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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Introducing World Football at AFCON

    The drama, the excitement and the big talking points at AFCON – every match day

  2. International Women’s Day: Namibia’s Monica Geingos

    Namibia’s first lady advises: ‘Aspire to be president, not first lady’

  3. International Women’s Day special

    Mali’s former foreign affairs minister and Kenya’s men's basketball team head coach

  4. International Women's Day: Stories of Strength and Courage

    The challenges and triumphs faced by women across the continent

  5. International Women's Day special edition

    On International Women's Day, what is the political legacy of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf?

  6. Interest free loans for Nigerian students

    Nigeria announces financial support for poorer students in higher education

  7. Inside the Sudan war with the Sudanese army

    Sudan's army launches a major offensive to retake capital Khartoum

  8. Inside Sierra Leone's justice system

    Focus on Africa takes you inside Sierra Leone's overcrowded prisons

  9. Inside Nigeria’s bombed border communities

    BBC team gains rare access to villages near US Nigeria airstrikes

  10. Inside Cape Town's gang wars

    An investigation into how Cape Town has become South Africa's gang capital

  11. Information Minister: ‘Nigeria is not a failed state’

    Nigerian Information Minister Lai Mohammed spoke to the BBC

  12. India to Open 18 New Embassies Accross Africa

    BRICS meeting in South Africa, Zimbabwe elections; Eritrea's changing political landscape

  13. Indaba: Is Africa benefitting from its mineral wealth?

    Africa's mining Indaba is in Cape Town.Does Africa have a say about its mineral wealth?

  14. Increased concerns over missing Ethiopia journalists

    At least two journalists disappear in Ethiopia raising concerns over media freedom

  15. In Sierra Leone MPs debate repealing criminal libel law

    MPs will have the final say on whether to repeal the law often used to silence dissent.

  16. Improving mental health treatment in Nigeria

    Nigerian mental health workers say more trained specialists are needed

  17. IMF approves $3.5bn loan for Ivory Coast

    The country has been under financial strain.

  18. Identity Special

    Do Africans living away from home have a stronger sense of identity?

  19. ICJ rules on Kenya-Somalia sea border dispute

    The disputed part of the Indian Ocean is thought to be rich in oil and gas

  20. ICC trial of Darfur war crimes suspect begins

    Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman is charged with 31 counts relating to the Darfur conflict

  21. ICC orders DR Congo war criminal Germain Katanga to pay victims

    The ICC has ordered war criminal Katanga to pay reparations to victims of his atrocities.

  22. ICC Launches Fund For Militia Victims

    A fund for victims of a militia once run by ex Congolese vice president Jean Pierre Bemba

  23. Hunger levels 'more than double' in DR Congo

    Hunger levels in the DRC have more than doubled since last year, according to a report.

  24. Hunger in Mali nearly tripled in just one year

    Aid organisations say conflict and Covid-19 push 1.2 million people into a food crisis

  25. Hundreds Of Thousands Face Famine In South Sudan

    South Sudan's government and the UN confirm hundreds of thousands are now facing famine.

  26. Hundreds of stolen social media identities used to spread propaganda

    Stolen photos of Somali and Muslim influencers are used to push political propaganda

  27. Hundreds of Nigerian child soldiers freed, says the UN

    Most of them are from north-east Nigeria

  28. Hundreds Feared Dead In Sierra Leone Mudslide

    Sierra Leone's Vice-President says hundreds of people may have died in a mudslide

  29. Hundreds Feared Dead In Sierra Leone Mudslide

    Sierra Leone's Vice-President says hundreds of people may have died in a mudslide

  30. Hundreds Escape From Boko Haram Captivity

    Nigerian army says 700 Boko Haram captives have escaped

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