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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Can African dolls give positive images to children?

    Ghanaian artist Fuse ODG on why African children should have African dolls

  2. South Africa: Dozens arrested as looting rocks Johannesburg

    Police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse rioters

  3. Six bodies found after tour group was swept away by flood

    The incident happened on Sunday at Hell's Gate National Park

  4. 01/09/2019 GMT

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

  5. 31/08/2019 GMT

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

  6. Being a single parent, captured in a book.

    Writer Floris Lymon discusses being a single mother living in Europe

  7. Ghana's government plans to give guns to police officers

    Five officers have been killed in the past month

  8. DR Congo Ebola deaths top 2,000

    The health authorities have struggled to contain the spread of the virus

  9. Sudan’s new Prime Minister to reveal cabinet

    It’s expected to fall short of the target of being 40% women.

  10. Zimbabwe comedian recovers after abduction

    Samantha Kereya is a Zimbabwean comedian who was abducted and beaten

  11. One of Cameroon’s main opposition leaders to face treason trial in military court

    Leaders of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement are involved

  12. Nigerians to pay more for US visa

    The fee ranges from 80 to 110 dollars

  13. Malawi hospitals putting women's lives at risk

    Over 100 mothers have had their uteruses removed due to medical malpractices

  14. Tanzania to repatriate Burundian refugees

    Over 200,000 Burundian refugees will be repatriated, unless they do so voluntarily

  15. The Gambia's first president dies at 95

    The scientist turned politician, Sir Dawda Jawara, led his country to independence

  16. Malawi bans all protests

    The government says the police are "always overwhelmed" when trying to manage protesters

  17. Uganda Airlines takes off again

    Uganda's national airline restores its services after eighteen years

  18. Desert Locusts invade eastern part of Ethiopia

    Authorities fear what this could do to local produce

  19. DR Congo: Kabila's choices dominate new cabinet

    The FCC coalition account for 42 of the 65 members of the cabinet

  20. Kenya exports its first crude oil

    The country is expected to earn $84m (£69m) over the next two years

  21. 25/08/2019 GMT

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

  22. 24/08/2019 GMT

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

  23. The Amazon in Brazil is on fire

    It's the most intense blaze for almost a decade

  24. US names Nigerians in 'romance fraud' investigation

    The suspects used email fraud and romance scams to target victims

  25. Ova Extraction for Kenya White Rhino

    A team of scientists and conservationists carried out the process in Kenyan sanctuary

  26. Jubaland region re-elects Ahmed Mohamed

    The Somalian region held its presidential election amidst controversy

  27. President Cyril Ramaphosa face questioning over donations

    It was a feisty exchange between him and members of the opposition

  28. Zimbabwean comedian 'abducted and beaten'

    Her colleagues say she was forced to drink sewage

  29. Use of apartheid era South African flag ruled a hate crime

    The Nelson Mandela Foundation and Human Rights Commission took the case to court

  30. Uganda and Rwanda agree to end three-year dispute

    Presidents Yoweri Museveni and Paul Kagame have signed a peace deal to end their feud

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