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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. 01/09/2020 GMT

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

  2. 01/09/2020 GMT

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

  3. 01/09/2020 GMT

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

  4. Sudan’s government and rebels sign peace deal

    Sudan's transitional government signed a peace deal with five rebel groups

  5. Hotel Rwanda protagonist arrested on terror charges

    Paul Rusesabagina hasn’t commented on the charges

  6. Sudan signs peace deal with rebel groups

    Sudan's transitional government signed a peace deal with five rebel groups

  7. Fatoumata Diawara says her new song Douha is a tribute to Mali

    Malian musician talks music and positivity

  8. Mali: Ecowas reiterate call for return to civilian rule

    The West African regional group also say there should be an election within twelve months

  9. Uganda: Ten children killed in lightning strike in the north-west

    The children from the north-western city of Arua were sheltering in a hut during a storm.

  10. Mali coup leaders say ex-president Keïta released from detention

    The former president's release had been a key demand of the regional body, Ecowas

  11. South Sudan: Unrest continues in Equatoria States

    Thousands displaced by ongoing hostilities between the government and the rebel group NAS

  12. Mali: Military junta free ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta

    Military leaders say that the former president has been released and is at his home.

  13. Kenya: Hundreds of wildebeest die during annual migration

    The animals travel from the Serengeti in Tanzania to the Masai Mara National Reserve

  14. South Africa: A spate of killings targeting women in KwaZulu-Natal province

    Police are investigating the motives behind the death of five women in a rural town

  15. Tanzania: Campaigning officially begins ahead of elections

    Campaigning has begun in Tanzania ahead of a general election due at the end of October.

  16. Sudan and US 'talk over removal from terror list'

    US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok

  17. Africa declared free from wild polio

    The Africa Regional Certification Commission declared the continent free of the virus.

  18. Sudan: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in talks with Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok

    This is the first visit to Sudan of a US Secretary of State for 15 years

  19. Mali military and regional body Ecowas end talks without a deal

    Mali military and Ecowas have ended talks without a deal on a transitional government

  20. Kenyans and Ugandans among struggling migrant workers in Qatar

    Kenyans and Ugandans migrant workers in Qatar are seeking better economic opportunities

  21. Mali's military continue talks with Ecowas

    A delegation from Ecowas and members of Mali's military continue talks

  22. Will Libya's ceasefire last?

    The United Nations welcomed the cessation of hostilities

  23. Mali coup: Thousands take to Bamako streets to celebrate

    Many Malians have welcomed the military takeover

  24. Libya's GNA announces ceasefire with Gen Haftar

    The United Nations welcomed the move

  25. The South African artist behind the hit 'Jerusalema'

    Master KG’s hit mix ''Jerusalema' has had over 88 million views on YouTube

  26. 20/08/2020 GMT

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

  27. Compensation for Uganda families over childbirth deaths

    The court awarded $84,000 in damages to the families of women who died

  28. Sierra Leone's Emmerson calls out 'coconut heads'

    The musician says he wants to provoke in order to build a better country

  29. AU on Mali: 'This way of behaving is not acceptable'

    The AU condemned how soldiers marched through Bamako and arrested the president

  30. Mali coup: Military promises elections after ousting president

    The African Union, regional leaders, and the UN have condemned the coup

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