25 Best Africa News Podcasts

1. Focus on Africa

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Three essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the big topics and news from Africa, the people behind them, plus an African perspective on global stories. Hosted by Audrey Brown. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday.MORE Host Audrey Brown
Producer/Network BBC
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Location London, England, United Kingdom
Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 8.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 5.9M Avg Length 32 min Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Nightline Africa - VOA Africa

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Nightline Africa is a 60-minute news magazine program highlighting the latest issues and developments on the continent. Correspondents from Washington and across Africa offer in-depth interviews, analysis and features on African arts and culture, sports, and musicMORE Producer/Network VOA Africa
Email ****@voanews.com
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 177KTwitter 387.9KInstagram 22.1K Avg Length 55 min Get Email Contact

3. Africa News Tonight - VOA Africa

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Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics and the African diaspora.MORE Producer/Network VOA Africa
Email ****@voanews.com
Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook 177KTwitter 387.9KInstagram 22.1K Avg Length 25 min Get Email Contact

4. KPFA - Africa Today

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A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner.
Host Walter Turner
Producer/Network KPFA
Email ****@igc.org
Location Berkeley, California, United States
Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 19.9KInstagram 5.4K Avg Length 56 min Get Email Contact

5. Podcasts from the Edge

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Peter Bruce, veteran South African newspaper editor and commentator, interviews the country's social and political leaders and experts in a weekly effort to explain what is actually going on in this complicated country. Bruce's interviews are about making events easy to understand for people with little time to listen.MORE Host Peter Bruce
Producer/Network TimesLIVE Podcasts
Email ****@bdfm.co.za
Location South Africa
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 43 min Get Email Contact

6. Africa Science Focus

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Africa Science Focus is SciDev.Net's award-winning weekly podcast. We dive deep into the impacts that science has on everything from health, to technology, agriculture and life. Subscribe to get the best science and development news from the continent delivered straight to you! MORE Producer/Network SciDev.Net
Email ****@scidev.net
Location Wallingford, England, United Kingdom
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 72.8KTwitter 27.2KInstagram 769 Avg Length 31 min Get Email Contact

7. Good Things with Brent Lindeque

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A weekly good news show dedicated to telling good news stories from South Africa to the world. We always believe there is a bit of good and we're here to tell you all about it.
Host Brent Lindeque
Producer/Network Good Things Guy
Email ****@goodthingsguy.com
Location Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 201.3KTwitter 74.3KInstagram 24.9K Avg Length 19 min Get Email Contact

8. Africa Business News

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Daily news insights and analysis of the African business Landscape, covering from emerging startups to macroeconomics from across the 55 African Union member states com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/africa-business-news--4166630/support.MORE Producer/Network Africa Business Radio
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 2 min Get Email Contact

9. Drive with John Perlman

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The days news stories delivered by the one of South Africa most respected news presenters from 3 pm to 6 pm weekdays.
Producer/Network Primedia Broadcasting
Email ****@primedia.co.za
Apple Rating 1/5Facebook 408.9K Avg Length 7 min Get Email Contact

10. The Taxpayer Podcast

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Editors of The Taxpayer Peter Dachs and Trevor Emslie have recently teamed up to produce podcasts on the subject of South African tax law, both for their own and for the listeners' enjoyment and edification.They aim to release relaxed and easy-to-follow podcasts on a regular basis.Peter and Trevor hope that their discussions will be lighthearted and informative, and communicate an infectious enthusiasm for the subject.Website: https://www.taxpayer.co.za/Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/bfmRTfCPD Questionnaires: https://www.taxpayer.co.za/pages/cpd-questionnairesMORE Hosts Peter Dachs, Trevor Emslie
Producer/Network The Taxpayer
Email ****@ensafrica.com
Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Facebook 137Twitter 3.5K Avg Length 35 min Get Email Contact

11. The COSAFA Show

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With football news, views and analysis from around Southern Africa, The COSAFA Show offers a unique window into what is happening on and off the pitch in the region.
Hosts Mark Gleeson, Nick Said
Producer/Network Mark Gleeson and Nick Said
Email ****@contentcompany.co.za
Facebook 222.7KTwitter 26.9KInstagram 26.5K Avg Length 25 min Get Email Contact

12. Polity Podcast

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Polity.org.za posts daily news reports covering the major issues of the day on our website, as well as weekly video interviews with some of South Africa's most respected thinkers in the political and economic environment.MORE Producer/Network Polity.org.za
Email ****@engineeringnews.co.za
Facebook 2.7KTwitter 8.6KInstagram 3K Avg Length 5 min Get Email Contact

13. Railways Africa Magazine

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Railways Africa Magazine discusses the activities of African railway operators and the supporting railway industry.Railways Africa has been providing railway news and rail-related business intelligence - focused specifically on the African continent since the early '50s. Our platforms consist of - Railways Africa Live, Coffee with the editor, the immersive experience and our weekly and monthly publication.Our online premium platform provides project information as well as opportunities to our premium subscribers...MORE Host Phillippa Dean
Producer/Network Phillippa Dean
Email ****@railwaysafrica.com
Location Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Facebook 15KTwitter 5.5KInstagram 1.1K Avg Length 15 min Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

14. Angler News South Africa Podcast

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Reel in the latest fishing updates, tips, and tricks with the king of KZN fishing, Vinesh Soogreem, on the award-winning Angler News South Africa (ANSA) podcast!ANSA is Africa's only fishing podcast that focuses on the latest fishing reports, whether they're hot or not. ANSA delivers true and accurate content from the country's most prominent anglers every week on various facets of angling.• The KZN Fishing Report (Thursday mornings)From the Lower South Coast, Adam Lyon covers everything fishing-related from Port Edward to Port Shepstone...MORE Producer/Network East Coast Radio Podcasts
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15. The Crane: An Africa-China Podcast

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A bi-monthly podcast giving you a fresh look at the news, events, and debates around China-Africa relations from the perspective of two young(ish) Africans.
Email ****@dongshengnews.org
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16. Ufahamu Africa

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Ufahamu Africa is a podcast about life and politics on the African continent, co-hosted by Kim Yi Dionne, professor of political science at the University of California, Riverside, and Rachel Beatty Riedl, professor of government at Cornell University. Each Saturday, a new episode highlights what is happening in the news, followed by an interview with a diverse thinker or innovator who is deeply ingrained in the life, culture, and politics of the continent.MORE Hosts Kim Yi Dionne, Rachel Beatty Riedl
Producer/Network Kim Yi Dionne and Rachel Beatty Riedl
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 136Twitter 2.8KInstagram 395 Avg Length 46 min Get Email Contact

17. Africa Straight Talk

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Emmanuel Nado and Edwin Okong'o, two award-winning African journalists and radio personalities, offer their unique, bold and unapologetic perspectives on African life, news, and culture.They go beyond the simplistic and lazy explanations of colonialism, slavery, and 'brain drain' to argue that unless we Africans become brave enough to point fingers at ourselves, we'll always be at mercy of foreigners. This podcast discusses some of the ways we can start talking straight about the flaws that make us an attractive target for those looking for a continent to loot...MORE Hosts Emmanuel Nado, Edwin Okong'o, Khaboshi Imbukwa
Producer/Network Emmanuel Nado, Edwin Okong'o and Khaboshi Imbukwa
Email ****@gmail.com
Location California, United States
Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 790Twitter 43 Avg Length 44 min Get Email Contact

18. Techbytes: Let's go round the world of Tech

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Welcome to Techbytes with Technext. Here we bring to you a brief round-up of everything exciting about the tech space across Africa. From startup announcements to new inventions and the latest gbas gbos on the social space. We'll be sharing industry important highlights and exploring the news within the news. We'll also be bringing experts to share opinions about major news for the week. Let us begin!MORE Producer/Network Technext
Email ****@technext.ng
Avg Length 40 min Get Email Contact

19. South African Crime News Podcast

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A South African focused crime news podcast that will keep you informed on the latest crime trends in the country. Daily crime news are sourced from a variety of credible sources including the South African Police Service.MORE Producer/Network Evergreen Podcasts
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Apple Rating 4/5 Avg Length 25 min Get Email Contact

20. Tide News Network Podcast

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This is about analyzing and presenting news about events and activities on the African continent. Expect to hear real news from a cross section of the people including those underrepresented within their various societies.MORE Producer/Network TideNews
Avg Length 14 min Get Email Contact

21. The Weekly Wrap

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This Pod is all about entertainment, catchy news and everything trendy in the Pearl of Africa.We also talk about environmental conservation and are passionate about the rights of women and girls.MORE Producer/Network Forever Media Africa
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22. The Weekly Beat by Mansa

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Welcome to The Weekly Beat by Mansa with your hosts Arnold Segawa, Maggie Mutesi, and Dumi Jere. Every Monday morning, we will be bringing you all the info on Africa's big finance and economic stories.MORE Hosts Maggie Mutesi, Arnold Segawa, Dumi Jere
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23. Africa Online News

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Afrocentric News and Information Service
Producer/Network Abiodun Abidoye
Avg Length 3 min Get Email Contact