Focus on Africa Episodes Episode guide
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One of Cameroon’s main opposition leaders to face treason trial in military court
Leaders of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement are involved
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Nigerians to pay more for US visa
The fee ranges from 80 to 110 dollars
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Malawi hospitals putting women's lives at risk
Over 100 mothers have had their uteruses removed due to medical malpractices
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Tanzania to repatriate Burundian refugees
Over 200,000 Burundian refugees will be repatriated, unless they do so voluntarily
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The Gambia's first president dies at 95
The scientist turned politician, Sir Dawda Jawara, led his country to independence
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Malawi bans all protests
The government says the police are "always overwhelmed" when trying to manage protesters
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Uganda Airlines takes off again
Uganda's national airline restores its services after eighteen years
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Desert Locusts invade eastern part of Ethiopia
Authorities fear what this could do to local produce
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DR Congo: Kabila's choices dominate new cabinet
The FCC coalition account for 42 of the 65 members of the cabinet
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Kenya exports its first crude oil
The country is expected to earn $84m (£69m) over the next two years
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25/08/2019 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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24/08/2019 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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The Amazon in Brazil is on fire
It's the most intense blaze for almost a decade
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US names Nigerians in 'romance fraud' investigation
The suspects used email fraud and romance scams to target victims
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Ova Extraction for Kenya White Rhino
A team of scientists and conservationists carried out the process in Kenyan sanctuary
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Jubaland region re-elects Ahmed Mohamed
The Somalian region held its presidential election amidst controversy
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President Cyril Ramaphosa face questioning over donations
It was a feisty exchange between him and members of the opposition
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Zimbabwean comedian 'abducted and beaten'
Her colleagues say she was forced to drink sewage
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Use of apartheid era South African flag ruled a hate crime
The Nelson Mandela Foundation and Human Rights Commission took the case to court
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Uganda and Rwanda agree to end three-year dispute
Presidents Yoweri Museveni and Paul Kagame have signed a peace deal to end their feud
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Sudan forms army-civilian council to lead country
There will also be a prime minister and cabinet
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The DRC and Rwanda to embark on Ebola mass vaccination campaigns
Ebola has killed more than 1900 people in a year
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Ugandan acid attack survivors speak out
Acid attacks are on the rise in the capital Kampala
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Cameroon: Ambazonia separatists get life sentences
The leader Sisiku Ayuk Tabe, is among the 10 who have been convicted
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Should parents in the diaspora send children back to their native countries for schooling?
Titi travelled to Nigeria with her family aged ten - but they returned home without her
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Ghanaian investors worry as more savings institutions are shut down
An estimated 70,000 investors could be affected, covering 1.6 billion USD.
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Sudan's deposed president arrives at corruption trial
Al-Bashir was ousted in April after months of protests, ending nearly 30 years in power.
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18/08/2019 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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17/08/2019 GMT
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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Kenyan drug baron jailed for 25 years
Baktash Akasha Abdalla was found guilty of illegal dealings by a USA court