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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. 23/11/2019 GMT

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

  2. 22/11/2019 GMT

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

  3. Zimbabwe to rename streets after Mnangagwa

    Zimbabwe's cabinet has approved a plan to rename a series of streets and buildings

  4. Young Sudanese on their hopes for the future

    Change is gathering pace in the country following the fall of former President al-Bashir

  5. Anger at the UN after DRC rebels abduct children

    Several children have been abducted by a rebel group in the Congolese city, Beni

  6. Are recent killings deterring Somali returnees?

    Somali police are investigating the circumstances of how a Somali-Canadian activist died

  7. Anger at the UN after DRC rebels abduct children

    Several children have been abducted by a rebel group in the Congolese city, Beni

  8. 20/11/2019 GMT

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

  9. Ethiopia’s Sidama vote on forming a semi-autonomous state

    More than two million people are registered to vote in the referendum

  10. Zimbabwe police disperse opposition rally with tear gas

    Opposition leader said incident was proof that the government was scared of the people

  11. Tanzania's civil initiative to clear Kilimanjaro from plastic

    One Bike is a group of young people encouraging the recycling of plastic

  12. World Toilet Day: What needs to improve

    NGOs highlight problems of lack of latrines around the world

  13. Senegal kicks off Peace and Security summit

    Leaders from west Africa discuss security issues in the region

  14. South Africa's 'new face' of Afro Folk music

    Bongeziwe Mabandla combines popular and traditional music to create a new sound

  15. Bandits 'kill children' in Nigeria's Zamfara state

    Dozens of homes were set ablaze and livestock was stolen

  16. Blind Ghanian student 'dragged from Oxford Union chamber'

    Said the way he was treated made him feel "unwelcome in the union"

  17. 17/11/2019 GMT

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

  18. 16/11/2019 GMT

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

  19. The Gambia seeks to outlaw insults of public officials

    A proposed new law could impose fines or jail for people found guilty of the offence

  20. Strike action halts South African Airways

    The airline has cancelled nearly all flights for two days

  21. Strike action grounds SA’s flagship airline

    The employees are protesting job and pay cuts

  22. An Ivorian artist makes history

    Joana Choumali is the first African to win the Prix Pictet for photography

  23. What is behind South Africa’s high diabetes rate?

    More than 4 million adults in South Africa are diabetic, says a new report

  24. Diabetes cases soar in South Africa

    The number of adults with diabetes has soared to 4.5 million, says report

  25. Musician Blick Bassy on Cameroon's troubles

    The Cameroonian musician says how the independence struggle inspired his latest album

  26. South Africa Airways faces major strike

    The walk out is in response to job cuts announced by the national carrier

  27. Cameroon's Biya calls for special status in anglophone region

    President Paul Biya made the remarks during a peace conference in France

  28. Mombasa hospital incident: fire breaks out at hospital in Kenya's second largest city

    Journalist Margret Matunda on the ground tells us more

  29. First Zimbabwe dollar notes issued in a decade

    Zimbabwe's central bank hopes the new notes will ease a severe cash shortage

  30. What is World Pneumonia Day?

    The day aims to raise awareness about the deadly disease.

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