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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. What caused a big market fire in the Cameroonian city of Bamenda?

    We hear from women who lost everything in a market fire in Bamenda.

  2. Nigeria's president galvanised to attend a regional summit on Boko Haram in Chad

    Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over a special meeting in Chad.

  3. After waves of deadly attacks in northeast Nigeria, President Buhari visits Maiduguri

    President Muhammadu Buhari visits troops in Maiduguri.

  4. Nigeria: President Buhari visits Boko Haram front line

    President Muhammadu Buhari visits troops in Maiduguri.

  5. Nigeria: President Buhari visits Boko Haram front line

    President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived for a one-day working visit in Maiduguri.

  6. Ethiopia PM holds 'democracy summit' with opposition

    Abiy Ahmed hosts opposition leaders to discuss "the building of democratic institutions".

  7. DR Congo: Supporters welcome the return of opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi

    Mr Tshisekedi has returned to launch his campaign for the presidency.

  8. Kenya hosts global conference on the 'blue economy'

    The meeting aims to promote the sustainable use of ocean resources.

  9. Lake Victoria Boat Tragedy

    Ugandan Police says it is unlikely they will find more survivors

  10. Kenya kicks off 'Blue Economy' Conference

    The conference looks at sustainable ways countries can benefit from water resources

  11. Uganda counts victims of party boat accident

    At least 29 people died in latest boat capsized on Lake Victoria

  12. 25/11/2018 GMT

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

  13. 24/11/2018 GMT

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

  14. Are priests being targeted in Cameroon?

    In Cameroon, yet another Catholic priest is gunned down.

  15. DR Congo: Two prominent opposition politicians announce joint election bid

    Felix Tshisekedi will be a presidential candidate with Vital Kamerhe as his running mate.

  16. CAR suspect appears before war crimes court

    Former militia leader Alfred Yekatom appears before war crimes court in The Hague.

  17. South African community wins fight against mining giant

    A landmark case determines that a poor rural community can say no to mining on their land

  18. Zimbabwe sets aside $50m to compensate white farmers whose lands were seized

    Finance minister Mthuli Ncube announced the measure as he read the budget statement today

  19. Compensation for white farmers announced in Zimbabwe

    Zimbabwe's government sets aside $53m to compensate former white farm owners.

  20. Nigeria army officers 'killed in camp raid'

    Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed more than 44 army officers.

  21. Cameroon army frees kidnapped students

    Kidnapped students and a teacher rescued after a raid on a camp of separatist fighters

  22. Nigeria army officers 'killed in camp raid'

    Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed more than 44 army officers.

  23. Cameroon: Another school kidnap, according to reports

    There are reports of another kidnapping at a school in Cameroon's Anglophone region.

  24. Cameroon: Another school kidnap, according to reports

    There are reports of another kidnapping at a school in Cameroon's Anglophone region.

  25. Hundreds of thousands displaced by Ethiopia clashes

    The government is calling for international help for those displaced by ethnic conflict

  26. WHO: Fight against malaria 'stalls'

    The progress in the fight against malaria has stalled, the World Health Organization says

  27. Nigeria challenger launches campaign

    Nigeria's Atiku Abubakar launches manifesto.

  28. Kenya stops NGO offering abortion services

    The authorities in Kenya have banned Marie Stopes from offering abortion services.

  29. 18/11/2018 GMT

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

  30. 17/11/2018 GMT

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

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