Focus on Africa Episodes Episode guide
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African Union raises alarm about ISIS returnees
The AU warns up to 6,000 Africans who fought for ISIS in Iraq and Syria could return home
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Kenya's opposition party reschedules swearing in ceremony
Tactical move or a U-turn to avoid charges of treason?
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Liberia Election Date Doubts
Liberian voters are still waiting for an election date.
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UN Guterres says attack on troops in DRC 'worst in recent history'
Suspected rebels kill at least 14 UN Tanzanian peacekeepers and wound more than 50
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Military crackdown in Cameroon continues
Reports of heavy gunfire in Mamfe, a town close to the Nigeria border
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Fourteen Tanzanian UN peacekeepers killed in the DRC
With another 40 injured, the UN Secretary General calls it a war crime
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Zimbabwe's finance minister pledges economic reforms
Patrick Chinamasa pledged to ease indigenisation laws in his first post Mugabe budget
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Liberia awaits court decision on presidential poll
Will Liberia's supreme court rule to scrap the first round of the presidential election?
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Zimbabwe unveils first post Mugabe budget
Chinamasa changes indiginisation rules as part of cost cutting measures
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DR Congo Displacement Crisis 'Worse Than Middle East'
Conflict has forced 1.7 million people to flee their homes in the DRC aid agencies say
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Cameroon Exodus Amid Secessionist Crackdown
Residents in western Cameroon are fleeing their villages because of a military operation
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Displaced Persons Crisis In DR Congo 'Worse Than Middle East'
Nearly two million people have been displaced inside DR Congo this year, aid workers say
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05/12/2017 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Remarks by Ghana's President Described As a 'Truth Bomb'
President Nana Akufo-Addo called for African nations to stop depending on aid
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US Court Rules Trump's Travel Ban Can Go Ahead
The US Supreme Court rules that travel ban on six mainly Muslim countries can be enforced
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Huge Sierra Leone Diamond Set For New York Auction
The so-called Peace Diamond was found earlier this year in Sierra Leone's Kono district
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Millions Of Dollars 'Misused For Mandela's Funeral'
An official investigation finds Nelson Mandela's funeral was turned into a looting spree
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Ministers Meet In the Kenyan Capital To Plan Pollution Policy
Talks on how to combat pollution around the world have begun in Kenya
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03/12/2017 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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02/12/2017 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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01/12/2017 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Five African Nations Assess Their World Cup Draws
The five nations representing Africa at the football World Cup 2018 face tough draws
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African Contenders Await World Cup Draw
The 5 African nations contesting the football World Cup will find out their draw today
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Emergency Evacuation Operation Agreed For Africans Stuck In Libya
Deal reached by nine countries, including Libya, France, Germany, Chad and Niger.
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New Plan To Evacuate Africans Stuck In Libyan Detention Camps
European and African leaders agree plan to repatriate stranded Africans from Libya.
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African And European Leaders Agree New Initiative To Tackle Migration
France and eight African countries agree to repatriate migrants held in Libya.
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En Garde: Senegalese Inmates Learn How To Swordfight
Fencing lessons are helping to rehabilitate young prisoners in Senegal
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Zimbabwe Acquits Pastor Of Anti-Mugabe Charges
Zimbabwean pastor, Evan Mawarire, was accused of trying to overthrow the former president
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The EU-Africa Summit Turns Its Attention To The Migrant Crisis
The EU-AU summit in the Ivory Coast discusses how to stop migrant slave trading in Libya
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Kenyatta sworn in as Kenya's president for a new five year term
But as police again clash with opposition supporters how will he build bridges?