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Focus on Africa Episodes

  1. 07/10/2018 GMT

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

  2. 06/10/2018 GMT

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

  3. DRC's "Doctor Miracle" Denis Mukwege wins Nobel Peace Prize

    He shares it with Nadia Murad, an Iraqi Yazidi, for their work against rape in warfare.

  4. Nobel Peace Prize winner: Dr Denis Mukwege from DR Congo

    He shares it with Nadia Murad, an Iraqi Yazidi, for their work against rape in warfare.

  5. Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege wins Nobel Peace Prize

    He shares it with Nadia Murad, an Iraqi Yazidi, for their work against rape in warfare.

  6. Cameroon election: Does President Biya have anything new to offer?

    President Biya is 85 years old; his campaign team says he is in his political prime.

  7. Cameroon election: Does President Biya have anything new to offer?

    Paul Biya is 85 years old and has been in power since 1982. He's running again.

  8. Cameroon election: Does President Biya have anything new to offer?

    Cameroon's President Paul Biya is 85 years old and has been in power since 1982.

  9. Will President Biya visit Cameroon's Anglophone regions before the election?

    We gauge the mood in the South West English-speaking regions ahead of Sunday's election.

  10. Ethiopia's PM Abiy makes a case for unity amid ethnic tensions

    The ruling coalition is meeting for the first time since Mr Abiy took office in April.

  11. Ethiopia's prime minister makes a case for unity amid ethnic tensions

    Mr Abiy is addressing his first conference of the EPRDF coalition since becoming PM.

  12. US first lady arrives in Ghana for solo Africa trip

    Melania Trump's tour will focus on promoting health and education.

  13. Melania Trump begins solo Africa tour

    The US first lady arrived in Ghana. She will also visit Kenya, Malawi and Egypt.

  14. Melania Trump: US first lady arrives in Ghana

    Mrs Trump is visiting Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and Egypt to promote her Be Best campaign.

  15. Sierra Leone's president wants stronger African voice at the UN

    President Maada Bio wants a "forceful voice" for his country and Africa at the UN

  16. UN calls for investigation in Cameroon atrocities

    UN calls for independent investigations in recent separatist region's violence

  17. Curfew enforced in Cameroon's separatist region

    Cameroon: Shops and bars forced to shut for 48 hours in Anglophone separatist regions

  18. 30/09/2018 GMT

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

  19. 29/09/2018 GMT

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

  20. Ghana's Social Media Talk

    Ghanaian-Liberian singer Irene Logan talks about social media pressure on women image

  21. Kenyan tea plantation workers to take Unilever to court

    They accuse Unilever of failing to protect them during the 2007 post-election violence.

  22. Kenyan tea workers to take Unilever to court

    They accuse Unilever of failing to protect them during the 2007 post-election violence.

  23. Infanticide in Kenya: Why do some women feel pressured to kill their disabled babies?

    A survey by a leading charity found that the situation was worse in rural areas.

  24. Government offices shutdown by a nationwide strike in Nigeria

    Nigeria's two main trade unions have called an indefinite strike to demand higher wages.

  25. Government offices shutdown by a nationwide strike in Nigeria

    Nigeria's two main trade unions have called an indefinite strike to demand higher wages.

  26. 'Huge death toll' from South Sudan war

    A new assessment raises the number of people dead from around 50,000 to nearly 400,000.

  27. 'Huge death toll' from South Sudan war

    A new assessment raises the number of people dead from around 50,000 to nearly 400,000.

  28. Cameroon separatists stage prison break

    There has been a prison break in north-west Cameroon involving separatist rebels.

  29. DRC faces grave obstacles fighting Ebola

    The WHO says rebel attacks hamper containment of the outbreak.

  30. DRC faces grave obstacles fighting Ebola

    The WHO says rebel attacks hamper containment of the outbreak.

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