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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Africans in Christchurch join remembrance prayers

    One week on from the deadly mosque attacks, remembrance prayers are held in Christchurch

  2. Cyclone Idai: Flood area covers 3,000 sq km

    Entire villages have been destroyed and 100,000 people remain completely cut off

  3. World Poetry Day: You share your favourite African poets

    We hear from some of you about what poetry means to you

  4. Burundi detains girls for scribbling on president's photo

    Three teenagers await trial for doodling on President Nkurunziza's photo on schoolbooks

  5. Cyclone Idai: India responds with three war ships to help rescue effort

    India was amongst fastest to respond to Mozambican disaster

  6. US air strikes killed Somali civilians - Amnesty

    The rights group said it had recorded 14 civilian deaths in five recent air strikes

  7. Cyclone Idai: Desperate efforts to reach survivors continue

    The UN says there is a "massive disaster" unfolding in south east Africa

  8. Nigeria to prosecute parents of out-of-school children

    Many parents complain they lack the money to send their children school

  9. Cyclone Idai 'could be worst-ever south of equator'

    Widespread flooding and devastation is affecting Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

  10. Kenyan anger over Turkana 'starvation' being ignored

    The Kenyan government has said more than 1.1 million people are facing food shortages

  11. France's President Macron offers investment into East Africa

    He has offered a 3 billion US Dollar investment in loans and grants

  12. Cyclone Idai: Mozambique president says 1,000 feared dead

    Zimbabwe and Malawi have also been badly affected

  13. South Africa's President Ramaphosa gets stuck on train

    He wanted to experience some of the challenges commuters face

  14. 17/03/2019 GMT

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

  15. 16/03/2019 GMT

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

  16. 15/03/2019 GMT

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

  17. Mosques close for security reasons following deadly attack in New Zealand

    Forty-nine people were killed and many others injured following the shooting.

  18. Mass shooting at two mosques in New Zealand

    Forty-nine people have been killed following the deadly attack in Christchurch

  19. President promises return for political prisoners who left the DRC

    President Tshisekedi promises return of those outside the country for political reasons

  20. DR Congo president Tshisekedi pardons political prisoners

    Some 700 prisoners are expected to be released

  21. Nigeria calls off search after building collapse

    Emergency services end their search for survivors at building collapse site in Lagos

  22. How could Brexit affect Africa?

    Kenya's High Commissioner to the UK shares his views

  23. Always denies selling lower-quality pads in Kenya

    The pads allegedly cause burns, rashes and skin irritation.

  24. Nigeria: Children die in Lagos school collapse

    The primary school was reported to be located on the top floor of a four-storey building

  25. Algeria protests against Bouteflika continue despite talks

    Protesters are accusing the president of a ploy to prolong his 20-year rule

  26. Ethiopian Airlines plane crash impact continues globally

    Repercussions of the crash on Sunday continue to be felt around the world

  27. 11/03/2019 GMT

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

  28. 11/03/2019 GMT

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

  29. Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes killing all on board

    Flight ET302 directed to Nairobi crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa airport

  30. 09/03/2019 GMT

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

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