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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Guinea-Bissau: The day after the attack

    All is calm on the streets of the capital. But for how long?

  2. 01/02/2022 GMT

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

  3. Guinea-Bissau president detained by gunmen - journalist

    It has not been possible to independently verify this allegation

  4. Mauritius braces for tropical cyclone Batsirai

    People are taking precautions and being told not to venture out to sea

  5. Mali junta tells France Ambassador to leave

    Army leaders were outraged by France's Foreign Minister describing them as 'illegitimate'

  6. Democratic Republic of Congo builds deep seaport

    The project seeks to boost local and international trade

  7. Burkina Faso suspended by regional body over coup

    Ecowas has sent a delegation to the capital Ouagadougou

  8. African countries commit to end Neglected Tropical Diseases

    Rwanda, Nigeria and Tanzania among countries committed to ending NTD by 2030

  9. Liberian ex-defence minister barred from Senate

    Former minister Brownie Samukai to be jailed for two years over a corruption case

  10. ECOWAS suspends Burkina Faso following coup

    ECOWAS' response follows a call from military coup leaders for international support

  11. EU/AU summit concludes in Brussels

    The city played host to more than 40 African leaders

  12. Malawi declares Africa's first wild polio case in years

    Polio can only be prevented through immunisation

  13. Six African nations to get mRNA vaccine technology

    Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia will get the technology

  14. 26/01/2022 GMT

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

  15. 26/01/2022 GMT

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

  16. First Red Cross aid reaches Tigray in five months

    The air shipment, which included essential drugs, arrived in the Tigrayan capital Mekelle

  17. Ugandan economy fully reopens after two years

    Ugandan economy fully reopens after two years

  18. 25/01/2022 GMT

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

  19. Burkina Faso coup: Why soldiers have overthrown President Kaboré

    Some people in the capital, Ouagadougou, came out in support of the soldiers

  20. Burkina Faso's army announces military takeover

    The announcement was made on state television by an army officer

  21. Burkina Faso military says it has seized power

    The announcement was made on state television by an army officer

  22. Is Burkina Faso in the midst of a military coup?

    After gunfire is heard in the capital, President Roch Kaboré's whereabouts are unclear

  23. Evidence of Somali troops fighting in Ethiopia

    It’s alleged they were embedded with Eritrean forces in the early months of the war

  24. Kenya-Uganda border chaos continues

    A queue of trucks has reached as long as 130km

  25. Rescue operations continue after Ghana explosion

    It follows a blast from a truck transporting highly explosive materials

  26. Sudanese judges want criminal investigation in protesters killings

    Judges have condemned the killing of more than 70 protesters since October's coup

  27. Scores feared dead in Ghana's explosion

    Scores feared dead following an explosion near the town of Bogoso

  28. Liberia stampede kills 30 people

    People were fleeing a knife attack outside a church in Monrovia

  29. Kenyan police to investigate bodies dumped in a river

    Several bodies have been discovered in a river in western Kenya in recent weeks

  30. 'Gamechanger' vaccine facility opens in South Africa

    Nant SA in Cape Town, will manufacture Covid-19 vaccines aimed at preventing infection

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