AFRICA–ASIA

AFRICA–ASIA — The daily flagship news from Asia — China, India, the Gulf, Türkiye and beyond — that matters to Africa. And the stories of Africa's players across Asia. The first edition of the day. Live from Beijing at 05:00 GMT, forty minutes, every morning, opening GA's tour of the sun. AFRICA–ASIA tracks the political, diplomatic and economic decisions taken in Beijing, New Delhi, the Gulf capitals, Ankara and beyond that concern Africa and brings the stories of Africa's players across Asia, from the BRICS table to the sovereign fund, from the negotiating room to the diaspora. Produced in Asia, it is an African programme: everything related to Africa in Asia, told for the African decision-maker, politics as much as economics, with India, the Gulf and Türkiye weighing as much as China.

Each edition runs for 40 minutes in two parts, with four or five main stories per part and three or four more in brief. It is fast, live and varied: packages, live correspondents, graphic explainers, studio explainers, expert interviews and a newsbelt. GA's anchor studios go where decisions are made, not where they transit, and each overseas programme covers the relationship from inside the partner, not from the outside looking in.

Segments

The Decision — The lead: the one political or diplomatic decision of the day in Asia that concerns Africa — a summit outcome, a vote, a security agreement, a mediation, a sanction — with its consequence for Africans stated out loud. Package, then the correspondent down the line.

Beijing Floor — Live from the Chinese capital: Party and government decisions towards Africa, FOCAC follow-up, Security Council positions on African files, Chinese diplomacy and security presence on the continent.

Delhi, Gulf and Ankara Brief — What moved today in India, the Gulf states and Türkiye towards Africa: state visits, defence agreements, Gulf mediations in African conflicts, Türkiye's military and diplomatic footprint, migration diplomacy. Package or graphic explainer.

Africa's Players — African states and institutions at work in Asia: a head of state in Beijing, a minister in Riyadh, an African Union delegation at the BRICS table, an African candidate for a multilateral post, a negotiator in Ankara. Package or studio interview.

Terms and Deals — The economic file, read as a political one: who finances what in Africa from Asia, and on whose conditions — loans, ports, minerals, energy, technology. Then the newsbelt.