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Why more men are getting paternity tests

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One testing centre in Nigeria told the Focus on Africa Podcast that the number of paternity tests it conducted rose by 28.8% in 2025 compared to the previous year. Focus on Africa Podcast host Nkechi Ogbonna spoke to Peter Ngumba, a lab technologist in Kenya who, through his work conducting DNA tests, decided to test the paternity of his own two children.

Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna
Producers: Fana Negash, Carolyne Kiambo Jotham, Chiamaka Dike, Keikantse Shumba and Basma El Atti
Technical Producer: Davis Mwasaru
Editors: Maryam Abdalla and Priya Sippy
24 Apr 11AM English United Kingdom News

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