BBC World Service is increasing the amount of journalism produced in Africa as part of a shift to base more programmes nearer to the audiences they serve.
The broadcaster says the move will strengthen African storytelling and add regional perspectives to its global news coverage.
Newsday will begin a new co-presenting arrangement on 1 December, with a team established in Kenya and Anne Soy hosting from Nairobi alongside Rob Young and James Copnall in London.
The programme will continue to air each weekday with live coverage, interviews and reporting from correspondents.
Anne Soy said she was pleased to join the team in Nairobi and added that she looked forward to helping tell stories that matter to audiences across the region.
She has more than twenty years of experience reporting across Africa and joined the BBC in 2013, most recently working as Senior Africa Correspondent and Deputy Africa Editor.
Focus on Africa, the World Service’s main Africa-focused news podcast, will also move from London to Nairobi.
The daily podcast will relaunch on 2 December, including a Friday episode recorded for the BBC News Africa YouTube channel and hosted by Nkechi Ogbonna.
Nkechi Ogbonna said the programme has long offered listeners a trusted source of news and noted that the move to Nairobi will help the team stay connected to audiences while broadening its editorial reach.
The Focus on Africa TV programme, presented by Waihiga Mwaura, will remain a key part of the schedule but will be refreshed and fully produced in Nairobi, with Lagos also acting as a production hub.
Juliet Njeri, BBC Regional Director for Africa, said the changes underline a commitment to regional storytelling and the inclusion of African voices across the BBC’s international output.
The updates form part of wider changes to BBC News operations made this year, including a new structure built around six regional directors based outside the UK.
This story first appeared on radiotoday.co.uk