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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. Libya: Rival groups sign ceasefire agreement

    'A crucial sign of hope' says UN's acting special envoy for Libya, Stephanie Williams

  2. Nigeria: President Buhari calls for an end to protests against police brutality

    He said he was pained by the loss of innocent lives and the message had been heard

  3. Nigeria: Military denies it was involved in the shooting of #EndSARS protesters

    Amnesty International say 12 people died in Tuesday's shooting in Lagos.

  4. Nigeria: Unrest continues in the wake of shootings in Lagos

    Military say they were not behind the shooting of protestors

  5. South Africa: Will plans to revive the economy succeed, after lockdown?

    President Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced a bold plan to revive the struggling economy

  6. Nigeria: President Buhari appeals for calm, a day after protesters were shot in Lagos.

    The #ENDSARS protestors have been calling for an end to police brutality

  7. Nigeria: Reports of military firing at SARS protestors

    Witnesses say CCTV cameras were taken down before armed men began shooting

  8. Reports of gunfire in Lagos as curfew comes into force

    The governor of Lagos State imposed a curfew on Tuesday, after weeks of protests

  9. UN humanitarian chief: 13 million people in the Sahel region need aid

    Mark Lowcock says the region is his biggest concern in terms of global crises

  10. Lagos placed under "indefinite" curfew

    State governor imposed a curfew from Tuesday afternoon after anti-Sars protests

  11. 19/10/2020 GMT

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

  12. Sudan ready to cooperate with ICC over Bashir

    A delegation led by the ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda is currently in Sudan

  13. Nigeria state imposes curfew amid jailbreak

    Up to 200 prisoners break free after armed men enter facility in Benin City

  14. Tanzania border village attack 'leaves 20 dead'

    Some reports say Islamic State-linked militants carried out the attack

  15. What is keeping Nigeria’s youth on the streets?

    SARS has been accused of extrajudicial killings

  16. South Africa: Two suspected killers of white farmer attend court hearing

    White farmers say the government is failing to protect them

  17. 800,000 new jobs pledged by South Africa

    More than 1 trillion rand has also been pledged in infrastructure investment

  18. Creator of SARS supports its dissolution

    Young Nigerians say they are often targeted by rogue police officers

  19. End Sars: Nigerian army warning amid anti-police brutality protests

    Young Nigerians say they are often targeted by rogue police officers

  20. Nigerian writer J.P. Clark dies at the age of 85

    Nigerian poet and playwright J.P. Clark has died at the age of 85

  21. Bobi Wine: Police stole my presidential nomination papers

    Bobi Wine says six million signatures in support of him have gone missing

  22. Al-Shabab's 'bomb-making materials seized'

    Sulphuric acid is used to manufacture powerful explosives

  23. The digital library letting South African children hear stories in their mother tongues

    Only one quarter of South Africans speak English or Afrikaans as a first language

  24. Protests in Tunisia after a man dies in kiosk demolition

    A man died in Sbeitla when the authorities demolished his son's shop as he slept inside

  25. More anti-SARS protests in several Nigerian cities

    Demonstrators defied a ban by the governor of Rivers State to march in Port Harcourt

  26. Liberia: Concern after several tax officials found dead

    Four auditors and tax officials have been found dead over the past 10 days.

  27. Nigerian presidential spokesman says dissolving SARS is just the start

    Garba Shehu says President Buhari is committed to extensive police reforms

  28. Protests continue after Nigerian government pledges to dissolve SARS police unit

    The office of Nigeria's presidency made the announcement following days of public outcry.

  29. Namibians protest against gender based violence

    The demonstrations were sparked by the killing of a woman in Walvis Bay

  30. Malawi gender activists call out public appointments

    They say the requirement for 60:40 representation has not been met in many parastatals

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