25 Best Africa News Podcasts

1. Focus on Africa

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.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host Audrey Brown
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 6MTwitter Followers 2.3MInstagram Followers 5.5M Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 31 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play 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 - Voice of America

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 music
Podcast voaafrica.com
Email ****@voanews.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 21.8KTwitter Followers 378.4KInstagram Followers 17.6K Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 55 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

3. Africa News Tonight

Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine featuring VOA correspondent reports, and 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.
Podcast voaafrica.com
Email ****@voanews.com
Apple Rating 4.3 / 5Facebook Followers 23KTwitter Followers 378.4KInstagram Followers 17.6K Frequency 4 episodes / week Avg Length 23 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

4. Africa Today

A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner.
Podcast kpfa.org
Email ****@igc.org
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 19.1KInstagram Followers 4K Frequency 3 episodes / month Avg Length 60 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

5. Africa Science Focus

Africa Science Focus offers weekly insight into the impact that science is having on health, technology and agriculture in Africa. Produced by SciDev.Net, the world's leading source of news, views and analysis about science and technology for global development.
Podcast buzzsprout.com
Email ****@scidev.net
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 69.2KTwitter Followers 27.2KInstagram Followers 692 Frequency 7 episodes / quarter Avg Length 31 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

6. Good Things with Brent Lindeque

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.
Podcast podcasts.apple.com
Email ****@goodthingsguy.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 154.2KTwitter Followers 58.9KInstagram Followers 21.7K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 18 min Listen on Spotify Play Get Email Contact

7. Africa Business News

Daily news insights and analysis of the Africa Business Landscape, covering from emerging startups to macroeconomics from across the 55 Africa Union member states com.
Podcast spreaker.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 25 episodes / month Avg Length 2 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

8. Ufahamu Africa

Ufahamu Africa is a podcast about life and politics on the African continent, co-hosted by Kim Yi Dionne, and Rachel Beatty Riedl. 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.
Podcast ufahamuafrica.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 56Twitter Followers 2.6KInstagram Followers 412 Frequency 3 episodes / quarter Avg Length 45 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

9. Podcasts from the Edge

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.
Podcast iono.fm/c/5913
Email ****@arena.africa
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 38 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

10. Africa Straight Talk

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.
Podcast africastraighttalk.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 574Twitter Followers 43 Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 44 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

11. BizNews Radio

Welcome to BizNews Radio where we interview top thought leaders and business people from South Africa and across the globe.
Podcast biznews.com
Email ****@biznews.com
Facebook Followers 24.7KTwitter Followers 16.6K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 24 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

12. The John Perlman Show

The day's news stories are delivered by one of South Africa's most respected news presenters from 3 pm to 6 pm on weekdays.
Podcast omny.fm
Email ****@primedia.co.za
Facebook Followers 305.3K Frequency 6 episodes / day Avg Length 9 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

13. Polity.org.za | Podcasts

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.
Podcast polity.org.za
Email ****@engineeringnews.co.za
Facebook Followers 2.4KTwitter Followers 8.6KInstagram Followers 2.6K Frequency 1 episode / day Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

14. Railways Africa

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 Coffee with the Editor, the immersive experience, and our weekly and monthly publication.
Podcast podcasts.apple.com
Email ****@railwaysafrica.com
Facebook Followers 3.6KTwitter Followers 5.2KInstagram Followers 933 Frequency 4 episodes / week Avg Length 12 min Since Jul 2020 Listen on Spotify Play Get Email Contact

15. Angler News South Africa Podcast

ANSA is South Africa's fishing podcast series that focuses on the latest fishing reports, whether they hot or not! We deliver true and accurate content from the country's most prominent anglers on a weekly basis on various facets of angling.
Podcast ansapodcast.buzzsprout.com
Email ****@anglingtimes.co.za
Facebook Followers 4.8K Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 18 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

16. The Taxpayer Podcast

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 the listeners' enjoyment and edification. They aim to release relaxed and easy-to-follow podcasts regularly. Peter and Trevor hope that their discussions will be lighthearted and informative, and communicate an infectious enthusiasm for the subject.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@taxpayer.co.za
Facebook Followers 134Twitter Followers 3.5K Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 33 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

17. The COSAFA Show

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.
Podcast rss.com
Email ****@contentcompany.co.za
Facebook Followers 101.8KTwitter Followers 25.1KInstagram Followers 18.7K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 22 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

18. The Weekly Wrap

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.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 8 episodes / year Avg Length 11 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

19. The Weekly Beat by Mansa

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.
Podcast mansamedia.africa
Email ****@gmail.com
Instagram Followers 839 Frequency 2 episodes / year Avg Length 18 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

20. The Crane: An Africa-China Podcast

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.
Podcast thecrane.podbean.com
Email ****@dongshengnews.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 21KInstagram Followers 7.7K Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

21. Podcasts and News brought to you by South Africa's best read!

Africa's Best Read.
Podcast podcasts.apple.com
Email ****@mg.co.za
Apple Rating 1 / 5Facebook Followers 490.2KTwitter Followers 1.2MInstagram Followers 36.2K Listen on Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

22. Techbytes

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.
Podcast rss.com
Email ****@technext.ng
Frequency 2 episodes / year Avg Length 40 min Play Get Email Contact

23. South African Crime News Podcast

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.
Podcast podcasts.apple.com
Email ****@gmail.com
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24. Tide News Network Podcast

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.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
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25. Africa Online News

Afrocentric News and Information Service.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
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