Focus on Africa Episodes Episode guide
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Russia: Ukrainian officials say soldiers and civilians killed during attacks
At least forty Ukrainian soldiers and many civilians have been killed during the attacks
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Russia: Military forces launch attacks on three fronts
Land, sea and air attacks on Ukraine began in the early hours
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Russia: Military forces launch assault on neighbouring Ukraine
Witnesses hear gunfire and explosions near big cities
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23/02/2022 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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23/02/2022 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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23/02/2022 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Kenya's all-electric buses
A Swedish- Kenyan tech company has developed an all-electric bus
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What is it like to be an African living in Ukraine?
Olutobi Fatonade talks about what it's like to live in Ukraine at the moment
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Sixty killed in dynamite blast at gold mine in Burkina Faso
Dozens more are injured officials say
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Inside Cape Towns's luxury dog hotel
The Superwoof Hotel is a hotel with a difference
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'Nigerian air strike' kills seven children in Niger
Niger and Nigeria have been conducting joint military operations
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Dozens of Zimbabwe opposition supporters detained
Thousands of opposition supporters gathered in the capital Harare
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18/02/2022 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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18/02/2022 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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18/02/2022 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Namibian river reaches ocean for first time in 11 years
The river rarely reaches the ocean after passing through the Namib Desert
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Exiled Tanzanian opposition leader meets president
Mr Lissu said the meeting with President Samia was fruitful
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Mali conflict: Macron announces troops to leave after nine years
French troops have been fighting in Mali since 2013
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Speaking up for people with disabilities
Ghanaian Getrude Oforiwa Fefoame wants governments to adopt an Africa Disability protocol
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Lt-Col Paul-Henri Damiba vows to uphold the constitution
Burkina Faso's army chief who seized power in a coup, has been named as interim president
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Burkina Faso's coup leader sworn in as president
Lt-Col Paul-Henri Damiba seized power from Burkina Faso’s President Roch Kaboré
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First science newspaper written in Kiswahili launched
MwanaSayansi is the first science and technology newspaper written in Kiswahili
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Migrants protest in Tunisia
They are complaining about being mistreated and the conditions of living
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Trial of Kenyan lawyer begins at the ICC
Paul Gicheru accused of corruptly influencing witnesses in William Ruto's case in Kenya
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Arrest of 'Fix The Country' activist in Ghana
Oliver Barker-Vormawor was detained after claiming online that he would stage a coup
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Ugandan activists present anti-torture petition to UN
They protest the silence of the Ugandan Human Rights Commission over alleged torture
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Protests in Sudan amidst mass arrests
The military government continues a wave of arrests of political leaders and civilians
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First WHO Chief's visits to South Africa since the pandemic
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus has said it's not yet time to declare Covid-19 as endemic
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South Sudan at risk of further political violence, warns the UN
The UN has urged to carry out the implementation of a peace deal signed in 2018
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Teachers Union in legal challenge against Zimbabwe Government
The Government called for the suspension of thousands of teachers striking over low pay