Focus on Africa Episodes Episode guide

03/06/2018 GMT

Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
02/06/2018 GMT

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

The drug fuelling death, despair and Boko Haram
Zimbabwe MP calls female politicians 'bench warmers'

Female lawmakers criticised a male colleague who referred to them as "bench warmers"
Police in Malawi block off the premises of a leading media house

Police and the revenue authority seal off the Times Media Group offices for tax arrears
Freed prisoner's hope for Ethiopia reforms

Andargachew Tsege on his abduction, his imprisonment and his hopes for the future
Villages looted and burnt in South Sudan

Thousands of people are suffering as a result of the outbreak of violence, MSF says
Uganda to slap a tax on social media

Uganda's MPs have passed a law to impose a tax on people using social media platforms
Tunisia PM: 'President's son destroyed ruling party'

Prime Minister Chahed accuses the president's son of destroying the governing party
Zimbabwe's national elections set for 30 July

It will be the first time in decades former leader Mugabe is not standing for president
South Africa's minimum wage 'legitimises poverty'

A South African trade union accuses the government of "legitimising poverty"
UN Peacekeeping: 70 Years

Today marks 70 years since the first UN peacekeepers were deployed
Mozambique 'jihadists behead' villagers

At least 10 people have been beheaded by suspected Islamist militants
Libya factions strike deal over poll

Warring factions announce a framework for elections in Libya at a summit in Paris
Kenya arrests over fifty suspects in connection with a multi-million dollar scandal at its youth agency

The arrests include the head of the National Youth Service
Africa comes to London - with a cultural explosion of food, clothes, and arts celebrated with a pop-up market

Will Rwanda meet a looming US deadline for it to stop blocking used clothing imports?
Kenya's National Youth Service chief arrested with 53 others suspected of corruption

The authorities say the arrests are in relation to a multi-million dollar corruption case
Cameroon Locals React To Deadly Attack

Dozens of people gunned down in a village in Cameroon's north west province.
Ethiopia To Release Over 500 Prisoners

Hundreds of prisoners pardoned in Ethiopia including a prominent opposition activist.
25/05/2018 GMT

Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
Concerns about fluvial transport in the DRC as a boat accident kills 50 passengers

The vice-governor of Tshuapa province said the cause of the accident was not clear
Snake-bites listed as global health priority

100,000 people die of snake-bites annually around the world - a fifth of them in Africa
The man who stood up to Mugabe and vanished

Itai Dzamara was one of Robert Mugabe's most outspoken critics before his disappearance
South Africa's president gives half his pay to charity

The donation of 1.8m rand ($130,000) will be managed by the Nelson Mandela Foundation
Boko Haram crisis: Amnesty accuses Nigeria troops of rape

Troops have raped women and girls who fled Boko Haram, Amnesty International said
Dozens of people abducted along a Nigerian highway

At least 45 people have been abducted by gunmen in Kaduna in less than 48 hours
Peace talks in South Sudan collapse as the two sides stick to their guns

The latest round of peace talks for South Sudan has ended without a deal being reached
Ghana FA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi returns to face investigation

He is accused of fraudulently using Ghana's president's name
Ghana's president orders the arrest of the chairman of the country's Football Association

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has ordered the arrest of Kwesi Nyantekyi
Cameroon's Catholic Church speaks out about continuing violence

The country's Catholic bishops condemn what they see as targetted government attacks