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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Christmas is marked as a public holiday in Sudan

    For the first time in nine years Christmas is marked as a public holiday in Sudan.

  2. Christmas Day Quiz - part one

    The first part of 1996's Christmas Day quiz

  3. Christmas Day Quiz - part two

    Christmas Day quiz 1996 - part two

  4. Cholera: is disinformation causing deaths in Southern Africa?

    Disinformation on cholera reportedly led to Mozambique ferry disaster.

  5. China Foreign Minister travels to East Africa

    China Foreign Minister Wang Yi begins his four-day visit to the Horn from Eritrea

  6. Child sex abuse uncovered in South Africa's illegal mines

    A BBC investigation finds evidence of child sex abuse in South Africa's illegal mines

  7. Child marriage numbers falling, says Unicef

    Education for girls has helped reduce the number of child marriages

  8. Chibok schools reopen for exams

    Chibok students can sit exams again six years after 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped

  9. Chibok Girls: Three years after

    Almost two hundred students are still being held by Boko Haram.

  10. Charmain and the Ghanaian prophet

    BBC hears how Charmain Spiers married to a Ghanaian-born preacher died in Ghana in 2015

  11. Charles Taylor speaks

    Former Liberian President Charles Taylor speaks

  12. Charges brought against Senegalese opposition candidate

    Ousmane Sonkor says charges of rape are politically motivated

  13. Chaos over currency in Nigeria continues

    Tensions over a new currency remain high in Nigeria as elections loom

  14. Chaos in Kenya ahead of polls

    Last minute preparations for presidential election in Kenya

  15. Championing African feminism

    We discuss the living legacy of Ghanaian author Ama Ata Aidoo

  16. Challenging Burundi's election results

    Burundian opposition candidate Agathon Rwasa is challenging the election results

  17. Chagos Islands: What next after UK hand over?

    What will change following the handover of Chagos Islands to Mauritius by UK?

  18. Chad’s army battles rebels

    Chad's army says it has killed at least 300 rebels after clashes in Kanem province

  19. Chad's new prime minister defends taking up the post

    Veteran politician Saleh Kebzabo has been appointed PM by Chad’s military ruler

  20. Chad's army announces death of President Idriss Déby

    President Idriss Déby died from injuries sustained while visiting front-line troops

  21. Chad: Why are the election results being challenged?

    Chad’s opposition leader challenges the preliminary results of the presidential election

  22. Chad: What's going on and what next?

    An opposition leader in Chad is killed. What next as the country prepares for elections?

  23. Chad: Military council names transitional government

    The military council currently ruling has named a 40-minister transitional government.

  24. Chad: A rise in intercommunal violence

    There's been a new bout of intercommunal violence in Chad, according to the government

  25. Chad lawyers on strike as protesters face court

    At least 50 were killed as police opened fire at October’s demonstration

  26. Chad interim president’s term extended

    We hear from an opposition group who say it’s a blow to democracy

  27. Chad elections: Will President Mahamat Idriss Deby keep to his promises?

    Chad's interim President begins campaigning ahead of the country's next election

  28. Chad approves its first-ever asylum law

    More than 480000 refugees gain access to housing, education, legal and health services

  29. Central African Republic peace deal reached

    A deal is reached in Rome which could secure peace in the Central African Republic

  30. Ceasefire agreed in the DRC

    An agreement has been reached by regional leaders between the DRC government and M23

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