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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Top Kenyan official will be absent during next week’s re-election

    Boss of Kenya's electoral commission, Ezra Chiloba, to take 3-week break

  2. Kenya's political deadlock over next week's presidential poll

    Odinga meets with the elections chairman as requested but Kenyatta says he won't

  3. Climbing the active Nyiragongo volcano in eastern DR Congo

    No erruptions since 2002 - enticing tourists to view its lava lake at the summit

  4. Electoral discord in Kenya deepens

    President Uhuru baulks at meeting the elections chairman, while Raila does as requested

  5. More aid arrives in Somalia as relatives abroad also answer call

    Help comes from allies and from its diaspora in the wake of Saturday's bomb attack

  6. Will Kenyan presidential re-run be credible?

    Electoral commissioner Roslyn Akombe tells us why she resigned and fled the country

  7. Kenya's election chief says he can't guarantee free and fair election

    Wafula Chebukati said colleagues had blocked his attempts to reform the organisation

  8. Somalia gets medical support from allies as its diaspora donate blood

    Residents in Nairobi's Easteigh district queue to give blood for Somali bomb victims

  9. South Africa's President Jacob Zuma sacks a vocal critic in his cabinet

    Is his attempt to refresh his administration putting him in murkier waters?

  10. Somalia calls for blood donations after Saturday's bombing

    Medics and supplies fly into Mogadishu to help victims but blood supplies are low

  11. Who Was Behind Somalia's Deadliest Attack?

    Somalia says the Mogadishu attack has the hallmarks of the militant group, al-Shabab

  12. A Nigerian State Honours South Africa's Zuma With Statue

    Imo State in Nigeria has erected a giant bronze statue of the South African president

  13. World Leaders Condemn Deadly Somalia Bombing

    At least 276 people were killed in Saturday's truck bombing in Mogadishu

  14. 15/10/2017 GMT

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

  15. 14/10/2017 GMT

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

  16. African Actresses Speak Out About Harassment In Their Industry

    Two top actresses recount their experiences of harassment in the entertainment industry

  17. Kenya's Raila Odinga: 'We Are The Victims Not The Villains'

    The main opposition candidate in Kenya's disputed elections defends pulling out of re-run

  18. South Africa's President Zuma Must Face Corruption Charges, Court Rules

    South Africa's Supreme Court upholds reinstating corruption charges against him

  19. Vote Counting Continues in Liberia

    The results of Tuesday's presidential election continue to be counted and tallied

  20. Top Prize for Malian Malaria Researcher

    Alassane Dicko has won the Royal Society for Africa Prize

  21. Business District Protests Banned in Kenya

    The government says the move is necessary to "maintain peace and tranquility"

  22. Nigeria's Sinach: I Make Music To Heal The World

    Nigerian Gospel Singer Sinach stops in London during a multi-nation tour

  23. Kenya’s Election Process In Uncharted Territory

    Kenyan court rules that all candidates who contested August's election can stand again

  24. Growing Confusion About Election Re-run In Kenya

    Kenyan court rules that all candidates who contested August's election can stand again

  25. 10/10/2017 GMT

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

  26. 10/10/2017 GMT

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

  27. 10/10/2017 GMT

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

  28. President Johnson Sirleaf: 'Historic Day For Our Nation'

    Liberia's outgoing president calls for peace ahead of Tuesday's elections

  29. Liberia Prepares To Go To The Polls

    Liberians are hopeful about their first democratic power transfer since 1944

  30. Nigeria Begins Mass Trials Of Boko Haram Suspects

    The Boko Haram suspects will be tried in secret at detention facilities across Nigeria

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