of “Africa in Focus” Show on 27 January, 2016: Africa’s Preparations Towards UN General Assembly Special Session(UNGASS): http://africainfocusshow.blogspot.com/2016/01/coming-up-ep59-of-africa-in-focus-show.html?m=0
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• COMING UP!> Ep.60 of “Africa in Focus” Show on : 

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• COMING UP!> Ep.61 of “Africa in Focus” Show on :
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Season 3 episodes (2016) of AIF available for download through Google Drive!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bwnu1lo8ICChMGlkMzFtV3hqY3c?resourcekey=0-mg2q29Q7pahX94KJH49_IA