Focus on Africa Episodes Episode guide
-
![]()
Springbok rugby celebrations reach Cape Town
South Africa's rugby team concludes country-wide celebrative tour
-
![]()
The Gambia files genocide case against Myanmar
The Gambia files a lawsuit at the ICJ, against Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya Muslims
-
![]()
Nigeria's problem with mental health treatment
Nigerian mental health workers say more trained specialists are needed
-
![]()
10/11/2019 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
-
![]()
09/11/2019 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
-
![]()
More doctors are sacked in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean authorities have now dismissed more than 200 doctors for striking
-
![]()
Locusts on the rampage in Ethiopia
Government efforts to control the infestation have so far not been effective
-
![]()
A locust attack wreaks havoc in Ethiopia
The infestation which has affected farms, is causing serious damage to staple crops
-
![]()
South Sudan delays unity government
Leaders have agreed to delay government formation by 100 days
-
![]()
Burkina Faso shooting kills 38 people
Unidentified gunmen attacked a mining company convoy Semafo
-
![]()
DR Congo 'Terminator' gets 30 years jail sentence
Former rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda sentenced for war crimes and crimes against humanity
-
![]()
Fears some of the inmates in Nigeria's torture schools have learning disability
Authorities have recently started raiding the so called rehabilitation centres
-
![]()
UN official urges tolerance in Malawi after hijab row
The Anglican Church, which runs M’manga school, had stopped students from wearing hijabs.
-
![]()
US hosts talks to resolve dam dispute
Once completed, the $4bn (£3bn) dam will be the biggest on the continent
-
![]()
South Africa's rugby World Cup squad arrives to a hero's welcome
The Springboks return home in batches over two days, starting Tuesday
-
![]()
Nollywood's Lionheart disqualifies from Oscar race
The Academy dropped the film "for having too much dialogue in English"
-
![]()
Malian President pleads with citizens to back army against jihadists
Calls for international solidarity
-
![]()
Nigeria's Maritime Workers Union on 3-day shutdown
Workers in Port Harcourt say they are tired of the constant threats of pirates
-
![]()
Uganda Police fire tear gas and arrest journalists
The journalists have been reporting on students demonstrations in Kampala
-
![]()
Nigerian army investigates suspect abuse video
A social media video shows men dressed in army fatigue beating and killing a suspect
-
![]()
03/11/2019 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
-
![]()
02/11/2019 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
-
![]()
Domestic workers sold on Instagram
Slave markets found on Instagram and other apps, a BBC investigation finds
-
![]()
South Sudan floods displace hundreds of thousands
President Salva Kiir declared a state of emergency due to the floods on Wednesday
-
![]()
Nigeria police raid a new illegal detention centre
A Christian pastor is alleged to having run the detention centre
-
![]()
Cameroon's Biya offers money to landslide beraved families
Forty people are known to have died after heavy rains triggered a landslide on Monday
-
![]()
Kenyan prisoners attain Law degrees
African Prisons Project helps inmates understanding the law better through education
-
![]()
Cameroon's search for landslide survivors continues
40 people are known to have died after heavy rains triggered a landslide on Monday
-
![]()
Zimbabweans await the re-introduction of their currency
Release of new bank notes aims to tackle cash shortages and illegal trade of US dollars
-
![]()
Bristol University appoints History of Slavery professor
Professor Olivette Otele is also the UK's first black female history professor
