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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. The need for more mammogram machines in Sierra Leone

    What exactly is on offer for women in Freetown when it comes to breast screening?

  2. Thousands flee from English-speaking parts of Cameroon

    UNHCR says thousands flee English-speaking parts of Cameroon to Nigeria

  3. Liberia’s Supreme Court orders suspension of election preparations

    Liberia's Presidential election runoff in limbo after the Supreme Court rules

  4. A new generation of African writers

    The Gods Who Send Us Gifts is a collection of short stories compiled by Ivor Agyeman-Duah

  5. Lutherans mark the 500th anniversary of Reformation

    But is it relevant to Christian faith and worship on the African continent today?

  6. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga will continue to protest

    Odinga vows to continue peaceful protesting against electoral body following Kenyatta win

  7. Knitting for breast cancer survivors in Kenya

    Breast cancer survivors make knitted prostheses for women affected by the disease.

  8. US lifts economic and trade sanctions imposed on Sudan

    Lifting most economic restrictions ends two decades of embargos

  9. Kenyatta declared winner of Kenya election re-run

    He won 98% of the vote with a turnout of just under 39% said the election commission.

  10. 29/10/2017 GMT

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

  11. 28/10/2017 GMT

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

  12. Burundi Pulls Out Of The International Criminal Court

    Burundi has officially become the first country to leave the International Criminal Court

  13. Remembering South Africa's Anti-Apartheid Hero Oliver Tambo

    It is the 100th anniversary of the birth of anti-apartheid veteran Oliver Tambo

  14. Burundi Defends Withdrawal From War Crimes Court

    The country becomes the first member state to leave the International Criminal Court

  15. What's holding back women footballers?

    Lack of cash grounds Sierra Leone women's under-17 World Cup football team

  16. Public anger in Ghana after the serious sexual assault of a child

    The child is fighting for her life in hospital but what are the police doing?

  17. Kenya holds a divisive repeat presidential election

    A reduced turnout of voters reported as opposition supporters seek to disrupt the poll

  18. America's UN Ambassador Delivers A Harsh Message To Sudan

    Ambassador Nikki Haley says the South Sudan violence must stop

  19. Nigerian Prisoners Get The Vote

    The Nigerian government announces plans that will allow some prisoners to vote in 2019

  20. The UN Secretary General Visits CAR's Strife-Torn Southern Town

    Antonio Guterres visits Bangassou, where Muslim and Christian militias have been fighting

  21. The UN Secretary General visits Central African Republic

    It's Antonio Guterres' first trip to the peacekeeping mission in CAR since taking office

  22. WHO recommends a new vaccine to combat typhoid in Africa

    Health watchdog says giving children the vaccine is key in the fight against the disease

  23. Odinga reconfirms Kenyan election pullout

    With two days to go to Kenya's election, the main opposition contender confirms pullout

  24. A Cappella, Beat-Boxing And A Vocal-Saxophone

    Uganda's vocal harmony group, Canaan Gents, share their unique style of gospel music

  25. Morocco Hits Back After Algeria's Drugs Trafficking Claims

    Morocco calls Algeria's claims of money laundering "insulting" and "baseless"

  26. Senegal Hosts Summit On Ending Child Marriage

    The three-day talks will explore ways of tackling the practice in West and Central Africa

  27. 22/10/2017 GMT

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

  28. 21/10/2017 GMT

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

  29. 20/10/2017 GMT

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

  30. Malawi cracks down on vampire mobs after 8 deaths

    Malawi’s police arrest more than 150 in connection with vampire attacks

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