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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Archbishop Desmond Tutu at 90

    A look at the life and anti-apartheid struggle of Archbishop Tutu, who turns ninety today

  2. Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded Nobel for literature

    The 73-year-old Tanzanian reacts to being awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for literature

  3. Google to invest $1 billion in Africa

    Google is to invest in Africa to fund projects to support start-ups

  4. Children's Malaria vaccine to be rolled out

    WHO announces the roll out of the Malaria vaccine for children in Africa

  5. Ethiopia's PM names new Cabinet

    Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia reshuffles his Cabinet

  6. First day for Chad's Transitional Council

    The temporary government was set up following the death of President Idris Deby

  7. Pandora Papers: 'We have secrets of more African leaders than ever'

    Huge documents' leak exposes more African leaders involved in offshore financial deals

  8. Sickle Cell treatment unveiled in UK

    Sickle Cell affects blood cells and can cause organs failure and intense pain

  9. UN finds violations in Libya

    UN mission concludes crimes against humanity in Libya

  10. The Kenyatta family named in Pandora Papers

    Uhuru Kenyatta and his family linked to secret bank accounts

  11. The Pandora Papers: The African connection

    Secret bank accounts and ties to Uhuru Kenyatta and his family

  12. Guinea: Military leader sworn in and promises not to stand for election

    Colonel Mamady Doumbouya becomes president of the transitional government

  13. Guinea: Coup leader sworn in as president

    Colonel Mamady Doumbouya becomes Africa's second-youngest head of state

  14. Nigeria: President agrees to lift Twitter ban

    President Buhari says the national ban on Twitter can be lifted with certain conditions

  15. Somalia's new public oxygen plant

    Somalia gets a new oxygen supply plant for its public healthcare

  16. A new breath of life for Somalia

    Somalia gets its first new public oxygen supply plant

  17. A new public oxygen plant for Somalia

    Somalia gets its first public oxygen plant

  18. Tunisia's Najla Bouden asked to form new government

    Najla Bouden set to become Tunisia's next prime minister

  19. Tunisia to get a new female prime minister

    The engineer, Najla Bouden, tasked with forming a new government

  20. Tunisia to have first woman PM

    Tunisia's president has asked Najla Bouden to form a new government

  21. WHO apologies over sexual abuse scandal

    Sexual abuse allegations levelled against WHO personnel in DRC

  22. Kenya Defence Minister bids for Commonwealth post

    Monica Juma has been nominated for the role of Secretary-General of the Commonwealth

  23. Guinea junta unveils new political roadmap

    A new 81-members interim parliament with at least 30 per cent women will be set up

  24. Sudan’s energy minister: ‘Oil exports have resumed’

    Protests by the Beja community had blocked two oil pipelines

  25. Sudan: Oil blockade ended after government talks

    Demonstrators from the Beja community blocked two pipelines

  26. Thousands demand Tunisian president’s resignation

    Mass protests were held this weekend, calling on Kais Saied to step down

  27. Kenyan movie with gay character banned in Kenya

    'I am Samuel' portraits the struggle of a gay Kenyan man to be accepted by his family

  28. Sexual abuse an 'open secret' in Kenya's basketball

    Former Kenyan basketball player speaks out about being a victim of sexual abuse

  29. Nigeria arrests suspected students kidnappers

    Some of the students kidnapped on 14 July remain in captivity

  30. 23/09/2021 GMT

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

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