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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Somali President Shakes Up Security Agencies

    Mohamed Abdullahi 'Farmajo' offers amnesty to Al Shabab militants if they surrender.

  2. Gambia Vote In First Post-Jammeh Poll

    It's the first vote since the long-time leader, Yayha Jammeh was forced out of office.

  3. Somalia Leader Replaces Its Military And Intelligence Chiefs

    The shakeup is an attempt to improve the worsening security situation.

  4. South Sudan Attack Kills Civilians

    The UN refugee body says more then three-thousand have fled into neighbouring Uganda.

  5. South Sudan: Famine, Civil War And Drought

    This trinity of calamities has left tens of thousands of people destitute.

  6. Nigeria Starts Vaccine Drive To Stop Meningitis Outbreak

    Officials focus their efforts on Zamfara state- the centre of the outbreak.

  7. A status report on the meningitis outbreak in Nigeria

    The head of Nigeria's Centre for Disease Control gives an update.

  8. South Africa's Tough Road Out Of Junk Status

    South African Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba in crunch talks to rescue the rand.

  9. South Africa Unions To Zuma: Time To Go

    Powerful trade union urges President Zuma to step down.

  10. Egypt's President Sisi Visits White House

    The US and Egypt have been strategic allies for almost four decades

  11. Angolan President's Billionaire Daughter Denies 'Nepotism'

    Isabel dos Santos is worth an estimated $3.2bn and heads Angola's state-owned oil company

  12. DR Congo Opposition Sparks Strike Action

    President Kabila under pressure after bishops stop brokering power-share deal

  13. 02/04/2017 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  14. 01/04/2017 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  15. Gambian Lawyers Challenge Judiciary

    Gambia's Bar Association opposes the government's appointment of four Nigerian judges

  16. South Africa's Political Fallout Continues

    Political heavyweights have condemned President Zuma for sacking his finance minister

  17. South Africa's Finance Minister Sacked

    President Zuma has been criticised by his deputy for firing Pravin Gordhan

  18. Olympic Hopes for Nigeria's Bobsleigh Team

    The female trio are on the verge of a historic first for Africa

  19. African Pilot Flies Solo Around the World

    Ademilola Odujinrin is the first from the continent to achieve the feat

  20. Ethiopia Extends State of Emergency

    Critics say government wants to crush legitimate dissent

  21. The Fusion Sound of Afrikan Boy

    The Nigerian-born artist fusing grime, rap and afrobeats to explore his roots.

  22. A Complex Divorce: Britain leaves the European Union

    Britain triggers Article 51 but what will Brexit mean?

  23. Kenyan Parliament Given Deadline to get More Female MPs

    Kenyan high court gives parliament 60 days to implement a rule on gender balance.

  24. Nigerian Students Attacked in India

    Five arrests have been made following the incident in Uttar Pradesh

  25. Protests in Kinshasa as Peace Talks Collapse

    Catholic bishops have pulled out of talks between the opposition and Kabila's government

  26. Anti-Apartheid Veteran Ahmed Kathrada Dies

    He spent 26 years in prison for his activism and was a close associate of Nelson Mandela

  27. Historic First for Ghanaian Brain Surgeon

    Nancy Abu-Bonsrah is the first black female neurosurgery resident at Johns Hopkins

  28. Liberia's Former Deputy Eyes Presidency

    Joseph Nyumah Boakai prepares to hit the campaign trail

  29. Zuma Orders Finance Minister Back Home

    South African currency value drops amid speculation over Pravin Gordhan's future in role

  30. 26/03/2017 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

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