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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. South Africa’s president visits devastated flood-hit province

    President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared KwaZulu-Natal a disaster zone

  2. South Africa floods kill more than 250 say officials

    Rescue and recovery operations are underway in KwaZulu-Natal after days of heavy rain

  3. Deadly flooding and landslides in South Africa

    Floods and landslides have claimed over 40 lives in South Africa's Kwazulu-Natal province

  4. São Tomé president: 'The world has forgotten about the climate crisis'

    Carlos Vila Nova says six months on from COP 26, there has been little action on pledges

  5. Zambian campaigners urge BlackRock to ease debt repayments

    Groups say Zambia has had to cut crucial budgets as it tries to service external debt

  6. What France’s election could mean for Africa

    Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen have different approaches to the continent

  7. 'This is going to have catastrophic consequences'

    IGAD has warned of worsening drought in the Horn of Africa

  8. Somalia struggles with malnutrition

    The worst drought in 40 years is causing untold hardship in East Africa

  9. Nigerian Court resumed trial of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu

    Federal court strikes out 8 of the 15 count charges against separatist leader NnamdiKanu

  10. Polisario Front decries Spain's 'betrayal' over Western Sahara

    Spain is backing Morocco's plan for limited autonomy of Western Sahara

  11. Ethiopia repatriates more than one hundred children from Saudi Arabia

    Nearly 5,000 Ethiopian migrant workers have returned home in a repatriation campaign

  12. Kenyan Court rules for father's right to child custody

    The court says parental responsibility should follow the best interest of the child

  13. Nigerian Court orders enforcement of gender quota

    Nigeria's National Gender Policy says 35% of public offices should be reserved for women

  14. African Union representative told to leave Somalia

    Prime Minister Roble has given the AU representative 48 hours to leave the country

  15. Fresh fighting in the eastern DRC

    A battle is raging between government forces and M23 rebels in North Kivu province

  16. Thousands take to the streets in Sudan

    Thousands pour out on the streets of Sudan to protest military rule

  17. Blaise Campaore sentenced to life for complicity in the murder of Thomas Sankara

    Military court finds Blaise Campaore complicit in the murder of Thomas Sankara

  18. Up to 20 million people in East Africa lack enough water and food

    We reveal the impact that water scarcity is having on Kenya's largest informal settlement

  19. Ghana's President spells out regional priorities

    Nana Akufo Addo says ECOWAS won't tolerate 'unconstitutional' governments in West Africa

  20. Darfur war crimes trial begins at the ICC

    Suspected former militia chief faces trial 19 years after Darfur was ravaged by violence

  21. Humanitarian aid reaches people in Tigray

    Around 30,000 people will receive food aid this week, says World Food Programme

  22. South Sudan leaders sign army deal

    A highly anticipated deal over power-sharing in the army paves the way to stability

  23. Fuel shortage hits Kenya

    Long queues at filling stations are reported throughout the country

  24. Nigeria 'Rescue Me' app inundated with 'false' alerts

    Police say an app recently launched to report emergencies has received 10000+ fake calls

  25. South Africa President gives testimony in riots hearing

    Ramaphosa appears in front of the Human Rights Commission investigating July 2021 riots

  26. Angola government to stop paying doctors on strike

    Health workers have been striking to demand a substantial salary increase

  27. The African states that stand to gain from gas trade

    African countries like Algeria could benefit from compensating for Russia's gas supplies

  28. Tunisia's President dissolves parliament

    Tunisia's President Saïed dissolved the parliament he had previously suspended

  29. Kenya's Court blocks constitutional reforms

    The Supreme Court has struck down an initiative aimed at changing the constitution

  30. TPLF blame Ethiopian government for aid not reaching Tigray

    Both agreed a truce to allow aid in but now accuse each other of obstruction.

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