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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Egypt's President Sisi Visits White House

    The US and Egypt have been strategic allies for almost four decades

  2. Angolan President's Billionaire Daughter Denies 'Nepotism'

    Isabel dos Santos is worth an estimated $3.2bn and heads Angola's state-owned oil company

  3. DR Congo Opposition Sparks Strike Action

    President Kabila under pressure after bishops stop brokering power-share deal

  4. 02/04/2017 GMT

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

  5. 01/04/2017 GMT

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

  6. Gambian Lawyers Challenge Judiciary

    Gambia's Bar Association opposes the government's appointment of four Nigerian judges

  7. South Africa's Political Fallout Continues

    Political heavyweights have condemned President Zuma for sacking his finance minister

  8. South Africa's Finance Minister Sacked

    President Zuma has been criticised by his deputy for firing Pravin Gordhan

  9. Olympic Hopes for Nigeria's Bobsleigh Team

    The female trio are on the verge of a historic first for Africa

  10. African Pilot Flies Solo Around the World

    Ademilola Odujinrin is the first from the continent to achieve the feat

  11. Ethiopia Extends State of Emergency

    Critics say government wants to crush legitimate dissent

  12. The Fusion Sound of Afrikan Boy

    The Nigerian-born artist fusing grime, rap and afrobeats to explore his roots.

  13. A Complex Divorce: Britain leaves the European Union

    Britain triggers Article 51 but what will Brexit mean?

  14. Kenyan Parliament Given Deadline to get More Female MPs

    Kenyan high court gives parliament 60 days to implement a rule on gender balance.

  15. Nigerian Students Attacked in India

    Five arrests have been made following the incident in Uttar Pradesh

  16. Protests in Kinshasa as Peace Talks Collapse

    Catholic bishops have pulled out of talks between the opposition and Kabila's government

  17. Anti-Apartheid Veteran Ahmed Kathrada Dies

    He spent 26 years in prison for his activism and was a close associate of Nelson Mandela

  18. Historic First for Ghanaian Brain Surgeon

    Nancy Abu-Bonsrah is the first black female neurosurgery resident at Johns Hopkins

  19. Liberia's Former Deputy Eyes Presidency

    Joseph Nyumah Boakai prepares to hit the campaign trail

  20. Zuma Orders Finance Minister Back Home

    South African currency value drops amid speculation over Pravin Gordhan's future in role

  21. 26/03/2017 GMT

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

  22. 25/03/2017 GMT

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

  23. 24/03/2017 GMT

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

  24. 24/03/2017 GMT

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

  25. 24/03/2017 GMT

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

  26. New Vaccine is 'Game Changer'

    Half-price vaccine against rotavirus doesn't require refrigeration

  27. Sierra Leone Student Protest Turns Violent

    At least one person has died

  28. Kenya Pioneers Mobile Bonds

    The M-akiba app - which allows users to buy government bonds - is a world first

  29. How local communities in Gambia are solving the problem of water shortages themselves

    Combining local bore holes, local storage tanks and piping water straight into homes.

  30. DR Congo's Jean-Pierre Bemba given extra year in prison

    He is currently serving an eighteen year prison term for war crimes.

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