''Newsday'' is BBC World Service's international hard news and current affairs programme. It acts as an afternoon programme for Asia, a breakfast broadcast in Europe and the UK and an overnight news programme for the Americas. It premiered on 23 July 2012. It replaced '' The World Today'' and ''Network Africa'', the programme that had a particular focus on Africa. It was expected at its launch that ''Newsday'' would have one of the largest audiences - if not the largest - of any radio programme in the world.

History

''Newsday'' was launched on 23 July 2012, replacing ''The World Today'' and ''Network Africa''. For the first three weeks, the programme was broadcast from the 2012 Summer Olympics held in

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

. During its first six weeks, it featured interviews with Liberian President

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born Ellen Eugenia Johnson, 29 October 1938) is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa. Sirleaf was born in Monro ...

, Kenyan Prime Minister

Raila Odinga Raila Amolo Odinga (born 7 January 1945) is a Kenyan politician, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Langata and businessman who served as the Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013. He is assumed to be the Leader of Opposition in Kenya sin ...

, Malawian President

Joyce Banda Joyce Hilda Banda (née Ntila; born 12 April 1950) is a Malawian politician who was the President of Malawi from 7 April 2012 to 31 May 2014. Banda took office as President following the sudden death of President Bingu wa Mutharika. She is the ...

, African Development Bank President

Donald Kaberuka Donald P. Kaberuka (born 5 October 1951) is a Rwandan economist and was the president of the African Development Bank from September 2005 until September 2015. Early life and education Kaberuka was born in Byumba, Rwanda. He studied at the Unive ...

, and former President of the African National Congress Youth League

Julius Malema Julius Sello Malema (born 3 March 1981) is a South African politician and activist who is a Member of Parliament and the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a left-wing party which he founded in 2013. He was formerly the President of ...

. In May 2017, the 05:00 GMT edition became a dedicated broadcast featuring news for and from Africa. It is broadcast exclusively on African partner stations. An additional edition of ''The Newsroom'' and a replay of a selected programme features on the main BBC World Service network during this time.

Presenters

Social media

''Newsday'' invites listeners to comment on issues covered in the programme on social media. On

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, it uses the hashtag #BBCNewsday and tweets from the @bbcworldservice and @BBCAfrica Twitter profiles. On

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, it posts on the BBC World Service and BBC Africa pages. '' Newsday'' uses these social media profiles Mon-Fri, 21:00–09:00.

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History

Presenters

Social media

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